Zack Polanski: 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’m going to confess I haven’t finished The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

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Andrew Ridgeley

Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim, which was one of the set texts for my English literature A-level. I have almost finished it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2024 source ↗

I’ve never got through Ulysses.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 October 2023 source ↗

Ulysses – I’ve tried many times and never got through it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 June 2026 source ↗

Munroe Bergdorf

The Great Gatsby.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 July 2025 source ↗

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Question As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? Identity & self

I wanted to be in the WWF – the wrestling one, not the wildlife one.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

Question How would you describe what love feels like to you? Relationships

A dog bounding through the grass on a summer’s day chasing a squirrel.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

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

Forest Green Rovers, my football team, getting relegated.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

Question What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you? Failure & regret

I get trolled on a daily basis so it probably involved my teeth, but that was until I learned to love my teeth.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

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

I’ve got no kids, but I’d like us to leave a planet for everyone’s children.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

Question What most recently moved you to tears? Identity & self

Deputy leader Mothin Ali gave a speech at conference talking about growing up in poverty and the effect it had on his family. It was incredibly powerful and I had tears streaming from my eyes.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

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