February 27, 2004
Friday Five
No Friday Five from the Friday Five folks, so I am going to use the suggested one from Summamamas.
1. What is your favorite type of literature to read (magazine, newspaper, novels, nonfiction, poetry, etc.)?
Probably novels, art criticism, history, poetry, philosophy, theology, natural sciences. Or something to that effect.
2. What is your favorite novel?
The River Why by David James Duncan. Or perhaps At Play in the Fields of the Lord by Peter Matthiessen.
3. Do you have a favorite poem? (Share it!)
It changes, depending on my mood. Most recently I have been in Danteland, since the Lectura Dantis has gone back to Inferno, and I am always amazed at how stunningly beautiful Dante's writing is. For a while it was "L'apres-midi d'un faun."
4. What is one thing you've always wanted to read, or wish you had more time to read?
Too many things in this category.
5. What are you currently reading?
The aforementioned Inferno,
Walker Percy, Percy Walker. Howard Dean, Dean Howard. IF these folks would have right proper names with a Christian name and a Family name instead of double dipping, I would not get confused. See, you've got it right: First you have Steven. Then Riddle. Very good. I can't get that all mixed up, unless I am an idiot. Riddle Steven makes no sense without a comma. That would sound like Ridley Scott, which is preposterous. Everyone knows he should be named Scott Ridley. It's just nature, folks.
First name Last name. First name Last name. It works. I am sick and tired of these Johnson Smiths and Ray Chucks out there.
Ahi me!
Posted by: Erik Keilholtz at February 27, 2004 8:55 PMDear Erik,
As you'd know, if you concerned yourself more with our little sectional unpleasantness here on the right coast, that's Walker Percy's The Moviegoer. But being the gracious Southern Gentleman I am, I'm willing to overlook that little slip. :-)
shalom,
Steven
Posted by: Steven Riddle at February 27, 2004 4:02 PM