Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Ok, so this is REALLY lame. But it would have been much worse had I stuck to song titles (as original tag asks you to) rather than book titles. Picked Le Carre because it means minimal research, having read nine out of his twenty-one novels (I also own about five more that I haven't read).

Using only book titles from ONE WRITER, cleverly answer these questions.

Pick Your writer:
John Le Carre

Are you male or female?
A Perfect Spy

Describe yourself:
Absolute Friends

How do you feel about yourself?
The Naïve and Sentimental Lover

Describe where you currently live:
The Russia House

If you could go anywhere, where would you go?
A Small Town in Germany

Your best friend is:
The Honourable Schoolboy

Your favourite colour is:
The Unbearable Peace

You know that:
Smiley's People

What's the weather like:
A Murder of Quality

If your life was a TV show, what would it be called?
What Ritual is Being Observed Tonight?

What is life to you?
The Looking-Glass War

What is the best advice you have to give?
Call for the Dead

If you could change your name, what would it be?
The Little Drummer Girl

Your favourite food is:
The Mission Song

p.s. If you haven't read Le Carre, go pick up The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. And then the Smiley books. And BBC's TV version of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (which is so engaging that I watched all six hours of it in one sitting, even though I'd already read the book). I'll shut up now.

p.p.s. Feel free to take this up, anyone. Or do the original one. Or not.

10 comments:

woenvu said...

ach, so much kicking and screaming. :P

WV: inersia. newton inspired by DevD?

Abhilash said...

Soo.. ur now needing tags to poke & prod u into posting the odd line or two. U ought to write more.

I like the description of the weather :X - cant write a better description than that!

Anand said...

Now what question would be answered by "The Tailor of Panama"?
To date, that's the only Le Carre that I have properly read.

Tista said...

Lord...

Nina said...

woenvu: Heh. First-class fusser I am, sometimes :)

Inersia is Newton, if he lived in the Hindi heartland.

Abhilash: Sigh. I know I should. The weather description is the only thing in that list that makes any sense, heh.

Anand: Hello, and welcome :) Tailor of Panama would be a good answer to, er, "Who's your favourite designer?" And do try and read Spy Who Came in... It's very, very good.

Tista: Indeed.

eyefry said...

Nina! Why is this blog being neglected so?

SV said...

Whoa!! you've gone 7 months without blogging. Is this the beginning of a demise? That'd be a real shame coz I will miss the blog

woenvu said...

i would also register my protest at this negligence to the blog.

Ravages/CC said...

Spy who came in from cold is the second of my top 3 espionage books.

SV said...

Wow! its been a while since you blogged isn't it? Uh.. also I was wondering how to contact you over email. I mean.. if you are in chennai, I think it'd be a good thing to catch up or something. (Darn.. what a public request! Wat say?