23 October 2008

Booking through Thursday

Here's today's Booking Through Thursday. See the BTT site (here) for the full explanation and for other people's responses.

Name a favorite literary couple and tell me why they are a favorite. If you cannot choose just one, that is okay too. Name as many as you like--sometimes narrowing down a list can be extremely difficult and painful. Or maybe that's just me.
Hummm, this is fun. And I know that with my first entry I'm beginning to sound like a broken record!
  1. Elizabeth Bennett and Fitzwilliam Darcy -- just because!
  2. Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane -- because I like the way their relationship developed.
  3. Roarke and Eve Dallas -- maybe because they need each other.
  4. Amanda Peabody and Radcliff Emerson -- because I love reading about them.
  5. Claire and Jamie Fraser -- need I say more?
  6. Sookie Stackhouse and Bill the Vampire -- because I seem to keep coming back for more.
Can't wait to read the other responses. I know I left out some good couples.
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17 comments:

  1. Anonymous10/23/08, 6:47 AM

    I have never heard of any of them...

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  2. SmilingSally10/23/08, 7:08 AM

    I must admit, other than the first, I'm in the dark too.

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  3. Marianne Arkins10/23/08, 7:12 AM

    Eve and Roarke... **sigh**...

    I may be the only non-fan of "Outlander" in the entire world, though. I bet Jaime and Clare show up more than once!

    Thanks for visiting.

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  4. Wanda10/23/08, 8:20 AM

    "Outlander" has been on my TBR list forever, just can't seem to get around to them...

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  5. Anonymous10/23/08, 8:36 AM

    I only recognize one of your couples.

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  6. Ted10/23/08, 8:41 AM

    Fun choices! Lord Peter Whimsey - I had forgotten about him!

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  7. Audrey10/23/08, 8:51 AM

    And I forgot Peabody and Emerson!

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  8. Suey10/23/08, 10:15 AM

    Well, my comment was going to be the same as everyone else's in that I only recognize a couple of them! Which, is a bad thing, because now I want to go and read all about the ones I don't know. And I can't add to the TBR at all right now! I'm seriously suffocating! :)

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  9. Beth F10/23/08, 10:28 AM

    Elizabeth and Darcy are from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

    Lord Peter and Harriet are from a series of mystery books by Dorothy Sayers.

    Roarke and Eve Dallas are also from a mystery series -- by J. D. Robb.

    Amanda Peabody and Emerson are from a mystery series by Elizabeth Peters.

    Claire and Jamie Fraser are from the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon.

    Sookie and Bill are from a series by Charlaine Harris. These are basically mysteries and take place in Louisiana in modern times.

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  10. BooksPlease10/23/08, 10:57 AM

    Oh I forgot about Claire and Jamie - how could I??

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  11. Shana10/23/08, 11:20 AM

    ohhhhhhh ... I really want to read the Outlander series.

    Great list!

    Shana
    Literarily

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  12. bethany (dreadlock girl)10/23/08, 11:47 AM

    I don't know who they are...but I am sure they are great! I'll have to check out those books :)

    happy thursday!

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  13. Mary Beth10/23/08, 1:47 PM

    I am getting so many good ideas from these lists. I'm adding the Outlander series because I haven't heard of them before. I love Peabody and Emerson - I have to go find their books now because that's just the type of book I need right now.

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  14. Anonymous10/23/08, 5:07 PM

    Hahah, Wimsey and Harriet! I forgot about them too; I'll have to add them to my 'other worthy mentionables' list =]

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  15. Shooting Stars Mag10/23/08, 9:41 PM

    I haven't read the southern vampire series, but i know the couple from the show First Blood...and so far, you are the first person i've come across to say sookie and bill. I always love finding new picks on the blogs!! :)

    -lauren

    http://shootingstarsmag.blogspot.com/2008/10/booking-through-thursday-love-in-pages.html

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  16. Anonymous10/25/08, 11:46 AM

    Ooohhh I forgot about Sookie!! I love that series. I have seen Pride and Prejudice show up on more than one list - I am probably the only person in the universe that hasn't read that book or seen the movie - I have got to change that!!!

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  17. Holly (2 Kids and Tired)10/25/08, 3:01 PM

    I'm glad you said where they were from, because I only recognized Elizabeth and Darcy!

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