This was my first literary crush, too! It's been years since I've read A Separate Peace. Must dig up my copy.Originally Posted by misshollygolightly
I'm an English lit grad student, so lots and lots of crushes on characters here!One of my first and most enduring book-crushes was on Finny from John Knowles's _A Separate Peace_. There's this mouth-watering description of him wearing a pale blue shirt that sets off his tan as he walks along a beach. *Sigh* Basically, though, I fall in love with at least half the characters in half the books I read. Sheesh.
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04-06-2010 #51
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Tara
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I am thinking now
of grief, and of getting past it;
I feel my boots
trying to leave the ground,
I feel my heart
pumping hard. I want
to think again of dangerous and noble things.
I want to be light and frolicsome.
I want to be improbable beautiful and afraid of nothing,
as though I had wings.
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Thank goodness some of you mentioned Edward!
I just started the series- I'm halfway through Twilight and I am so excited about how much more I have to read! I read during lunch and I'm still a little off-kilter from being soooo fluttery over him. I actually had to take a few minutes to get my head back after lunch, and I'm still smirking. He's just so yummy.
I haven't felt like this since Rhett Butler!Becca- 02/2009
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ooh, just getting started!! i'm all fluttery for you!! sigh... Originally Posted by catroddick
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It's just that first one where I fought to stick with it in the beginning. Until the 5th book where I had quite the hard time getting into it. There are so many characters, I forgot! Originally Posted by DrSally
I agree with the Romance. If you don't like Romance, these books aren't for you. They are sold in the Romance section. but I don't consider them true Romance novels. They're kind of Historical Fiction meets Romance meets Science Fiction. They historically reference very real things that really did happen (but don't think for a minute that the events aren't fictionalized, they totally are). If you'e not into Historical Fiction, you can get past that. If you're not into Science Fiction, you should be able to get past that, as it's a means to an end. But if you don't like Romance, you can't get past that.* Charter member of the BBB I Love Brussels Sprouts Society
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Originally Posted by Fairy
Everything she said.
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The biggest mistake I made is the one that most of us make...I did not live in the moment enough. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less. - Anna Quindlen
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Historical fiction and Science fiction and Romance in one novel....Interesting. Out of all of those, I like historical fiction the most, select science fiction (Ursula LeGuin), and have only read a few romance novels in college... Originally Posted by Fairy
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Since I am now hooked on the Sookie stackhouse books (because of this board, lol) I would definitely say Eric.
Bill is okay but there is just something about this Eric guy that makes me hot.
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Eric is a real fantasy character in the books. I personally advise avoiding watching the series until you're done reading the books since I personally think the guy they cast as Eric looks like a very tall, strung-out Macauley Culkin.
OK, you sound a lot like me, and I have to confess Outlander to me was so-so historical fiction and TERRIBLE science fiction. But still kinda entertaining. In that the-fourth-Twilight-book way if you know what I mean (trying to avoid giving away spoilers!)Historical fiction and Science fiction and Romance in one novel....Interesting. Out of all of those, I like historical fiction the most, select science fiction (Ursula LeGuin), and have only read a few romance novels in college...DD - 8
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so... if i kinda hated the fourth twilight book, should i avoid outlander? Originally Posted by wellyes
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Haha. I haven't read the Twilight books yet, but that's a funny reference. I'm thinking of getting started on them, as I just read Midnight Sun and found it entertaining. Originally Posted by wellyes
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