Would You??

If I was tired, but I'm not, since I just woke up.

Would you tell me why Gustave Flaubert said "Madame Bovary, c'est moi"?

Hmmm, have not we discussed this somewhere, my dear Chava? Perhaps in some thread? Perhaps in some discussion of Madame Bovary and
I have heard a few different ideas, and Flaubert did not sound like the simplest person to understand, but . . . well, as a Frenchman and novelist - that seems quite the combination to create some ambiguity and confusion. Whether he considered himself as frivolous, unsatisfied, and infinitely indecisive as Mme. Bovary? Maybe. I suppose I almost want to take an existential approach to it that what a novelist, poet, playwright, and short story writer create seems essentially a part of him/her, for better or worse; yes, every diverse member of War and Peace existed as a part of Leo Tolstoy, whether a part of his own self or his imagination.

Same question, clever girl. ;)

Haha, you can't just throw it back! To elaborate on your answer though, c'est ne pas seulement "Madame Bovary c'est moi", perhaps it is also, "Madame Bovary c'est vous"?

Which literary character do you detest?

Ah, I can think of a few, but I dislike more their characters than anything else. Uriah Heep from Charles Dickens' David Copperfield comes to mind quickly, but also that detective from Albert Camus' The Stranger, Iago from Shakespeare's Othello, and Alexei Karenina (Anna's husband) from Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.

Would you also consider that turning water into wine the coolest party trick?

Depends what sort of wine...

Would you see the Fjords with me?

Of course I would go to Norway with you, silly. ;)

What ethnic food would you feel most reluctant to taste?

Sigh, anything that involves brains, or eyes, or boiled genitalia....

Which ethinic food would you most like to taste?

Oh, I do not really know, not having a lot of knowledge on these subjects. I do not think I have ever encountered an Indian vegetarian dish I disliked, so likely something from there.

Would you ever join a bookclub?

Hmm, no. I don't think so, I'd rather discuss my books with someone specific, whos opinion I hold in high esteem.

Would you say some mountains are insurmountable?

In a metaphorical or literal sense?
Metaphorical? No.
Literal? Definitely yes - anyone who attempts to even get halfway up Mt. Everest ought to commit her/himself first and rethink things.

Would you ever sail viking-style to anywhere?

Yikes... If I first set myself up for it, I'd mke an effort. I think it would be possible.

Would you read a book because you ought to know what it was about?

If it seemed important enough to know about, sure.

Would you sacrifice emotion for sound judgment, or vice versa?

I think I have done both in the past. Of course the ideal is when the particular emotion becomes the sound judgement.

Sense, or sensibility?

Tough to say, but I would side more with sense.

Would you ever volunteer for a sensory-deprivation experiment?

No, I don't think I would like that.

Would you?