Rebecca Lucy Taylor: Which book do you still mean to read, and why has it stayed on your list? — FLAPSS

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Which book do you still mean to read, and why has it stayed on your list?

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I never finished The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

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Any unread book a friend bought me.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2024 source ↗

To Kill a Mockingbird.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗

I used to give a fantastic talk about Frankenstein and Dracula, but I’ve never been able to finish either book.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 October 2025 source ↗

I’ve never read any Salman Rushdie.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2026 source ↗

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Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

I’d like all my effort noticed.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Having no way of earning money.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have ever had? Craft & work

At a pub in Rotherham. I was a really bad waitress and I ended up being demoted to chopping the potatoes and I even got fired from that.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Big, shy, angry.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

I am consistently disappointed in the music industry. Every time someone says that I’m underrated, that feels extremely disappointing because I’ve done my end of the bargain.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

Question What would you most want to leave your children? Death & what remains

High self-esteem.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

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