Comments on: BTT – In Other Worlds…

By: Literary Feline

Literary Feline — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:07:16 +0000

I am visiting Far World right now and I can see why you would want to live there. I would love to talk with the trees.

By: Popin

Popin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:39:17 +0000

I kept seeing the BTT segments at your blog that I finally decided to join and write up my own. Thank you for that!

I agree with you about the authors creating conflicts, I don’t think I’d mind it though if I had a super power. hehe.

~ Popin

By: Charley

Charley — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:41:37 +0000

I think I would like to live in Francie Nolan’s world in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Even though she lived in poverty, I loved the strength that her world required. I got lost in Smith’s descriptions of simple activities like sitting on the fire escape, going to the library, and drinking coffee – how magical those moments were to Francie, something to be treasured rather than taken for granted. There was a richness and toughness of character in Francie’s world, and she brought Brooklyn to life for me. Without Francie, I don’t know that I would have wanted to live there! The character really made the place in that novel.

By: Literate Housewife

Literate Housewife — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:25:51 +0000

That is great about not wanting to invite an author’s conflict into your life!

I would want to give Henry VIII’s world – so long as I could leave at any time. I don’t think I’d want to be trapped there. I would just like to meet all of those people in person.

By: Sally

Sally — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:02:23 +0000

There is no author I’d trust; they like to create too many problems.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:58:59 +0000

I’d love to live in Harry Potter’s world too, but definitely after Voldemort’s demise. And I agree, conflict is the problem with any wish to live in a book, there’s plenty of it already!

By: Rebecca @ Readerville

Rebecca @ Readerville — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:50:37 +0000

That’s a good point about conflict…I think I’d just want someone who could capture my humanness, my quirkiness, and bring it all together in the end. John Irving is a top choice.

By: JLS Hall

JLS Hall — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:07:51 +0000

I agree – authors are not trustworthy. With my luck, they’d write me out by the end of the first chapter!

By: devourerofbooks

devourerofbooks — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:00:38 +0000

Have you started it yet? I finished it in one day and (future review spoiler) loved it!

By: Bluestocking

Bluestocking — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:59:32 +0000

I am doing a review of Farworld later on this month too!!! I would be interesting to live in Farworld especially being non magical. Nothing could effect you. Just think someone like Lord Voldemort wouldn’t have been able to harm Muggles.