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I need to get in the shower and get ready, but before I do, there’s this meme I’ve been meaning to do for, oh, months and months, courtesy of the lovely Literacy-Chic. I’m not going to tag anyone, but feel free to pick it up if you feel so inclined. :)

Which book do you irrationally cringe away from reading, despite seeing only positive reviews?
The Catechism of the Catholic Church. There, I’ve said it. It’s just so big. I know it’s not so hard to read, because I’ve read chunks of it. I know it’s essential information (which I often find online through searches when I need it). I just haven’t.read.it. Maybe something to tackle for the new year…

If you could bring three characters to life for a social event (afternoon tea, a night of clubbing, perhaps a world cruise), who would they be and what would the event be?
Only three? Well, on the one hand, there’s the Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley approach. On the other hand, what about the much-loved Rebeeca of Sunny Brook Farm, Anne of Green Gables, Dot Peerybingle from Cricket on the Hearth? If I didn’t have my husband to influence my choices, it would be some combination of the last few (I haven’t put enough thought into this and don’t have time to go on and on thinking – only three?).

Come on, we’ve all been there. Which book have you pretended, or at least hinted, that you’ve read, when in fact you’ve been nowhere near it?
Here again, I must admit, sheepishly and yet, honestly, that it’s the Catechism of the Catholic Church, though I’ve been near it (it’s on a shelf, and it comes off the shelf for reference work).

As an addition to the last question, has there been a book that you really thought you had read, only to realize when you read a review about it/go to ‘reread’ it that you haven’t?
Drawing a blank here.

You’re interviewing for the post of Official Book Advisor to some VIP (who’s not a big reader). What’s the first book you’d recommend and why? (If you feel like you’d have to know the person, go ahead and personalize the VIP)
I would probably recommend Innumeracy, by John Allen Paulos. It’s my standard “book to recommend,” and it’s a great read. What? You haven’t read it or heard of it? Well, then, here’s your Christmas assignment: go to your library and get a copy. It’s a fast read and highly entertaining!

A good fairy comes and grants you one wish: you will have perfect reading comprehension in the foreign language of your choice. Which language do you go with?
Let’s say Latin, because then I’d have the base to understand most other languages, and I would be able to read the original text of some of the really great works. Then again, that’s assuming an awful lot of motivation to Lazy Sarah. Hmm. I’ll stick with Latin, all the same.

A mischievous fairy comes and says that you must choose one book that you will reread once a year for the rest of your life (you can read other books as well). Which book would you pick?
Theology of the Body, for how it has continued to change my life and affect my outlook.

I know that the book blogging community, and its various challenges, have pushed my reading borders. What’s one bookish thing you ‘discovered’ from book blogging (maybe a new genre, or author, or new appreciation for cover art-anything)?
I have really discovered the joy of fantasy/science fiction. I know, I know, I’m late to this, but thanks to the encouragement of readers who know far more than I do (bloggers and others), I have picked up books I would not have touched otherwise (the SFF section having always been a part of the bookstore/library that’s been unfamiliar, and therefore intimidating, to me).

That good fairy is back for one final visit. Now, she’s granting you your dream library! Describe it. Is everything leatherbound? Is it full of first edition hardcovers? Pristine trade paperbacks? Perhaps a few favourite authors have inscribed their works? Go ahead-let your imagination run free.
Yes, yes, yes! Oh, and there would certainly be a cataloging system. :)