Brent Hartinger -- he's the author of Geography Club, Last Chance Texaco, The Order of the Poison Oak and Grand & Humble -- was super-fabulous enough to jump on the SDQI train. Enjoy! (Then go read his books, damnit! They all rule.)
Book Currently Reading:
Alas, I never read one book at a time. I'm currently reading PEACE LIKE A RIVER by Leif Enger (so far it seems like a big bowl of raw broccoli); BANEWREAKER by Jacqeline Carey (like it so far, but we'll see if it holds up to the KUSHIEL books); and UGLIES by Scott Westerfeld (love it). I just finished THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini (very over-rated, but timely, so I can see why it broke out); and THE COMMITMENT by Dan Savage (even better than THE KID, which I also loved).
CDs Currently in Rotation:
The soundtrack to BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN. God, that EmmyLou Harris song, "A Love That Will Never Grow Old," just slays me every time. Other than that, my usual alt-country stuff: Johnny Cash, Lucinda Williams, EmmyLou again, Jimmy Dale Gilmore, even the Dixie Chicks.
Last Movie Viewed:
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, for the second time. I'm obsessed, okay? It's a great movie! I also love cheesy sci-fi or fantasy, so I've always got something on the DVD player like FANTASTIC VOYAGE, PLANET OF THE APES, or the animated works of Ray Harryhausen.
Literary Crush:
That's a really interesting question. When I was a teenager, I sure had a thing for Ponyboy Curtis in THE OUTSIDERS, but then again, who didn't?
Pet Peeve:
Well, lately, it's critics who give away the endings of books in their reviews. There is a special place in hell for that, I tell ya. Honestly, who could be so thoughtless?
Current Obsessions:
Um, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN? I'm also totally into 24, which is as good as ALIAS was in its prime. Bookwise, I read many different genres, and all I ask is that the story moves, the stakes are high, and I give a damn about the characters involved. Give me that, and I'll be obsessed by your book too.
Guilty Pleasures:
XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS. Did I mention I like cheesy fantasy? But that's cutting this show short, because when it's firing on all cylinders, it is brilliant entertainment.
Favorite Word:
It's not a single word, but lately I've been using these expressions a lot: "I wish I knew how to quit you!", "What you can't change, you just got to ride out." and "That Brokeback Mountain got us good."
fittingly, I'm listening to the Brokeback Mountain soundtrack as I read this.
Posted by: jess | 28 February 2006 at 04:48 PM
I think that Brent Hartinger and I might be musical soulmates. Also, Ponyboy will always, always, always be crush-worthy. And Xena rules. (For years, we had a 12-inch Xena action figure that battled the angel atop the Xmas tree at my Dad's house... Ah, holiday memories...)
Posted by: Leila | 28 February 2006 at 04:56 PM
i want to nibble on heath ledger's lower lip
Posted by: tracy | 28 February 2006 at 05:08 PM
if i hear that brokeback mountain theme one more time, i'll have ennis put a bullet in my head. i didn't hink BM was that good -- then again, i think jackie chan's "drunken master 2" is the greatest movie of all time, so what do i know.
Posted by: bookfraud | 28 February 2006 at 10:24 PM
Don't make me angry, Bookfraud. You won't like me when I'm angry.
(Sorry, that's a reference to THE INCREDIBLE HULK--more cheesy sci-fi!)
Leila, you obviously have FANTASTIC taste. ;-)
Posted by: Brent Hartinger | 01 March 2006 at 02:17 AM
i take back everything i said about brokeback mountain. i don't want anybody going hulk on us. violence is never the answer.
Posted by: bookfraud | 01 March 2006 at 10:16 AM
Brent,
Serious props for not signifying that you were kidding. And even more props if you weren't.
Posted by: Lauren | 01 March 2006 at 02:08 PM