I'm it

Valerie tagged me with this book meme. Consider yourselves tagged if you want :)

1. Hardcover or paperback, and why?
Doesn't matter - I'd cheerfully read a series of cereal boxes.

2. If I were to own a book shop, I would call it…
Many Dead Trees

3. My favorite quote from a book (mention the title) is…
"Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes" from the Aeneid (it just plumb rolls off the tongue ...)

4. The author (alive or deceased) I would love to have lunch with would be…
Mark Twain

5. If I was going to a deserted island and could only bring one book, except for the SAS survival guide, it would be…
A toss-up: The Oxford English Dictionary or the Dictionary of American Regional English

6. I would love someone to invent a bookish gadget that…
Turned pages for me while I did something else with my hands.

7. The smell of an old book reminds me of…
Flooded basements.

8. If I could be the lead character in a book (mention the title), it would be…
Claudia Kincaid, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

9. The most overestimated book of all times is…
Anything Oprah mentions, even if it's a decent book.

10. I hate it when a book…
Has grammatical errors and typos. (Do you want to hear my "it's/its" rant or the "they're/their/there" one? I didn't think so.)

Comments

[Julia]

The typos absolutely drive me to distraction - quite literally. I have to stop reading and back up a few paragraphs, take a few deep breaths and continue while biting my lip and shaking my head. And I'm not even an english major! I soppose nobody bothers paying copy editors anymore.

[Julia]

Hahaha. Typos in blogs however I find charming and evidence of enthusiasm.

[Catherine D.]

Typos in blogs are inevitable :), but typos that survive to a second edition or (non-trade) paperback must mean that copy editor = spellcheck software!

[valerie]

I knew your response would be entertaining, but I didn't think you'd do it. Thanks for the laugh!

[Catherine D.]

Oh, dear, I just had a word-geek fit on the meme! #5 should undoubtedly be "If I *were* going to a deserted island"...