Dinner party August 25, 2005

Today’s questions brought to us by Nicki, who has come up with a ton of fun ideas, this being the first that struck me.

1. Which three authors would you invite to a dinner party (they can be dead)?
2. Why?
3. Would they get along?

Ugh

Sorry, folks, but my brain is completely in the wrong place today, and I have no ideas whatsoever. If I come up with something later on, I’ll ask it, but don’t hold your breath.

Desperately seeking ideas

If you have any suggestions, please share them with me. I’d love some input. I’ll quite happily link to the blog of anyone suggesting something that I use.

The Belgariad August 18, 2005

There seem to be quite a few people in addition to me who have read David Eddings series, The Belgariad, multiple times. So, this week, a few questions about these books.

1. First, have you read this five-book series? If so, how many times?
2. What brings you back to read this story again?
3. Who are your favorite characters? Why?
4. If you could magically be a part of their saga, would you? Would you want to take the place of one of the characters, or be someone new?

Fantasy anyone? August 11, 2005

Roger Zelazny’s Amber series, J.R.R. Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings, David Eddings’ Belgariad, and Stephen R. Donaldson’s Thomas Covenant trilogies, are all classic examples of fantasy. None of them are books either of my parents would ever consider reading. I’ve devoured them all… And more.

1. Do you like to read fantasy?
2. What’s your favorite (or least favorite if you don’t like the genre) thing about reading fantasy?
3. Do you prefer regular people placed in alternate realities, like the Thomas Covenant stories and the Amber books, or do you prefer the whole world to come from the author’s imagination? Or something else?
4. Do you have a favorite author or theme that you go back to again and again?

The knights of the round table August 4, 2005

Whether based in fact or fiction, the legends of King Arthur have been the inspiration for many novels including Le Morte D’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, The Once and Future King by T. H. White, The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Arthurian Saga series by Mary Stewart, and even A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain, to name just a few.

1. Do you enjoy reading the legends of the King Arthur and the knights of the round table?
2. How long ago did you read them?
3. Will you ever read more of them or re-read any that you’ve read before?