I was asked a question on Formspring.me and thought it was an excellent inquiry to share here at my book blog.
The question was:
My first thought was, "What a great question!" And then I thought, "...What a difficult question." All of the main female characters from my favorite books started bombarding my mind. Most of my favorite novels are about women who led less-than-ideal lives.
Marie Antoinette (from Abundance) got to wear gorgeous gowns, attend fabulous soirees, and rule as Queen of France. Not to mention, she got to indulge in a romantic affair with the handsome Count Fersen. But I wouldn't want to have been her because she was the scapegoat of the Revolution, was terrorized by her haters, and had her head chopped off in the end.
Marlena (from Water for Elephants) was a beautiful and talented circus performer who had a loving pet elephant named Rosie. However, she suffered abuse from her possessive husband.
Claudia (from Pilate's Wife) came from a wealthy Roman family and lived during my favorite time in history. She married Pontius Pilate, loved a good-looking gladiator, and traveled the empire. But she was tormented by nightmares that came true (including Jesus' crucifixion) and a Roman emperor that had it out for her family members.
And Queen Caroline Mathilde (from The Royal Physician's Visit) ruled as queen of Denmark and found true love in a romantic reformer. However, she had to marry an unstable and childlike king. And her love affair came to a rather bloody end.
So... who of all my favorite characters would I actually want to be in the shoes of?
My answer:
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The question was:
If you could live the life
of a character in a book,
who would it be?
My first thought was, "What a great question!" And then I thought, "...What a difficult question." All of the main female characters from my favorite books started bombarding my mind. Most of my favorite novels are about women who led less-than-ideal lives.of a character in a book,
who would it be?
Marie Antoinette (from Abundance) got to wear gorgeous gowns, attend fabulous soirees, and rule as Queen of France. Not to mention, she got to indulge in a romantic affair with the handsome Count Fersen. But I wouldn't want to have been her because she was the scapegoat of the Revolution, was terrorized by her haters, and had her head chopped off in the end.
Marlena (from Water for Elephants) was a beautiful and talented circus performer who had a loving pet elephant named Rosie. However, she suffered abuse from her possessive husband.
Claudia (from Pilate's Wife) came from a wealthy Roman family and lived during my favorite time in history. She married Pontius Pilate, loved a good-looking gladiator, and traveled the empire. But she was tormented by nightmares that came true (including Jesus' crucifixion) and a Roman emperor that had it out for her family members.
And Queen Caroline Mathilde (from The Royal Physician's Visit) ruled as queen of Denmark and found true love in a romantic reformer. However, she had to marry an unstable and childlike king. And her love affair came to a rather bloody end.
So... who of all my favorite characters would I actually want to be in the shoes of?
My answer:
Scarlet O'Hara from
'Gone with the Wind'...
but I'd never let that
dashing Rhett Butler
get away from me!!!
He'd be mine, all mine. ;)
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Amore.
