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30-day Challenge! - Day 18: If you could jump into any book, what book would it be? Why?
If I can cheat a little bit too, and be so so so unorginial: Harry Potter. I know! It's so obvious! But there is no denying that I would absolutely LOVE to be a part of the wizarding world as created by J.K. Rowling. But if I would have to pick just one book.. I'm just gonna go with On the Road by Jack Kerouac. I remember being really "depressed" while reading it, because I would never be able to go on random roadstrips around the US hitchhiking with strangers or driving some rusty old car through the desert or anywhere else and just be free. I know I'll never get to do that, and it seriously sucks because it sounds so perfect!
Murder on the Orient Express- not so much for the murder, but because I would just love to ride the Orient Express!
I almost said Harry Potter, Kim! I would love to go running at that place on the train station and pass through into that whole new world :D
It would be divergent. I'm a boy, but I feel like Tris has it all.
((Spoiler)) Another reason would be that Divergent by Veronica Roth would be an amazing experience to travel forward in time and see war-torn Chicago. The factions project would be interesting because in a changing world, it would be nice to see what governments create a (for the most part) harmonious, successful nation, and which ones create a country where the citizens turn on each other and sends the world as they know it come crashing down. Seeing which faction my friends and I would go into would be captivating, though I do like to choose my own life. I do agree with Tobias's opinion, which was that instead of having one characteristic your entire life, you should want and be permitted to be truthful, peaceful, selfless, intelligent, and thrill-seeking.
I'd cheat as well and go with the planet Barrayar from Bujold's Vorkosigan saga. I think it'd be really interesting to be in a community going through that much social change in just a few generations.As far as a non-cheating ... Hm. I pick Beauty. I'd love having a magical library that contained every book that ever had or was going to be written.
I'm with Harry Potter, too. Only if I can do magic, though. So many of the books I really like take place when being a woman isn't the best thing.
Janet wrote: "I'm with Harry Potter, too. Only if I can do magic, though. So many of the books I really like take place when being a woman isn't the best thing."On the bold, that's an interesting point. One that I saw discussed in my Time Travel group a few times. There are so few female time travelers in stories, it seems, and the conversation speculated that the restricted roles/freedom of movement for females at many times in history is one reason.
On the first - for sure! I wouldn't want to be a muggle ^_^
Well, I'd probably regret it since it's such a harsh world;-), but I'd love to jump into George RR Martin's Fire and Ice series. The various lands are so interesting, in particular the Wall.The Great Gatsby is another book I would love to jump into, due to the oppulent lifestyle and those gorgeous mansions.
Kelly wrote: "Well, I'd probably regret it since it's such a harsh world;-), but I'd love to jump into George RR Martin's Fire and Ice series. The various lands are so interesting, in particular the Wall.The G..."
Yes, I was also thinking about Fire and Ice, but then again: not a very nice place to be a woman. (Except maybe rich and dressed in beautiful garments... And with a husband who isn't a total creep) I think I'd rather be a man in that world.
Aidan wrote: "((Spoiler)) Another reason would be that Divergent by Veronica Roth would be an amazing experience to travel forward in time and see war-torn Chicago. The factions project would be ..."This would be fun, I agree.
if i have to choose one, it would be defenitely Pride and Prejudice :Dit would be interesting to be a Lizzy for one day and meet my Mr Darcy :) i don't think this is quite original but i love the book very much!!!
I would say Robinson Crusoe but being on deserted island without books would be torture.
Cindy wrote: "I would say Robinson Crusoe but being on deserted island without books would be torture."haha so true! (on the bolded)
Cindy wrote: "I would say Robinson Crusoe but being on deserted island without books would be torture."No books, so what! Write one yourself on a series of leaves and tree bark!
I'd jump into the Dark Tower and join the ka-tet of the rose.
Aidan wrote: "Cindy wrote: "I would say Robinson Crusoe but being on deserted island without books would be torture."No books, so what! Write one yourself on a series of leaves and tree bark!"
Maybe I will. I have a few books already in my head begging to be let out.
I would jump in NEARLY all books that I red! I would go From Harry Potter to Pride and Prejudice,from Pride and Prejudice in Jane Eyre, From Jane Eyre to David Copperfield and all that! I know that's not even a good answer for the group's question,but that is the way I feel :)
Teo wrote: "I would jump in NEARLY all books that I red! I would go From Harry Potter to Pride and Prejudice,from Pride and Prejudice in Jane Eyre, From Jane Eyre to David Copperfield and all that! I know that..."Haha thats okay! i would jump into every book that I've ever read, almost!
Actually, Teo, that's a GREAT answer :D. I agree with you and Alissa, me too!!!
I'm 31, and still waiting for my Hogwarts letter..... ;-)
Duane wrote: "I would love to jump into Time and Again by. Jack Finney and go back to New York City in 1882, at least for one day."I was thinking just the same thing!
I'd love to jump into the world of Mercy Thompson in that series...
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May 18:
Pride and Prejudice: Who wouldn't want to live at Pemberly?
The Wizard of Oz: Just so I could step out of the house and into all those glorious colors; plus those ruby red slippers look pretty cute!!
Should add: Harry Potter series if my character could become an animagus. ;-)
Pride and Prejudice: Who wouldn't want to live at Pemberly?
The Wizard of Oz: Just so I could step out of the house and into all those glorious colors; plus those ruby red slippers look pretty cute!!
Should add: Harry Potter series if my character could become an animagus. ;-)
Journey to the Center of the Earth and The Lost World. I am an armchair explorer.
Brideshead Revisited because I love reading about this time period and would like to jump in and live it for myself.
Day 18 Entry:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.
I just really want to check out that chocolate factory and meet an oompolopa!
Rachel wrote: "Day 18 Entry:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.
I just really want to check out that chocolate factory and meet an oompolopa!"
haha! That made me smile :). Me too, now that you mention it ^_^
I would want to jump into The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawethorne. I don't believe that Hester Prynne had anyone on her side and I would like to have been able to help her out in her situation no matter what the consequences. I would also like to jump into To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I think that there is a lot to be learned from Atticus.
I'd like to visit the ball at Twelve Oaks in the beginning of Gone with the Wind. Just because I'd like to wear a crinoline dress and dance at the ball. I wouldn't want to stay, though, because there is a war starting and that whole slavery thing... But for one day. I think the story couldn't have happened in another time, though. I like that Scarlett is a non-conformist and it's not really possible anymore to portray a character like that in contemporary novels. My favourite scene is of course the one at the Atlanta Bazaar, because I, too, like to shock people a bit sometimes. Maybe I am actually more like Rhett...
Otherwise I'd like to jump to Belle Époque or maybe 1920s Paris, but I don't really have a book in mind.
I would like to jump into The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. I think Narnia sounds amazing, and I would like to meet Mr. Tumnus. :)
Yes, go with Narnia, Harry Potter, Pride and Prejudice; just for starters!
Hmmm, maybe the Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger because it is set near my beautiful childhood home in Minnesota.
Harry Potter for me too .one can identify the world within yet it is fun.Hogwarts. ..If one book then..
Heidi
Agreed, Harry Potter for sure! Though it would be rather dangerous, so one of the first books of it I would say.
Harry Potter. It may be dangerous, but it would be fun!
The future world of The Power. It is not perfect, but it would be nice to be on the other side for a while.
The "Outlander" series. It would be so neat!
Absolutely I would want to be an elf in Tolkien’s Middle-Earth.Also appealing is Susanna Clarke’s Regency England, but only if I could do magic. I could attend balls but also go through mirrors and explore realms beyond. And I always liked the roguish Childermass and he hadn’t any romantic attachments…
I would love to meet Bernie and Chet from the series that starts with Dog on It. For fantasy, I would like to go to the world of Elan that starts with Theft of Swords. It's not as dark as GOT. When I first read Lord of the Rings, I wanted to meet the adorable hobbits Merry and Pippin.Also it would be fun to be part of a crazy family in the 1920's-1950's, such as I Capture the Castle, The Pursuit of Love, or My Family and Other Animals.
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Day 18: If you could jump into any book, what book would it be? Why?
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- I feel like this answer, for me, could change, depending on my mood. But, right now, as I look out at a gray and rainy sky, the first 'book world' that jumped into my mind is a recent and ongoing series that I just adore. As soon as a new book comes out, I read it right away. :D
It's the world, and characters, first introduced in A Modern Witch by Debora Geary. Which I found by picking up a freebie kindle book, off of Amazon's Top 100 Best Sellers - Free list! (alot of dross on those lists ;-))
The world now has spread out into four related serieses (? is that a word?), and I'll keep reading them as long as she keeps writing them. But, it sure would be fun to go have noodles with them sometime. Or Nutella cookies :D.
• A Modern Witch (8 books)
• WitchLight Trilogy (3 books)
• Witch Central (2 books)
• Novel Nibbles (2 books)
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I guess I cheated a bit, b/c that is a series (several, actually, lol). If it was a single book ... hmmmm ... this is tougher. Looks like most of my 'five stars' are part of a series. I guess I will say Ireland by Frank Delaney. I would absolutely LOVE to sit by a fireplace and listen to that old storyteller tell me one or some of his tales :)
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