What's your favourite book sequel? That's almost as bad as asking for my favourite book! Sorry, impossible for me to answer.
Who's your favourite literary villain? Sir Percival Glyde and Count Fosco from Wilkie Collin's The Lady In White. He's wonderfully villainous without being a stereotype.
Who's your favourite literary hero? Probably Jamie Fraser from Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series.
Who's your most recent favourite author? Robin Hobb. I read the Farseer trilogy over the summer and LOVED it.
Who, or more accurately, what, is your favourite literary animal role? Not sure what you mean by this question???
What is your favourite book to rant about (either because you hated it or thought it let down some literary standard)? Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I was SO disappointed by it.
What is your favourite literary death scene? I'm not sure whether I would call it my "favourite", because it always makes me cry, but I think Beth's in Little Women is beautifully written. Either that or the one in Friday Knitting Club.
What's your favourite book sequel? This is an entirely unfair question to be asking me at 7 a.m. It forces me to choose between the Anne of Green Gables series, of which Rilla of Ingleside was my favourite sequel, the Little House books, of which These Happy Golden Years is the best, all of James Herriot's books, which were published piecemeal in the 1970s and not in the major volumes he actually wrote, and the fabulous follow-up to Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, which I just read this year.
Who's your favourite literary villain? Does Wickham count as a villain? Does Frank Churchill? They're not typical evil villains, and they don't have plans to steal the treasure or blow up the building, but their crimes against manners are appalling.
Who's your favourite literary hero? You should know that I'm going by an early-morning loose definition of hero, and not a stringent later-in-the-day definition, and with excuses done with, I nominate Quoyle from Annie Proulx's The Shipping News.
What's your favourite book sequel? I'm tagging along here to say I've got to agree, Rilla of Ingleside. It may have inspired my interest in WWI.
Who's your favourite literary villain? Caroline Bingley! (very accomplished crimes against manners!)
Who's your favourite literary hero? Ooh, Henry Tilney. He is witty and clever and I'm sure very cute.
Who's your most recent favourite author? I finally read a few A.S. Byatt books this year (Possession and A Virgin in the Garden) and really liked them. Also Francine Prose for Goldengrove.
Who, or more accurately, what, is your favourite literary animal role? The velveteen rabbit.
What is your favourite book to rant about (either because you hated it or thought it let down some literary standard)? Almost any book that says they're inspired by or similar to Jane Austen (chick lit, Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen sequels), but are frantically trying to stuff the hole where the dry cutting humour should be with any fluff that comes to hand, hoping that girls just like romance and won't notice
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What's your favourite book sequel? This would have to be one of the Anne of Green Gables books, a Little House book, or a Harry Potter book. Too hard to choose!
Who's your favourite literary villain? Even though he wasn't a "villain," I really liked Professor Snape from the Harry Potter book. I also thought Dolores Umbridge was really well done.
Who's your favourite literary hero? Ellie from the Tomorrow When the War Began series.
Who's your most recent favourite author? Margaret Atwood.
Who, or more accurately, what, is your favourite literary animal role? Shadowfax!
What is your favourite book to rant about (either because you hated it or thought it let down some literary standard)? TWILIGHT. Do not even get me started. And anything by Dan Brown. I admit it: I judge when someone tells me they "really liked" or "loved" either one.
What is your favourite literary death scene Sirius Black's death scene. Never saw it coming!
Oy vey! These questions that require thought! *head desk* LOL
What's your favourite book sequel? Favorite sequel written by the original author would probably be one of the Harry Potter books--I'm really partial to Prisoner of Azkaban. Favorite sequel penned by another author would be Susan Hill's Mrs. de Winter, the sequel to Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. I'm not sure Hill took the narrative to a place where du Maurier would have gone, but the impression of du Maurier's voice is amazing.
Who's your favourite literary villain? Oooooh, this is a rough one. I like the bad boys LOL. I suppose it would have to be a toss up between Satan in Milton's Paradise Lost and the Phantom in Leroux's Phantom of the Opera. I also agree with beckalex re Snape.
Who's your favourite literary hero? I really have a soft spot for Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade.
Who's your most recent favourite author? Oh, ouch, hard. Agatha Christie maybe? I know I always come back to her works for comfort.
Who, or more accurately, what, is your favourite literary
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What's your favourite book sequel? The closest I think I can get is Venus by Ben Bova as a sequel his The Asteroid Wars saga.
Who's your favourite literary villain? Can't decide.
Who's your favourite literary hero? Samuel Vimes
Who's your most recent favourite author? Jim Butcher
Who, or more accurately, what, is your favourite literary animal role? Cyril, from To Say Nothing of the Dog
What is your favourite book to rant about (either because you hated it or thought it let down some literary standard)? Bless Me Ultima. It if wasn't required reading, I would chucked it after the first chapter.
What is your favourite literary death scene? The passage in Old Man's War where one of the soldiers composes and transmits a poem as her last words while falling to her death in orbit.
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That's almost as bad as asking for my favourite book! Sorry, impossible for me to answer.
Who's your favourite literary villain?
Sir Percival Glyde and Count Fosco from Wilkie Collin's The Lady In White. He's wonderfully villainous without being a stereotype.
Who's your favourite literary hero?
Probably Jamie Fraser from Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series.
Who's your most recent favourite author?
Robin Hobb. I read the Farseer trilogy over the summer and LOVED it.
Who, or more accurately, what, is your favourite literary animal role?
Not sure what you mean by this question???
What is your favourite book to rant about (either because you hated it or thought it let down some literary standard)?
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I was SO disappointed by it.
What is your favourite literary death scene?
I'm not sure whether I would call it my "favourite", because it always makes me cry, but I think Beth's in Little Women is beautifully written. Either that or the one in Friday Knitting Club.
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This is an entirely unfair question to be asking me at 7 a.m. It forces me to choose between the Anne of Green Gables series, of which Rilla of Ingleside was my favourite sequel, the Little House books, of which These Happy Golden Years is the best, all of James Herriot's books, which were published piecemeal in the 1970s and not in the major volumes he actually wrote, and the fabulous follow-up to Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, which I just read this year.
Who's your favourite literary villain?
Does Wickham count as a villain? Does Frank Churchill? They're not typical evil villains, and they don't have plans to steal the treasure or blow up the building, but their crimes against manners are appalling.
Who's your favourite literary hero?
You should know that I'm going by an early-morning loose definition of hero, and not a stringent later-in-the-day definition, and with excuses done with, I nominate Quoyle from Annie Proulx's The Shipping News.
Who's your most recent favourite author? ( ... )
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Who's your favourite literary villain? Caroline Bingley! (very accomplished crimes against manners!)
Who's your favourite literary hero? Ooh, Henry Tilney. He is witty and clever and I'm sure very cute.
Who's your most recent favourite author? I finally read a few A.S. Byatt books this year (Possession and A Virgin in the Garden) and really liked them. Also Francine Prose for Goldengrove.
Who, or more accurately, what, is your favourite literary animal role? The velveteen rabbit.
What is your favourite book to rant about (either because you hated it or thought it let down some literary standard)? Almost any book that says they're inspired by or similar to Jane Austen (chick lit, Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen sequels), but are frantically trying to stuff the hole where the dry cutting humour should be with any fluff that comes to hand, hoping that girls just like romance and won't notice ( ... )
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This would have to be one of the Anne of Green Gables books, a Little House book, or a Harry Potter book. Too hard to choose!
Who's your favourite literary villain?
Even though he wasn't a "villain," I really liked Professor Snape from the Harry Potter book. I also thought Dolores Umbridge was really well done.
Who's your favourite literary hero?
Ellie from the Tomorrow When the War Began series.
Who's your most recent favourite author?
Margaret Atwood.
Who, or more accurately, what, is your favourite literary animal role?
Shadowfax!
What is your favourite book to rant about (either because you hated it or thought it let down some literary standard)?
TWILIGHT. Do not even get me started. And anything by Dan Brown. I admit it: I judge when someone tells me they "really liked" or "loved" either one.
What is your favourite literary death scene
Sirius Black's death scene. Never saw it coming!
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What's your favourite book sequel? Favorite sequel written by the original author would probably be one of the Harry Potter books--I'm really partial to Prisoner of Azkaban. Favorite sequel penned by another author would be Susan Hill's Mrs. de Winter, the sequel to Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. I'm not sure Hill took the narrative to a place where du Maurier would have gone, but the impression of du Maurier's voice is amazing.
Who's your favourite literary villain? Oooooh, this is a rough one. I like the bad boys LOL. I suppose it would have to be a toss up between Satan in Milton's Paradise Lost and the Phantom in Leroux's Phantom of the Opera. I also agree with beckalex re Snape.
Who's your favourite literary hero? I really have a soft spot for Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade.
Who's your most recent favourite author? Oh, ouch, hard. Agatha Christie maybe? I know I always come back to her works for comfort.
Who, or more accurately, what, is your favourite literary ( ... )
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The closest I think I can get is Venus by Ben Bova as a sequel his The Asteroid Wars saga.
Who's your favourite literary villain?
Can't decide.
Who's your favourite literary hero?
Samuel Vimes
Who's your most recent favourite author?
Jim Butcher
Who, or more accurately, what, is your favourite literary animal role?
Cyril, from To Say Nothing of the Dog
What is your favourite book to rant about (either because you hated it or thought it let down some literary standard)?
Bless Me Ultima. It if wasn't required reading, I would chucked it after the first chapter.
What is your favourite literary death scene?
The passage in Old Man's War where one of the soldiers composes and transmits a poem as her last words while falling to her death in orbit.
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