Eating my words - Crushes - Books you can't stop reading

[driveslucy at aol.com]

Heidi was right and I was wrong.  Chatter is a cool place to hang out. Turns 
out I am an OT kinda gal.  Who knew?

I am glad to know that I am not the only one whose had crushes on fictional 
characters.  I have had an enduring crush on Lord Peter Wimsey since I read 
my first Dorothy L. Sayers mystery at about 16.  These are also books I can't 
stop reading, even though I know them practically word for word.  She is such 
a wonderful writer the words are a pleasure to revisit.

The other books (mysteries again) I love to reread are by Jane Langton.  She 
is probably my favorite living author, yes, even more than JKR.  You gotta 
love a writer who says she learned all about the seamy side of life teaching 
Sunday school.  My favorite thing about her books is that the plain, 
goodhearted girl always finds true love in the end!

Pride and Prejudice.  Need I say more?  This should also be classified under 
videos-I-can't-stop-watching.

First teen crush was probably David McCallum.  Oooo Ilya Kuryakin!  Ah yes, I 
was destined to fall for the accent boys from a very young age.  The same 
year I first saw Sean Connery in a James Bond double feature.  Oh, be still 
my heart!  He still makes me weak in the knees, along with born-to-be-Snape 
Alan Rickman, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth.  By the way, Rachel, I loved 
your idea of Colin playing Lupin but, honestly, do you think that man could 
ever look shabby enough?

On this side of the pond I swoon over Gene Wilder and John Lithgow.  Yeah, I 
know, my friends don't understand it either.

And, Meril, you are not alone in baseball crushes.  I have been a devoted 
follower of Paul Molitor's career, long before he came home to play for the 
Twins.  And I have the shrine to prove it.

Luce in her first Chatter post