tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post5421521695158415541..comments2024-03-02T13:01:38.633-05:00Comments on A Night's Dream of Books: Book Blogger Hop No. 123: Acting Like a Favorite CharacterMaria Beharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-51037363102016335952018-02-20T12:20:17.305-05:002018-02-20T12:20:17.305-05:00Hi, Nicola!
Thank you so much for the compliment!...Hi, Nicola!<br /><br />Thank you so much for the compliment!! <3 <3 <br /><br />I see myself in some characters, too. With others, I can only admire them, as well as wish to emulate them. <br /><br />It's such a GREAT feeling to put on that robe and wave that wand around, isn't it? YEAH!!! My most fervent wish is to visit the Harry Potter World at Universal Studios in Orlando, Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-6402417745360513692018-02-20T12:15:17.750-05:002018-02-20T12:15:17.750-05:00Hi, Sam!
WOW!! I LOVE your comment!! I've nev...Hi, Sam!<br /><br />WOW!! I LOVE your comment!! I've never heard of Encyclopedia Brown, but that SURE sounds like a totally FAB combination!! I need to look up this character! <br /><br />Several people have mentioned Nancy Drew. I regret to say that I have never read a Nancy Drew mystery....:( I used to read and actually prefer the Hardy Boys. Shame on me!!! I need to get a hold of some Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-87703638933749697462018-02-20T12:11:25.461-05:002018-02-20T12:11:25.461-05:00Hi, Chrissy!
Thank you so much!! <3 <3
Ye...Hi, Chrissy!<br /><br />Thank you so much!! <3 <3 <br /><br />Yeah, there are many WONDERFUL characters in literature that are worthy of admiration and emulation! The ones I mentioned are the ones I felt most affinity for. <br /><br />WOW, you acted Nancy Drew-like mysteries? How very creative of you!! it would be GREAT if you decided to write one out and get to publish it! <br /><br />Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-8382167112098277482018-02-20T00:44:26.964-05:002018-02-20T00:44:26.964-05:00Hi, J.!
What a WONDERFUL name you have? Is it a p...Hi, J.!<br /><br />What a WONDERFUL name you have? Is it a pen name? An alias? Whatever it is, it sure ROCKS! :) :) <br /><br />I'm glad you like that I wanted to be Tom Sawyer as a kid! Well, I really wanted to have the same adventures he did! But yeah, I guess that, in a way, I wanted to be him, too.<br /><br />Ooooohhhhh!!! A Huck Finn retelling? I'm rushing over to Goodreads to find Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-28173128131941815822018-02-20T00:41:05.390-05:002018-02-20T00:41:05.390-05:00Hi, Edel!
I'm not surprised that a lot of us ...Hi, Edel!<br /><br />I'm not surprised that a lot of us are mentioning Hermione! She's such an AWESOME character!! I wish Rowling would do a spinoff series on HER!! Forget New Scamander! I want to read ABOUT HERMIONE GRANGER'S adventures!!!! YAAAAAASSSS!!!<br /><br />And oh, BOOKISH characters are the BEST ones!! :) :) <br /><br />I was able to relate to all of the characters I Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-59578153944679510842018-02-20T00:37:43.502-05:002018-02-20T00:37:43.502-05:00Hi, Sue!
Thanks for the compliment!! <3 <3 ...Hi, Sue!<br /><br />Thanks for the compliment!! <3 <3 <br /><br />Well, I thought about it, and I don't think I've ever really acted exactly like a favorite character in "real life". Lol. But I have greatly admired the characters I mentioned in my post, and do relate well to them because I happen to share some traits with them. However, they are exemplars of these traits Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-43354342016717943722018-02-20T00:31:20.034-05:002018-02-20T00:31:20.034-05:00Hi, Sarah!
Oh, THANK YOU!! <3 <3
Yes, that...Hi, Sarah!<br /><br />Oh, THANK YOU!! <3 <3<br /><br />Yes, that is EXACTLY what the BEST authors do -- draw us into their books through our our relating to their main protagonists! So we DEVOUR their books!!<br /><br />I really need to read at least the first Hunger Games novel, to see what all the fuss is about! Katniss is held up as a hero by a LOT of bloggers!<br /><br />Thanks for the Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-30561421529510642342018-02-20T00:23:30.061-05:002018-02-20T00:23:30.061-05:00Hi, Tizzy!
Yes, I did! Lol. My answers do tend to...Hi, Tizzy!<br /><br />Yes, I did! Lol. My answers do tend to be on the long side. I just enjoy writing!! :)<br /><br />Oh, you loved Tom Sawyer, too? GREAT!! And how AWESOME that you actually dressed up as Huck Finn for Book Day at your school! <br /><br />Scout is a truly TERRIFIC character! She's so AUTHENTIC. No fakeness there! And Hermione....Oh, she's just AMAZING!! I can't wait Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-42873290928176066452018-02-19T16:51:42.684-05:002018-02-19T16:51:42.684-05:00Hi, Nicki!
Thanks so much for the compliment!! &l...Hi, Nicki!<br /><br />Thanks so much for the compliment!! <3 <3 <br /><br />Yeah, I don't do that, either. I did discover, though, that some of the things I either do, or would enjoy doing, or wish had happened, or would happen, to me, have been influenced by the characters I've mentioned. <br /><br />In the case of Hermione, though, when I put on my Gryffindor robe and wave that Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-69845404203136882942018-02-19T16:49:29.744-05:002018-02-19T16:49:29.744-05:00Hi, Catherine!
Thank you for the compliment!! <...Hi, Catherine!<br /><br />Thank you for the compliment!! <3 <3 <br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed reading all the insights into these characters! :) :)<br /><br />Oh, Nancy Drew! Would you believe I never read a Nancy Drew book? I did, however, read some of the Hardy Boys books.... Shame on me!! :(<br /><br />I haven't worn heels in several years. No more sprained ankles!! Lol. I envyMaria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-49223555393073278832018-02-19T16:45:58.360-05:002018-02-19T16:45:58.360-05:00Hi, Elizabeth!
Thank you SO much for all the comp...Hi, Elizabeth!<br /><br />Thank you SO much for all the compliments!! ♥♥♥<br /><br />I ALWAYS enjoy your WONDERFUL comments!! Thanks again!! :D ♥♥♥♥<br />Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-38951984709152852912018-02-19T16:42:25.277-05:002018-02-19T16:42:25.277-05:00Hi, Steph!
Oh, thank you so much!! :D
Yeah, I...Hi, Steph!<br /><br />Oh, thank you so much!! :D<br /><br />Yeah, I'm a klutz myself, lol. But, thank God, I haven't had any mishaps for quite some time now! LOL. Let me knock on wood, just in case!! LOL. <br /><br />Thanks for the funny comment!! xD ♥♥♥♥<br />Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-17397017171361318242018-02-19T16:39:47.855-05:002018-02-19T16:39:47.855-05:00Hi, Brian!
Thank you so much for the compliment!!...Hi, Brian!<br /><br />Thank you so much for the compliment!! :) :) <br /><br />I think that there are many literary characters who are worthy of admiration, respect, and emulation. And yes, I do think that many characters -- especially the ones I've mentioned here -- have influenced me, too. <br /><br />Your observation of how a character's foibles, when shared by a reader, can help to Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-79351119426520332332018-02-18T05:57:45.275-05:002018-02-18T05:57:45.275-05:00Ah Maria, I love your answers! My answer to this (...Ah Maria, I love your answers! My answer to this (even though I didn't participate this week) would have been that I've never acted like a book character although I have tried some things a character did and that I sometimes see myself in characters. <br />However, you added a new dimension to that by talking about Potter, for I too have donned the robes, waved my wand and gallivanted Niccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122972546470154598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-31621109148747427012018-02-18T05:51:55.074-05:002018-02-18T05:51:55.074-05:00I think II could have answered tis better when I w...I think II could have answered tis better when I was younger and had a wild imagination. I was Nancy Drew and Encyclopedia Brown. I lived in a little house on the prairie and wanted to be able to explore magical worlds via my closet, but I cannot recall doing any of this in my adult life. I love your answers though!Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-1492669956667120112018-02-17T10:19:57.402-05:002018-02-17T10:19:57.402-05:00Fantastic answer!!! There are many characters that...Fantastic answer!!! There are many characters that I relate to and share traits with. I can't say that I ever act like a specific character now . . . but when I was a kid, I did act out Nancy Drew-like mysteries.EFC Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994665857586993823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-40058815250820798532018-02-17T02:48:52.004-05:002018-02-17T02:48:52.004-05:00Great response! I love that you wanted to be Tom S...Great response! I love that you wanted to be Tom Sawyer as a kid. Ironic, as I just finished a retelling of Huckleberry Finn called The Ballad of Huck and Miguel. <br /><br />Here's my link: https://wp.me/p6C2DX-1qcAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03059917293513516931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-1861749487131479962018-02-16T21:07:34.628-05:002018-02-16T21:07:34.628-05:00A lot of people are mentioning Hermione in these p...A lot of people are mentioning Hermione in these posts. Makes sense as we are all bookish and so is she! I also never really acted like any characters but I could relate to some.Edelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842432121911843484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-83302198306491186812018-02-16T19:53:24.818-05:002018-02-16T19:53:24.818-05:00I like the way you have interpreted this question ...I like the way you have interpreted this question - I may borrow it for my own post, because, to be honest, I have never acted like a character from a book! I think we al, have characters we admire and relate to. In my case, yes, Jo and Hermione and Jane Eyre. Not Bella so much - I could never get past the first book, I’m afraid! Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-90637054083278086082018-02-16T19:37:39.638-05:002018-02-16T19:37:39.638-05:00What a lovely post! That is surely the art of the ...What a lovely post! That is surely the art of the best authors - to pull us into their stories so that we strongly identify with the main protagonists. I identified strong with Katniss Everdeen - nope can't draw a bow and shoot an arrow if my life depended upon it, but her strong instinct to protect and nurture her family is an emotion I can completely understand... sjhigbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170715559210927384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-18154265236185379532018-02-16T18:59:42.823-05:002018-02-16T18:59:42.823-05:00Oh wow, you wrote an essay! This is a great post. ...Oh wow, you wrote an essay! This is a great post. I used to love Tom Sawyer as well, I actually dressed up as Huck Finn for Book Day at school once when all the other girls went as princesses. Scout is such a great character too and I agree that Hermione is a fantastic role model-she was the focus of my post. Anstice Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659015918272722407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-19913755324423436622018-02-16T18:32:28.543-05:002018-02-16T18:32:28.543-05:00Great post. I identify with various characters too...Great post. I identify with various characters too, although I answered this question in the negative as I interpreted it as actually going out of your way to act like them, and I don't do that.Nicki J. Markus / Asta Idoneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04188802106885309139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-54247795490998104602018-02-16T16:40:50.391-05:002018-02-16T16:40:50.391-05:00Great post! I like seeing the insight into each o...Great post! I like seeing the insight into each of the characters. I'm not sure I've ever strongly identified with a character - well except for Nancy Drew. I always wanted to be Nancy Drew. I think that's why I have such a fondness for heels when it comes to shoes! Nancy could do anything in her pumps!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-11171940086721871612018-02-16T13:55:09.361-05:002018-02-16T13:55:09.361-05:00Love the flash backs to your childhood.
Great que...Love the flash backs to your childhood.<br /><br />Great question, great post as always.<br /><br />You are funny and well read, Maria. Love to stop by.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.<br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522861943931628690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-29265897685094410442018-02-16T09:03:13.312-05:002018-02-16T09:03:13.312-05:00Loving this post, Maria!! :D I never really though...Loving this post, Maria!! :D I never really thought much about it until now actually but I'm totally a klutz too like Bella. Sometimes I'm thinking it's a wonder I don't end up with broken legs or arms every month. I could trip over air. LOL xDStephanie @ Bookfeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650494645237467555noreply@blogger.com