The Fives survey
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zarah5. *winks*
1) Five nicknames you've had.
Sweets. Neeney-knots. Misery twig. That's about it, I'm afraid. I don't attract them.
2) Five books you've read recently.
Tim Winton, Dirt Music (took me a while to get into then I liked the evocation of Western Australia and its outback, and the nice male character at the centre of the story)
Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides (this one was okay but didn't grip all that much; a bit contrived)
Timothy Findley, Spadework (I loved this. Sparse and terse and emotional, and with man-on-man action interwoven in the loveliest way)
Donna Tartt, The Secret History (liked this one quite a bit though not as much as some of the others I've read recently; has its slashy moments but it's a bit 'and then this happened', 'and then' -- I like a less episodic structure; but gripping emotional plot and some very compelling characters, esp. that Henry guy)
Elmore Leonard, Can't even remember the title. (left this one in a hotel room in France after finishing with it; am a bit tired of Elmore, used to devour him but perhaps he's easing off)
3) Five quirky facts about you.
Cucumber. Love and Foster's. Love at first kiss. Never finish a cup of coffee and tea. Bum doughnut.
(Yes, I know these are cryptic but really, some intimacies must remain private... surely? And hm, most of my quirks seem to be of the intimate nature.)
4) Five people who have influenced your life.
Ms Brown, art teacher. Hubs. Parents (the two of them). Mother-in-law.
5) Five things to which you're looking forward.
Finishing Karl/Dom. Conference in April. Old friend visiting from Australia in 2 weeks. Summer. Ann-Marie McDonald's next book.
zarah5. *winks*1) Five nicknames you've had.
Sweets. Neeney-knots. Misery twig. That's about it, I'm afraid. I don't attract them.
2) Five books you've read recently.
Tim Winton, Dirt Music (took me a while to get into then I liked the evocation of Western Australia and its outback, and the nice male character at the centre of the story)
Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides (this one was okay but didn't grip all that much; a bit contrived)
Timothy Findley, Spadework (I loved this. Sparse and terse and emotional, and with man-on-man action interwoven in the loveliest way)
Donna Tartt, The Secret History (liked this one quite a bit though not as much as some of the others I've read recently; has its slashy moments but it's a bit 'and then this happened', 'and then' -- I like a less episodic structure; but gripping emotional plot and some very compelling characters, esp. that Henry guy)
Elmore Leonard, Can't even remember the title. (left this one in a hotel room in France after finishing with it; am a bit tired of Elmore, used to devour him but perhaps he's easing off)
3) Five quirky facts about you.
Cucumber. Love and Foster's. Love at first kiss. Never finish a cup of coffee and tea. Bum doughnut.
(Yes, I know these are cryptic but really, some intimacies must remain private... surely? And hm, most of my quirks seem to be of the intimate nature.)
4) Five people who have influenced your life.
Ms Brown, art teacher. Hubs. Parents (the two of them). Mother-in-law.
5) Five things to which you're looking forward.
Finishing Karl/Dom. Conference in April. Old friend visiting from Australia in 2 weeks. Summer. Ann-Marie McDonald's next book.