Emma

A little diligence on Todd Barselow, the man behind the petition Anne Rice signed.  Have some coffee ready.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/863744232

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/840161378#comment_91870329

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/839587002?book_show_action=false

It's a truth universally acknowledged that, although women read more than men, and books by female authors are published in roughly the same numbers, they are more easily overlooked. Their marginalisation by top literary journals, both as reviewers and the reviewed, is confirmed in a yearly count by the organisation Vida: Women in Literary Arts. Perhaps the problem lies not with whether women are published, but how. Read more (via The Guardian)

Day 17 - Favorite quote from your favorite book:

• Monika Fagerholm - Den amerikanska flickan (The american girl).

This is my favorite quote, altough it's not from my favorite book.

"Jag ska berätta för er om kärleken", sa Inget Herrman. "Man blir inte förälskad i någon för att den är sympatisk eller osympatisk eller ens för den människans tusen goda egenskaper. Man blir förälskad i någon som väcker något inom en själv till liv."

Roughly translated to:

"I'll tell you about love," said Nothing Herrman. "You don't fall in love with someone because they're sympathetic or unsympathetic or even for that persons thousand good qualities. You fall in love with someone who stirs something within yourself to life."

Day 16 - Favorite female character:

• Vin from Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series.
• Eona from Alison Goodman's Eon series.
• Celaena from Sarah J. Maas Throne of Glass series.
• Penryn from Susan Ee's Penryn & the End of Days series.
• Elspeth from Isobelle Carmody's The Obernewtyn Chronicles series.

Day 15 - Favorite male character:

• Kelsier from Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series.
• Cas from Kendare Blake's Anna series.
• Tavi from Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series.
• Kvothe from Patrick Rothfuss The Kingkiller Chronicle series.

I tend to focus more on the female characters while reading a book, but these are the male ones I really like.

Day 14 - Book turned movie and completely desecrated:

• Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, 01). I really liked the book, but thought the movie was painful to watch. Maybe my expectations were too high.

Day 13 - Your favorite writer:

• Haruki Murakami!

Day 12 - A book you love but hate at the same time:

• Monika Fagerholm - Den amerikanska flickan (The american girl). I don't hate it, but I both like and dislike it. Some parts are beautiful and some parts are just weird.

Day 11 - A book you hated:

• P.C. Cast - House of Night series. For some reason, I've read the first seven books in the series, but I think it's because they are so bad that it's laughable.

Day 10 - A book that reminds you of home:

• Carolyn Keene - Nancy Drew series. I used to read my mom's books from the sixties. The Nancy Drew books (Kitty in Swedish) reminds me of when I was in middle school.

Day 9 - A book you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving:

• Susan Ee - Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, 01). I'm generally not a fan of angel-books, but I ended up loving this one.

Day 8 - Most overrated book:

• Karina Halle - Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror, 01). Probably not the most overrated book, but I read it recently. I had really high hopes for this one, but it was mostly just okay and not scary or spooky at all.