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This week's Follow Friday question:
If you could have characters from a particular book meet and form an epic storyline with characters from a particular TV series, which would you choose and why?
Alright, I've got it:
I would take America's Next Top Model and combine it with all the characters from the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead and the Blue Bloods series by Melissa de la Cruz. Why? Um, because it would be freaking awesome!! Super- hot vampires competing in a modeling reality show-- now THAT's good TV.
Plus, as an added bonus, we could then see Tyra and Ms. J make faces like these:
Oh, yes, You heard me right.
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~THIS WEEK'S QUESTION~
“What is your favorite spooky book (i.e. mystery/suspense, thriller, ghost story, etc.)?”
My favorite spooky book is also the most prized and valuable book that I own-- it's a rare 1929 edition of Edgar Allen Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination, illustrated by Harry Clarke. My grandma picked it up years ago at a used book sale for $0.25. Today it's worth over $400 in good condition! Also, the pictures in it are SUPER creepy-- Google Harry Clarke and you'll see what I'm talking about! Eeeshk!
My favorite spooky book is also the most prized and valuable book that I own-- it's a rare 1929 edition of Edgar Allen Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination, illustrated by Harry Clarke. My grandma picked it up years ago at a used book sale for $0.25. Today it's worth over $400 in good condition! Also, the pictures in it are SUPER creepy-- Google Harry Clarke and you'll see what I'm talking about! Eeeshk!
Edgar Allan Poe-you really cannot go wrong with one of his short stories-have you read any of the work of Ireland's best Ghost and paranormal writer Sheridan le Fanu?-hopping by
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ReplyDeleteThe first book that popped to mind for me was Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake - spooky..
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I am so jealous of your Poe book! I live in Richmond, VA so we have the Poe museum, but you have that awesome book! Off to go look at the pictures now!
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I love your book/tv combination! That is too cool! New follower! My hop: Mom Reads My Books
ReplyDeleteAhhaha vampires battling on the runway would be fierce. I could see Ms. J now telling them to work it. Awesome choice!
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Vampires and models. Freaking awesome! LOL!
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Awesome choice! VA and ANTM together would be hilarious! I would give anything to see skinny models battling Strigois on TV.
ReplyDeleteAnd the drawings of Harry Clarke are scary and eerily beautiful.
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Hahahaah this is hilarious. I always love your pictures. I'd love to see Tyra tell Rose what she's doing wrong. Rose would knock her out! This is awesome! Great picks :)
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An old Edgar Allan Poe...so jealous like you wouldn't believe. And love the look of the illustrations...
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Ha ha! Great answers! Made me seriously laugh. Vampire Academy + Blue Bloods + Top Model would be absolutely hilarious and awesome. Dimitri would, of course, model his birthday suit. ;) Sound good?
ReplyDeleteTales of Mystery and Imagination sounds very spooky! :) Thank heavens that Edward is not invited to your show. Pfff. That would be so depressing.
ReplyDeleteIf you want chills, you cannot go wrong with Edgar Allen Poe. :) Even though I'm not really big into scary books, I can't help but read his work especially around this time of year. Ironically, we're having a program at the library featuring a storyteller reciting Poe's most famous work "The Raven" for adults and children. I'm looking forward to that. :) Thank you for sharing and happy hopping!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, I'm giggling at the thought of ANTMs meeting the Strigoi. Mwhahaaa.
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Oh my goodness, that's amazing that you have that copy of the book! What a steal at .25!
ReplyDeleteLove Poe! And your FF answer is so funny! lol
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I enjoy Poe as well. I don't read many scary books or tv.
ReplyDeleteHopping through. America's Top Model plus vampires would be hilarious! Great idea.
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So covet the Poe book. What a great find!
ReplyDeletelmao love your answer Lea! That's definitely the most original I've come across today.
ReplyDeleteOoh, the Poe book is so cool - what a treasure!
lol FIERCE!
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I love your #ff choices really creative and super funny! not a new follower just Hopping by.
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you're so right it would be a perfect mix !
ReplyDeleteOooooh, rare book. Classy. ^_^
ReplyDeleteI've read a little of Poe. It's interesting because he's not scary so much as he's dreary and moody. Like the prototypical emo kid.
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LOL this is probably the best answer I have seen so far. Vampires plus tyra + jay? deemed to be fabulous!
ReplyDeleteway to go with the imagination there, you made me laugh:D
dang from .25 to 400? dollar value sure went downhill XD
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