willoyd Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 and we don't all read popular YA titles). Too right! Top of my list would be: Jane Austen The Bronte sisters Virginia Woolf William Shakespeare I'll have a think about others (but I'd like to know what would have happened in Edwin Drood!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I'm just going to say Augusten Burroughs and David Mitchell (the comedian/author). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 (edited) Oh this is an easy one! Chuck Palahniuk Shelby Foote (deceased) Ernest Hemingway (deceased) Tennessee Williams (deceased) Philip K Dick (deceased) I'm going for 10: Philippa Gregory Ken Burns Lee Child Hunter S Thompson Gore Vidal Margaret Atwood Oops- that's 11 . I'd also love to have a conversation with Ayn Rand. Edited May 5, 2016 by Anna Begins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I want to add Primo Levi too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 George Orwell Agatha Christie Daphne Du Maurier Charles Dickens (I'd like to ask him about Higham where he lived - because I lived there too) J K Rowling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I wouldn't mind meeting Maggie Steifvater, who's going to be at this conference . Otherwise the authors I'd most like to meet, both alive and deceased, would definitely be... Charles Dickens Alexandre Dumas Stephen King Kate Ross Iain Pears Tracy Chevalier Ayn Rand Jasper Fforde LM Montgomery Donna Tartt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 This week's topic is: Characters You Are Most Like Notes from the new creator (Samantha / ThoughtsOnTomes) -- Choose characters you are like, not characters you WANT to be like. You can also choose one character trait you share with a particular character. For example, you may not have Hermione's bravery, but you do have her book smarts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 What an interesting question! Who's yours, Athena? I think I've always related to Anastasia Krupnik (the series is written by Lois Lowry), in that I love making lists, I have entertained thoughts of becoming an author, and I think we are both rather introspective, and we are analytical in some respects and also like observing other people. I only wish I had a cool little brother like she does... And I was always envious of her own room, back when I was a teenager and lacked one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrpath27 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 (edited) This is an interesting topic. Hmm... I am like Hermione from Harry Potter in her propensity for being a rule-follower. I am like Don Tillman from The Rosie Project with my tendency to over-analyze everything. (Maybe not quite as much as he does, though.) Resourceful, determined, and hard-working like Laura Ingalls Wilder Passionate and creative like Jo from Little Women A bit of a daydreamer and honey-eater like Pooh Edited May 11, 2016 by dtrpath27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 It's a very interesting question. Great answers, Frankie and DTR ! I find it hard to think of characters myself. There isn't any one character that fully fits me, but many characters who have autistic traits I share those traits with. I find it hard to remember though what characters are properly like once I've finished the book (is that odd? It happens now and then that I read a book which has a character in it with whom I share a trait, but I find it hard to remember once I've finished the book, I remember more about the plot I guess). I'm like Hermione from the Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling, in that I always want to follow the rules. I'm like Don Tillman from the books by Graeme Simsion, in the sense that I want and need to plan a lot of things, and analyse. I'm like Ginny from The Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry, who needs time to rest after energy draining situations (ie. social gatherings) by going to safe place where there's little outside input. I'm like Matilda from the book Matilda by Roald Dahl, in that I love to read (albeit not quite the same books as her) and I like to learn things. I can't think of a 5th one yet, but maybe something will come to my mind later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Two votes for Hermione and Don Tillman already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrpath27 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Ha! I know -- and for the same reasons, nontheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 Quite interesting . This week's topic is: Summer Reads Note from the author: --This can include beach reads, fun reads, or any book you associate with summer for whatever reason! I generally associate summer reads with either romantic comedy type books ('chicklit'), or books that involve characters going on (summer) holiday or on a road trip. I'll have a think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I didn't get around to answering the last question, but I'd said I'm most like Rebecca from the novel of the same name. I could identify with her lack of self-confidence and uncertainty in social situations, among other things. 'Summer reads' makes me think of books that are light reading and shortish, such as Agatha Christie and YA books. I'd generally veer away from anything that's non-fiction, although some autobiographies would fit the bill, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Ha ha Summer makes me think of Ayn Rand, I think I spent a month on The Fountainhead (ok, 23 days)! I think I read Atlas Shrugged and Anthem in the summer too. Thinking about it, I guess I choose long history and philosophy books in summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Ha ha Summer makes me think of Ayn Rand, I think I spent a month on The Fountainhead (ok, 23 days)! I think I read Atlas Shrugged and Anthem in the summer too. Thinking about it, I guess I choose long history and philosophy books in summer I don't remember when I read Fountainhead or Atlas, Anna, but I do remember reading Anthem for a class in high school and it went right over my head! I need to re-read it, clearly. I read anything and everything all year round, really, but when on vacation I usually re-read my favorites. Like if I'm up at the lake, I want to spend as much time outside as possible doing things, and if I have a new book that I'm loving all I'll want to do is read it! So, on my weekends during the summer or my annual 2 week vacation in July I'll read Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy, Twilight, The Shining, or anything by Tracy Chevalier or Iain Pears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 (edited) I can only think of the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris. I've read most of them in the summer, in the balcony of my previous Joensuu apartment Happy times! Otherwise, no particular authors or novels come up. For me, I associate summer with chick lit and thrillers / detective novels And I like reading both! Edited May 17, 2016 by frankie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I just tend to read what I fancy throughout the year, 2 years ago I read Under the Dome whilst on a weeks holiday in Portugal, I suppose for me it is more about mood and levels of concentration as to what I decide to read, at home, on holiday, in winter or in summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Kylie, sorry to nit-pick but do you mean the 2nd wife from "Rebecca" rather than Rebecca herself, as the second wife is more like the character you describe? I go for escapism during holidays, maybe something nice and summery or something that's easy to read and yes, the Sookie Stackhouse books are perfect, although I've read them all now so might read something similar, or maybe a fast-paced thriller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Yes, that's who I meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoyd Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 (edited) Being a teacher, my summer reading is often concentrated into the weeks of the summer holidays - the months either side (June/early July, September) are the months which have averaged out as my worst months for reading (especially September). I often save 'big' reads, ones I need to time to sit down and read properly, for then. So, books that represent summer in recent years for me (and are, coincidentally, all 6-star reads) include:1. The Pursuit of Glory - Tim Blanning2. Moby Dick - Herman Melville3. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy4. Bleak House - Charles Dickens5. Virginia Woolf - Hermione LeeI also like reading about places I'm visiting at the time, or books related to those places; again, recent examples I've enjoyed (even if not 6-star reads) include:1. Swiss Watching - Diccon Bewes2. Miss Jemima's Swiss Journal - Jemima Morrell3. Findings - Kathleen Jamie4. To Sea and Back - Richard Shelton5. The Iron Kingdom - Christopher Clark Edited May 18, 2016 by willoyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 This week's topic is: Characters You Defend Author's Note: --These are characters you love, but no one else seems to so you are always defending them! I don't think I really have an answer for this one. Of about half the books I read, I have no idea what anyone else even thinks of them (because I don't know anyone who's read those same books), let alone lots of people. I can't really think of any characters I love, that are hated by lots of people. I don't think I really defend many characters that often. I think this one only works if you have a large bookish social circle. Maybe, as Wednesday approaches, I'll see what people answer to this question, online, and it'll give me an idea. Maybe someone else has a better idea of what to answer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Scarlett O'hara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Jaime Lannister from Game of Thrones (from the 3rd book onwards) Mr Rochester from Jane Eyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Scarlett O'hara Jaime Lannister from Game of Thrones (from the 3rd book onwards) Mr Rochester from Jane Eyre Haven't read any Game of Thrones, but the other two, Scarlett and Mr. Rochester definitely fit the bill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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