This week's topic: Who are your favorite literary couples?
You know -- the ones you like by themselves, but LOVE together!
First, some nominations in adult titles: Sookie and any of her many lovers (but especially Eric), Claire and Jamie in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander, and Jack and Eliza in Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson.
For YA: Mary "Jacky" Faber and Jared in the Bloody Jack books, Blossom and Alexander in Ghosts I Have Been by Richard Peck, and Aislinn and Seth from Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely series.
What do all these various couples have in common? Each half of the whole is a fully-realized character, with a "real" life taking place offstage. No sitting by the phone waiting for a call for these love interests!
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I would really encourage people to dive in and submit a video--it's a great learning experience, and it just may lead to a request!
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9 comments:
"Each half of the whole is a fully-realized character, with a "real" life taking place offstage."
here here!
hear hear?
either way. I concur.
So this is the third time I've seen Outlander. Might have to pick this one up too!
Happy Wednesday!
Congrats on the pitch!
I also picked Jamie and Claire from Outlander. You are right- neither is the type to wait around for the someone to call.
Outlander FTW! I have to say that I like some books better in the series than others, but Jamie and Claire are so good together.
Congrats on the pitch! That's awesome!
And I agree with you on what makes for a great couple.
I've been super curious about the Bloody Jack series but hadn't heard any reviews on it. I definitely need to read it now that someone has given it a good review.
And congrats on the pitch!
Whee! Awesome! :D
Fun post! I definitely agree about each character in a couple needing to be fully realized outside of his relationship. Two-dimensional characters make for dimensional romances.
Jess, the best review I can do for Bloody Jack is this tweet I posted a month ago:
No, Jacky Faber, you will not distract me from my own writing tasks! What's that, you'll show me your nekked bum? Just a quick peek, then
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