Friday, 30 September 2011

Follow Friday #25 / Book Blogger Hop #25

Book Blogger HopIn honor of Banned Books Week, what is your favorite “banned or frequently challenged book”?

Mine would be Ulysses by James Joyce. Sure it's a bit prententious, but it is also a wonderful read if you concentrate on the style and how it is put together. It is a very clever piece of writing - even if Joyce does know it!
 
What book that hasn't been turned into a movie (yet) would you most like to see make it to the big screen, and who would you like cast as your favorite character?

Any of the Saint Germain books by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (yes, I'm mentioning them yet again) and they'd be wonderful lavish period dramas with the magic of the paranormal element thrown in. A perfect mix! At to casting, I find that a tough one as the lead man (Saint Germain) has to be handsome, charismatic, mysterious and possess an inner strength. I would go with Ralph Fiennes. Sure. he's not exactly the right height and build for the character, but I think he could get around that with his amazing presence on the screen.

10 comments:

  1. Anonymous30 September 2011 at 13:45

    I haven't read that series (yet!), but I love Ralph Fiennes; he's a fantastic actor.

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  2. Alison Can Read30 September 2011 at 14:26

    Hopping through. Thanks for reminding me about Yarbro's books. I looked them up after you mentioned that last week. I was surprised there were so many. And some were published in the 1970s! Which should I start with?
    My Hop

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  3. Imo30 September 2011 at 15:14

    I've never heard of teh Saint Germain books, must go and look them up on Goodreads now!
    Although i can already say with confidence that Ralph Fiennes is a good choice, he's a great actor :)
    Have an awesome weekend, and please stop by if you can, i love meeting new people!

    http://omnom-books.blogspot.com/

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  4. Mary Grace30 September 2011 at 17:04

    Haven't seen these books but I am sure going to check them out! Dropping by via the hop. Here's my answers to this weeks questions. Have a great weekend! New Follower.

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  5. Darcus1 October 2011 at 03:30

    I've actually never heard of those. Jess may have, though. I'll have to check them out.

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  6. Anonymous1 October 2011 at 22:15

    Thanks for stopping by my blog. I haven't heard of these, but they look interesting. Have a great weekend!

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  7. Unknown2 October 2011 at 01:45

    Hey. :) Hopping through. Thanks for the visit and comment.
    I haven't heard of the Saint Germain books, but I will have to look into them. I'm constantly adding to my never-ending pile of TBR and recommendations anyway. :P
    Ralph Fiennes is a wonderful actor, too.

    I'm following you back. You have a lovely blog here. :)

    Hope you're have a great weekend!

    <3
    Pixie

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  8. thereadingpanda2 October 2011 at 07:39

    Hopping through, new follower :)

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  9. Maria Behar2 October 2011 at 08:25

    Hi! 'Old' follower here!

    I've heard the name Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, but am not familiar with this series. It sure sounds interesting! I'll check it out. Any books that would bring up Ralp Fiennes have GOT to be terrific!!

    Here's my FF post:

    http://anightsdreamofbooks.blogspot.com/2011/09/follow-my-book-blog-friday-hop.html

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  10. Maria Behar2 October 2011 at 08:27

    P.S. Sorry for the typo...It's "Ralph", of course! : )

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