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redfiona99Day 16 - Favourite female character
Going old school for this, but it has to be Queen Lucy the Valiant, or Lucy Pevensie (which I know I am going to mangle into pensieve.) if people are going to be awkward about it.
I think partly it might well have been an age thing, or to quote a friend who I squawked at when he was mean about Lucy, 'exactly how young, short and dumpy were you at the time?' The answers, by the by, are 4-5ish, very and very. So there may have been an element of identification going on.
The other thing is that there's a reason she's 'The Valiant'. It's because there's as much bravery in the mopping up as there is in the fighting, and that's what she does. Also being brave is about facing your fears, it doesn't mean not having them. And the very important detail that one should be both polite and curious.
I don't think my take away message that all wardrobes should be checked for passages to secret worlds was probably not quite as correct, but it doesn't mean it shouldn't be done. I think that was one of the things that I liked about Narnia, thinking back on it, is that it was so possible, because wardrobes contained all kinds of wonderful things, like Christmas presents. And of course someone evil would make it always winter and never Christmas. Or that in other fantasy stories it's power that tempts, but in this its Turkish delight. It's a very cosy sort of fantasy universe.
Day 1 - The best book you read last year
Day 2 - A book that you've read more than 3 times
Day 3 - Favourite series of books
Day 4 - Favourite book in your favourite series
Day 5 - A book that makes you happy
Day 6 - A book that makes you sad
Day 7 - Most under-rated book
Day 8 - Most over-rated book
Day 9 - A book you never expected to love
Day 10 - Favourite classic book
Day 11 - A book you hate
Day 12 - A book you used to love but don't any more
Day 13 - Favourite writer
Day 14 - Your favourite book by your favourite writer
Day 15 - Favourite male character
Day 17 - Favorite quote from your favorite book
Day 18 - A book that disappointed you
Day 19 - Favorite book turned into a movie
Day 20 - Favorite romance book
Day 21 - Favorite book from your childhood
Day 22 - Favorite book you own
Day 23 - A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven't
Day 24 - A book that you wish more people would've read
Day 25 - A character who you can relate to the most
Day 26 - A book that changed your opinion about something
Day 27 - The most surprising plot twist or ending
Day 28 - Favorite title
Day 29 - A book everyone hated but you liked
Day 30 - Your favorite book of all time
Going old school for this, but it has to be Queen Lucy the Valiant, or Lucy Pevensie (which I know I am going to mangle into pensieve.) if people are going to be awkward about it.
I think partly it might well have been an age thing, or to quote a friend who I squawked at when he was mean about Lucy, 'exactly how young, short and dumpy were you at the time?' The answers, by the by, are 4-5ish, very and very. So there may have been an element of identification going on.
The other thing is that there's a reason she's 'The Valiant'. It's because there's as much bravery in the mopping up as there is in the fighting, and that's what she does. Also being brave is about facing your fears, it doesn't mean not having them. And the very important detail that one should be both polite and curious.
I don't think my take away message that all wardrobes should be checked for passages to secret worlds was probably not quite as correct, but it doesn't mean it shouldn't be done. I think that was one of the things that I liked about Narnia, thinking back on it, is that it was so possible, because wardrobes contained all kinds of wonderful things, like Christmas presents. And of course someone evil would make it always winter and never Christmas. Or that in other fantasy stories it's power that tempts, but in this its Turkish delight. It's a very cosy sort of fantasy universe.
Day 1 - The best book you read last year
Day 2 - A book that you've read more than 3 times
Day 3 - Favourite series of books
Day 4 - Favourite book in your favourite series
Day 5 - A book that makes you happy
Day 6 - A book that makes you sad
Day 7 - Most under-rated book
Day 8 - Most over-rated book
Day 9 - A book you never expected to love
Day 10 - Favourite classic book
Day 11 - A book you hate
Day 12 - A book you used to love but don't any more
Day 13 - Favourite writer
Day 14 - Your favourite book by your favourite writer
Day 15 - Favourite male character
Day 17 - Favorite quote from your favorite book
Day 18 - A book that disappointed you
Day 19 - Favorite book turned into a movie
Day 20 - Favorite romance book
Day 21 - Favorite book from your childhood
Day 22 - Favorite book you own
Day 23 - A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven't
Day 24 - A book that you wish more people would've read
Day 25 - A character who you can relate to the most
Day 26 - A book that changed your opinion about something
Day 27 - The most surprising plot twist or ending
Day 28 - Favorite title
Day 29 - A book everyone hated but you liked
Day 30 - Your favorite book of all time
