A Very Selective Book Meme

Sylvia and AC tagged me for this book meme (sorry, I am behind in my blog reading, or I would have seen this sooner).  I have been going around reading everyone else's responses--I always find these things really interesting. 

1. One book that changed your life. I think there have been various books that I have read at different times in my life that have sort of been "milestone" books.  One of the first was reading On the Road by Jack Kerouac.  I read it after I had finished college, and it seemed to open up an entirely different world for me.
2. One book that you've read more than once.  I know I should probably pick a classic (or...maybe not), but I love Joanne Harris's Chocolat.  I love the way she writes--I love the story and the setting!  I can read it over and over again. 
3. One book you'd want on a desert island.  This is a hard question--how do you pick only one?  I could easily take The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas.  It has a little bit of everything, love, revenge, adventure, dramatic escapes, sea voyages, duels, politics....it is a good book to lose yourself in and be entertained by.
4. One book that made you laugh.  Haven Kimmel's book A Girl Named Zippy made me laugh out loud more than once.  I think we must have grown up about the same time, and so many things she wrote I could easily relate to.  It is not often I find books that make me really laugh. 
5. One book that made you cry.  Joan Didion's book The Year of Magical Thinking was the saddest book I have read in a long time.  She had to deal with not only the death of her husband of nearly 40 years, but also the illness of her daughter.  I had to read it in one big swallow over a weekend, as I knew if I set it down I would not be able to pick it back up regardless of how well written it was. 
6. One book that you wish had been written.  Maybe something else by Harper Lee?  It is sad to think of all the soldiers who have died in wars--particularly WWI--it seems like so many authors and writers perished in that war.  I went through a bit of a Rupert Brooke phase.  He was a poet who was not yet 30 when he died.  How many others were there?!  And what wonderful things would they have written and painted...
7. One book that you wish had never been written.  I can't honestly think of anything.  I have read plenty of mediocre books, but they serve their purpose, too.  Isn't there a saying--"every book its reader"?
8. One book you're currently reading.  I am working very hard at finishing Kept: A Victorian Mystery by D.J. Taylor, which I have mentioned here more than once recently, I'm sure!  I should have it done in the next day or so!
9. One book you've been meaning to read.  You've seen my TBR pile!  Actually I have been meaning to read Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley.  First I checked it out from my library (and renewed it twice, but had to return it unread), then I broke down and ordered it.  I really need to read it now!
10. Now tag five people.  Who hasn't answered these yet?  I don't know who to tag, as I want to read all your answers!  Anyone is welcome to do so--please let me know--I'd love to read what you come up with!