Reading Meme/Reading Me

Okay, Dr A, you asked for it!

You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451. What book do you want to be?
Jasper Fforde, The Well of Lost Plots

Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
Molly Bolt in The Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown.

The last book you bought is?
Gardener's Latin. A gift for my eldest sister.

What are you currently reading?
Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde (for the third time).
Drafts of research essays explaining concepts.
Drafts of my dissertation.
A selection of letters written by Ada Clare to Julian Mitchell in 1854, recently obtained from the South Carolina Historical Society.

Five books you would take to a deserted island:
I have two lists: practical (i.e., boring) and impractical (i.e., in the spirit of the meme).

The Practical List
1. US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76 by the U.S. Department of Defense.
2. Elisabeth Chan's Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Plants
3. A big fat blank book.
4. The Dalai Lama, How to Practice: The Way to A Meaningful Life
5. Gilbert & Gubar ed., The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women: The Traditions in English

The Impractical List
1. Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
2. Jeanette Winterson, Written on the Body
3. May Sarton, Dear Juliette: Letters of May Sarton to Juliette Huxley
4. The Dalai Lama, How to Practice: The Way to A Meaningful Life
5. Gilbert & Gubar ed., The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women: The Traditions in English

Who are you going to pass this stick to (3 persons) and why?
1. Native Speaker, because he's so smart.
2. Dr. Write, because she's read so many amazing things.
3. Fear and Trembling, because she's so much more discerning than I.