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The Complete Cast of Characters in Literature

I picked up the book The Complete Cast of Characters in Literature, a War and Peace sized tome that has short biographies of, you guessed it, literary characters. From the greek tragedies to Shakespeare to Harry Potter, they're all here.

On the ride home from the bookstore, Madison had fun reading me one of the bios (with some more telling clues 'blanked' out) and I tired to guess the book or the character, such as

She is a beautiful and intellectual heiress who appreciates BLANK's wit and courage and has a soft spot for poetry. Though she initially falls in love with BLANK for his good looks, she later comes to love him because of the soul expressed in his letters--which she thinks are BLANK's, but are actually written by BLANK.

On the back cover, the book suggest that a good use is for cocktail party chit-chat. I guess I'm ready for my next gathering.

posted by J.T. Campbell, Jr. @ 7:04 AM