The Book Blogger Hope is a weekly meme hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-for-Books. Here is some information about the hope right from the horse's mouth:In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!This week the Hop asks us to consider what book or series we would physically put ourselves into if we could. My first thought was Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer, because I have always wanted to see the top of the world, but only if I don't actually have to be cold or anything (one of the many reasons I will never see the top of the world-I'm a wimp!)
So next I thought about all those books that I love that take place in England, because that is a place that I desperately want to visit that I might actually get to some day. But then I realized how many of them have a time period that is not conducive to women's rights, or, you know, basic hygiene. Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley is the one I feel most strongly about, but only if I can be one of the priestesses and living in Avalon.
After some consideration, I think that my final answer of the moment is to visit the world of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, though preferably after the great "defeat Sauron/Destroy the ring" thing. Though before the elves leave-that is one of my motivating factors, to meet me some elves. After that I can build myself a normal size house at the edge of Hobbiton and live peacefully with the Hobbits in the shire. Yep, days of quiet contemplation in an idyllic spot sound like exactly what I need today.
Apologies in advance for my answer this week as it will not immediately resonate with the book blogger population which happens to be 99.5% female.
ReplyDeleteMy choice is a book series geared towards guys which won’t enthrall the vast majority of my fellow book bloggers (who are almost entirely female) with the extensive discussion of powerful weapons and sexy milspec gear, beautiful women, eye-popping action sequences (with occasionally obscene violence), and the like.
But there IS something in my answer that just about everyone of the female persuasion can benefit from my decidedly “books for guys” post. Hop on over to http://www.howardsherman.net to find out what it is.
Happy Hop Friday!
Howard Sherman
http://www.howardsherman.net
One of your old followers taking the Hop.
ReplyDeleteYou have great book selections! I also chose my book on a desire to be in England :)
Take care & happy reading,
Ms. C
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