Thursday, March 7, 2013

A Cocktail & Conversation Time!



Every other Thursday here at the Broke & The Bookish is  A Cocktail & Conversation time. One of the TBTB members will pose a question to 2-3 of the other members of TB&TB crew about books, life, music, etc and then they'll answer and we can converse about it. So grab a cocktail & cozy up for some conversation. It's 5 o'clock somewhere, friends. 




Jana asks: Which bookish character reminds you the most of yourself?





Jamie says: Great question! A lot of times I'll see little bits and pieces of myself in different characters (Jessica Darling) but most recently I really saw a lot of myself in Allyson/Lulu in Gayle Forman's Just One Day. I just seriously GOT her in so many ways.

Tahleen says: Oh man, I have no idea. I almost feel bad comparing myself to a character in a book, since they are probably much more interesting than I am! Maybe when I was younger, Catherine from Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, if only because I wanted real life to mimic the lives of the people I read about in books.

Lori says:  This is a really good question!  I think I have to go with Scarlett O'Hara from Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind (shocker, I know).  I think we have a lot in common--admittedly selfish tendencies, but also the willingness to do what it takes when the chips are down.  If I'm not actually like her, I aspire to be like her because she is so strong, cunning, and daring, but also deeply flawed.





Paula says: Definitely Hermione Granger. I have always been and always will be the person who finished their assignments early and hung out with her textbooks. And maybe if I wish hard enough to be her... I'll suddenly find that my purse is bottomless!





What about you guys? Which characters remind you a bit of yourself?

8 comments:

  1. Loved this post! Such an interesting topic!

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  2. Morag Gunn from Margaret Laurence's The Diviners. Reading that book was like looking in the mirror...

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  3. TS Spivet from The Selected Works of TS Spivet. He's methodical, a planner, and a bit quirky. And according to my husband afflicted with a tinge of Aspergers, but we won't go there!

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  4. I've read this question before... I never could think of anyone who was like me. It's a tough question. I like Stephanie Plum... yes I know she is always getting in trouble. But I hope that my spirit is like hers!!

    Angie
    Angela's Anxious Life

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  5. This is so great!!! I definitely have to agree with Paula... I love Hermione and can relate to her on many levels... even down to the poofy, thick, wavy, uncontrollable hair! What a great topic. Well done ladies!

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  6. Anne from Persuasion. Our story was very similar. But I have Hermoine Hair too :)

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  7. Jamie! I totally saw a lot of myself in Allyson too. There was something about her that I could immediately relate to, and understand. It felt like I was reading about my own journey in many ways.

    But overall, I think I'd be a lot like Anne from Anne of Green Gables. Her fierce imagination and her endless curiosity and the fact that she's pretty different from everyone... yeah. ;)

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  8. I'm like Paula- I see myself in Hermione Granger too! I read my biology book for my college bio class cover to cover. Even than chapters that weren't assigned. I remember being excited when I first read about Hermione. She made being studious and a complete book nerd cool! I never did go on as many adventures as Hermione though. She's braver than I am.

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