Literary Crushes

[bossyboots]

kore said:

evilminion said:

Not a crush on a character, but an author. I just read Neil Gaiman's Stardust and Smoke and Mirrors and was blown away. It's not the first work of his that I've read, but every time I read his writing the love is re-kindled and I can't stop raving about him for days.

I'm the same way about Neil! I'll totally recommend him to anyone who will give me a chance.

I think the love I have is for The Universe for letting this man's stories be heard. Without his stories, I think I would be one sad puppy.

I'd like to check out his stuff after hearing so many good things about him here and at Fametracker when they had forums. Which book(s) would you recommend I start with?

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Reading that Madeleine L'Engle just died (sadness) reminded me that I have been in love with Calvin O'Keefe since, oh, fourth grade. I have always had a thing for redheads. (See also: Weasley, Ron.)

[Mutagen]

knesaa said:

Reading that Madeleine L'Engle just died

WHAT? Noooo!

She wrote A Ring of Endless Light, right, about the girl who swam with dolphins? That book messed me UP for days.

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I had a crush on Sherlock Holmes. It even crossed the line from the Doyle stories to the PBS series with Jeremy Brett. I crushed on him, too, as the character. I'm weird.

Got two more weird literary crushes: Johnny Tremain, when we read the book in 7th grade. And Huckleberry Finn. Yeah... I dunno why.

[kostgard]

Got two more weird literary crushes: Johnny Tremain, when we read the book in 7th grade.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one! I remember reading that book in 7th or 8th grade and having totally literary crush-shame over it. Thankfully it was short-lived.

I also had a bit of a crush on Sherlock Holmes, but I was pretty I wasn't alone on that one..

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Johnny Tremain, when we read the book in 7th grade...


I'm so glad I'm not the only one!

Hah! Ditto. Whew.

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bossyboots said:

kore said:

I'm the same way about Neil! I'll totally recommend him to anyone who will give me a chance.

I think the love I have is for The Universe for letting this man's stories be heard. Without his stories, I think I would be one sad puppy.

I'd like to check out his stuff after hearing so many good things about him here and at Fametracker when they had forums. Which book(s) would you recommend I start with?

That's really hard to say. I loved American Gods, but he also has a couple of books of short stories, Fragile Things and Smoke and Mirrors. You could try reading Stardust, which has been recently released as a movie. Anything of his would be a good place to start, all of his books are stand-alones. Just don't delay!

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I believe my first literary crush was on Ned Nickerson from the Nancy Drew series (I'm not sure why his last name was bleeped out).

I'm a major Jane Austen fan so I always had a major crush on Darcy and Wentworth. Still love them, but my undying alliegence has to go to Henry Tilney, if only for his sense of humor. And not strictly Jane Austen, but I also had a crush on Syndney in her unfinished work Sandition, completed by "Another Lady."

Recently I've added Richard Armitage John Thornton from North and South to the list.

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kimchi said:

I believe my first literary crush was on Ned **** from the Nancy Drew series (I'm not sure why his last name was bleeped out).

You just made me think of a really old one I'm kind of embarrassed about now - Henry from "The Boxcar Children." I was a dork. (And if you want to know why he's Ned Fourletterword here, check out Cyberweirdos.)

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kimchi said:

Recently I've added Richard Armitage John Thornton from North and South to the list.

Welcome to the club.

Armitage aside, I think John Thornton is one of the more overlooked romantic heros since Darcy & Heathcliff hog the spotlight.