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One reader's thoughts as she steps from book to book.
Books I've Finished
- "A Christmas Memory"
- by Truman Capote 12/8/12
- "Child's Christmas in Wales"
- by Dylan Thomas 12/7/12
- "One Christmas"
- by Truman Capote 11/29/12
- "The Thanksgiving Visitor"
- by Truman Capote 11/29/12
- Inside Mrs. B's Classroom
- by Leslie Baldacci 11/28/12
- The Bee Eater
- by Richard Whitmire 11/15/12
- There Are No Shortcuts
- by Rafe Esquith 10/28/12
- I'd Like to Apologize to
- Every Teacher I Ever Had
- by Tony Danza 10/21/12
- Corked
- by Kathryn Borel 10/15/12
- Year of Learning Dangerously
- by Quinn Cummings 9/30/12
- A Hologram for the King
- by Dave Eggers 8/23/12
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- by Harper Lee 7/18/12
About Me
- Christine
- I often have a few books with bookmarks in them at once. I enjoy classics more than contemporary works of fiction, often read historical fiction, and love to get glimpses into other people's lives by reading memoirs and biographies.
11 comments:
I guess I'll have to go with Thursday Next, but I have always had a thing for Bob Heinlein's female characters (his male characters, ugg).
I'll go with Morgaine (Morgan le Fay) from The Mists of Avalon. The book is a great re-telling of an old legend, but from the female perspective. I'm going to have to read it again someday.
Scarlett O'Hara is quite a character.
Ooh, I love Mists of Avalon. That book was incredible. Have you read any of the others in the series? I'm curious to know if they're worth reading.
One of my favorite female characters is Lyra, from His Dark Materials. I was especially impressed that the male author (my beloved Philip Pullman) was able to make her seem believable.
Also I'm quite fond of both Death and Delirium from Gaiman's Sandman series (sorry, Don). They were very original, fascinating characters.
Sorry. Last comment was me. DRD
Elphaba from Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Ingrid from White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Cordelia and Elaine from Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
Offred from The Handmaid's Tale, also by Atwood
Francie Nolan from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Shug, Sofia, and Celie from The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Izumi Curtis, Lust, and Dante from Fullmetal Alchemist (Not a book, but I couldn't leave them out.)
Fullmetal Alchemist is too a book. DRD
Besides, if it wasn't a book, how could I be reading it?
Um, I just read what you wrote, Don, and that's not a book :p
Danika and Don:
Eep! I'm sorry. I grovel. I writhe in abject prostration, even. I haven't read the manga, have only seen the anime. Can I say it's a "text?"
Abject prostration accepted. I know you'll know better in future. DRD
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