Ctina asked for it. I obliged. I stuck pretty much to the rules, but added a 10th item. And I am putting the people I tag here:
- Smilla
- Sara
- eNinja
- karebear (2nd time!)
- Lord Procrastinator
and well, anyone else that has some sort of public forum for this nonsense. I would put EasyJetsetter, but she broke up with the blogosphere.

1. One book that changed your life
   Bertrand Russell: In Praise of Idleness


2. One book you have read more than once
   Richard Brautigan: In Watermelon Sugar


3. One book you would want on a desert island
   John Seymour: The Self-sufficient Life and How to Live It (particularly for the basket-weaving and wine making sections)


4. One book that made you laugh
   David Sedaris: Me Talk Pretty One Day or Holidays on Ice


5. One book that made you cry
   J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince


6. One book you stayed up all night to finish
   Hanif Kureishi: The Buddha of Suburbia (but it wasn’t really all night)


7. One book that took you too long to read
   The Great Dialogues of Plato (going on 14 years now...)


8. One book you are currently reading
   Georgina Born: Rationalizing Culture (for work)
   Annie Proulx: That Old Ace in the Hole (for play)


9. One book you have been meaning to read
   Marianne Williamson: A Return to Love


10. One book that freaked you out (or two)
    William Golding: Lord of the Flies (cannibals, hello!)
    Mark Z. Danielewski: The House of Leaves, bringer of great insomnia