A Rather Dusty Meme

Well, apparently Golden Rule Jones tagged me for this meme way back in April, but I only just discovered it today. Without further adieu...

You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451. Which book do you want to be saved?
Knut Hamsun, Hunger

Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
Irene Adler from the Sherlock Holmes story "A Scandal in Bohemia", who was the only woman to ever outwit the great Holmes. And his admiration for her seemed more than just intellectual, which, coming from the otherwise asexual Holmes, suggests she must have been quite a looker, as well.

The last book you bought was...?
Davy Rothbart, The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas

The last book you read was...?
Joe Sacco, Palestine

What are you currently reading?
The next five in the queue:
Herbert Asbury, The Gangs of Chicago
Chicago Noir
Davy Rothbart, The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas
Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
William Trevor, The Story of Lucy Gault

Five books you would take to a desert island...
Knut Hamsun, Hunger
Nelson Algren, The Man With the Golden Arm
Joseph Heller, Catch-22
Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States
Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

Who are you passing this stick on to and why?
Al, whom I presume (hope!) has a rather warped reading list.
Shaz, whose literary tastes are undoubtedly as interesting as his daily missives.
Ibrahim, because anyone whose profile mentions the otherwise forgotten Pär Lagerkvist is a-okay in my book.

AND:
Julie, even though I pretty much know her list already, just from glancing at the pile on the nightstand.