Mar. 27th, 2019

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Thirty Day Book Meme Day 27: Want to be one of the characters

Most of my favourite book characters live in absolutely terrible universes, have rotten luck, and the weight of the world upon them — so none of their lives are particularly attractive to me if I had to actually live them!

I guess it wouldn't have been too bad to be one of the teenage protagonists in all the quirky, contemporary coming-of-age novels I used to read when I was a teenager. Sure, the characters had momentary periods of heartbreak, and small moments seemed imbued with disproportionate, portentous importance, but they always seemed to have wonderful friends, infinite amounts of time, and the arcs of their lives ultimately bent towards meaning and self-discovery in a way that messy real life never truly does.

That said, I don't particularly want to be a teenager again, either — and nor do I want to be one of the background adult characters that features in this kind of book!

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