Revisiting Old Friends

I do that.....at one time, I've read the Harry Potter series and on of my favorite authors was VC Andrews. Alot of the time, I think about some of the things in the stories if I see or hear something that reminds me of them.

I plan to re-read all the Harry Potter books soon..they are the kind of books, you just want to re-read over and over again--it's like just for awhile, one can pretend that the stories go on and on...and don't ever end....and yes I'm an Anne Rice fan too, as you know :) and oh! You love the North and South series...I have a novel idea on the continual back burner of my own series of books like that, but in my case I would be doing a fictional story based on my actual family tree...as to when to write it...yeesh.. Another great author with characters that stay in one's mind is of course non other that JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings....now those characters are ones to remember--in fact, just the other night, after a L_O_N_G absence, I started watching the Lord of The rings movies...the extended versions at that

This was an interesting discussion, and boy did it make my mind flood with characters. Yes, I do the same sometimes, almost for no reason I start remember things and people that I have read about. I read The Pilot's wife about a year ago, and she and the detective will show up from time to time. I see the soldiers from The Red Badge of Courage, Timothy and Phillip from The Cay (and I haven't read those books since high school, over 22 years ago). It's surprising what comes to our minds sometimes.

There are many characters that have lived on for me for years. =P One of the best examples I can think of is going to be one a lot of people don't know, unfortunately. Donald Shimoda, from Richard Bach's Illusions: Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah. It's funny because I'll not have thought about the book for a while and then all of a sudden something he said will be in my head, and I'll have to go read it. =P The Vampire Chronicles was another one that held my attention for a long time, there are just so many great characters there! And Harry Potter is one of my more recent favorites, from the past few years. Actually, another one that really got me was "The Dark is Rising" series by Susan Cooper. It's kind of aimed at kids, but I don't think I read it until I was a teenager. (I only read adult books as a little kid, because I thought anything else was above me. Little snot.) Anyway, there are a lot of characters there that I really liked. That new movie coming out "The Seeker" or whatever is based on this series, though I'm kind of wary of it because it looks way different so far. Another kid/young adult author that has a lot of characters that still really get me is Tamora Pierce. She has tons of characters that are awesome. I think I like Numair from her Immortals series best. =P

I have thousands of books and they are like revisiting old friends. I love to read and will re-read books over and over. It's like going back to your childhood. **AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~

Oh how I do love Anne Rice. The Vampre Chronicles were a good read, but my favorite was The Mayfair Witch series started off by The Witching Hour, and included Lasher and Taltos. I fell in love with the Mayfair Witches and their stories. I left a link in case you are not familiar with the series. http://www.annerice.com/bs_MayfairWitches.htm On a not-so-dark note, I also find myself eagerly awaiting the next volume of the Alphabet Series by Sue Grafton. It is a female detective series with the same main charater throughout the series. Good thing is, you can read K not having read A-J and still get it. They are very easy to read and I find myself having flown through the entire book within 2 days. Eagerly awaiting December 4th.... yet another link if you want to check it out. I highly recommend her series. http://www.suegrafton.com/bookshelf.asp And finally.. I can read and re-read The Chronicles of Narnia.. all 7 books. I absolutely adore them, and when my sons were dying to see the movie, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, I made them both read the book first. You create your own images that way. If you see the movie first, you are destined to have the film makers idea of the book in your head instead of your own. And here comes yet another link..lol. http://books.narnia.com/chronicles/books/index.html