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Friday, April 22, 2011

Follow Friday Book Blog Hop and The Book Blog Hop

Welcome to my blog-please look around a bit if you have time


I will happily return all follows-if you follow me from the hop please leave a comment to be sure I follow you back-if you just hop by leave a comment so I can return the visit.
If you already follow me and I have not followed you back please leave a comment so I can fix my oversight.


To those new to my blog mostly I post on short stories, Asian literature (I am in the Philippines) and classic fiction.    I recently hosted Irish Short Story Week and I am very open to events of all sorts.   I love reading and exchanging reading ideas.    I love to discover new to me writers.   

This week the host of the hop, Parajunkee, gives us a question-this week it is  -


What Literary Character would you like to date and which one would you like to be?-As my wife is out of town for a few days, I will answer the first part  


Option one, when feeling in need of some danger in my relationship  it might be Mitsuko from Quicksand.


(Forget the leading ladies in "Melrose Place", "Desperate Housewives", or the female villains in the latest Korean soap opera.   None of them are half as devious, manipulative, seductive, or beautiful as Mitsuko in Quicksand.   (It should be noted that those  are Mitsuko's good qualities.)-This is from my post on Junichiro Tanizaki's  Quicksand.)


Or in an English frame of mind, maybe Rebecca from the book of the same name  



Or maybe from Wild Sargasso Sea, Antoinette.




If I was seeking a serious relationship, then one of the Makioka sisters or one of the unattached bookish ladies from Cranford










Jennifer at Crazy for Books also hosts  a weekly hop.  Here is her question-


Which book blogger would you most like to meet in real life?-Too many great people out there to pick even a top ten list-


"Hi-I hope you will follow us"-Ruprecht

Mel u

35 comments:

  1. Alison Can ReadApril 22, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    Hopping through. Have a great weekend!
    My Hop

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  2. BonnieApril 22, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Hi I'm an old follower stopping by! Seriously? No playlist? ; )

    Here is my hop post:
    http://www.handsandhome.ca/2011/04/follow-friday-3.html

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  3. Nicki J. Markus / Asta IdoneaApril 22, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Thanks for the follow - following back!

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  4. UnknownApril 22, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    Thanks for stopping by the blog! I'm a new follower.

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  5. BonnieApril 22, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    Thanks for visiting and following me at Hands and Home - I'm already a follower! ; )

    Audio books absolutely count as a playlist!

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  6. UnknownApril 22, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    Hello, thank you for stopping by my blog and following me. I'm following you back. Have a great weekend!

    Bookgirl ( My Book addiction )

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  7. WildIrishRose33April 22, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    Hi! Thanks for stopping by and following!
    What kind of short stories??

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  8. TenaApril 22, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    I am your newest follower, hope you have an amazing weekend!

    Crazy Book Slut

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  9. AnonymousApril 22, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    Hi
    Just hopping by and following through. I tend to get a bit obsessed when I find an author I like
    As for my playlist - well I'm a 80's tragic!

    Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out
    www.bookdout.wordpress.com

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  10. Soon HanaApril 22, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Hi, I'm a new follower from Follow Friday. Thanks for commenting on my post.

    I'm from Malaysia so it's really great to see someone so near to me :)

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  11. So many books, so little timeApril 22, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    This is my 3rd FF too, :D happy days. Hope you have a great weekend and a nice Easter if your doing anything for it

    Lainy

    p.s I am your newest follower

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  12. Jessica @ a GREAT readApril 22, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    Despite having an ipod I listen to CDs in my car more. I used my ipod back in school when I was in "study hall", but haven't really used it recently.

    Here's my Friday Hops

    Have a GREAT weekend!

    Old Follower
    Jessica@a GREAT read

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  13. MysticaApril 22, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    Coming through on the blog hop. Most of us seem to agree that if there is a book we particularly like, we tend to look out for books by the same author.

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  14. Christy @ TheReaderBeeApril 22, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    Hi, old follower hopping by! I have some audiobooks on my playlist as well. I hope you enjoy listening to your short stories! Thanks for stopping by!

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  15. Truly BookishApril 22, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    Thank you for stopping by, I am returning the follow. Have a great Easter weekend!
    NC
    Truly Bookish

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  16. AlApril 22, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    thanks for the follow! <3
    Al @ Magnet4Books

    http://magnet4books.blogspot.com

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  17. SarahApril 22, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    Hi, I'm a new follower!
    :(...You don't listen to music?

    http://readawaytheday.blogspot.com/2011/04/follow-friday-4.html

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  18. Carrie at In the Hammock BlogApril 23, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    Hi! Thanks for stopping by! I'm a new follower!

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  19. The Scarf PrincessApril 23, 2011 at 12:53 AM

    Old Time follower stopping in to say howdy. Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for visiting me.

    The Scarf Princess

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  20. SukoApril 23, 2011 at 1:57 AM

    Hi, Mel, just hopping by to wish you and your family a happy Easter. Thanks for all the short story links--I'm a little behind in adding them to my post, but I hope to catch up soon.

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  21. Lisa JoApril 23, 2011 at 2:06 AM

    Hey there! I'm an old follower!

    Happy Blog Hop!

    P.S. Last day for our five HUGE giveaways!!!

    Lisa @ Once Upon A Chapter

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  22. UnknownApril 23, 2011 at 2:17 AM

    Returning the visit! I already follow,. Love the Charles and Yoda picture!

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  23. Steph from fangswandsandfairydust.comApril 23, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    Okay, what is a zambale? It looks like a mango, maybe? New Follower, hope you will Follow back. Your header offers a lot of food for thought! Fangs, Wands and Fairy Dust
    email: steph@fangswandsandfairydust.com
    twitter: @fangswandsfairy

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  24. KristinApril 24, 2011 at 1:50 AM

    Old follower stopping by! Charles and Yoda are so cute:)

    Have a great weekend!

    Kristin@ My Bookish Ways

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  25. KarenSiApril 29, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    That was my answer too! I love Haruki Murakami. Have been waiting too long for this book.

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  26. MysticaApril 29, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    You are the second blogger on this hop who has mentioned this book! now to see what the excitement is about.

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  27. AnonymousApril 29, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    I too am looking forward to the new Murakami, although I can wait as I am far from reading all his books

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  28. It's a Book ThingApril 29, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    Fabulous blog!

    Hopping by for the Hop... Pop by the ole blog to say ola

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  29. mpartykaApril 30, 2011 at 3:52 AM

    Great list of 10!

    I have just one book that I can't wait to read this summer for the hop.

    have a great weekend!

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  30. Addicted to PaleoApril 30, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    Great list, I am surprised how diverse the answers have been today!

    If you have a chance to hop by my blog, that would be wonderful! Maybe even check out our giveaway!

    KW
    http://www.ekfamilybooks.blogspot.com

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  31. UnknownMay 1, 2011 at 3:03 AM

    I was also looking forward to the Murakami book, but I recently read The Windup Bird Chronicles, and hated it, so I don't know. We'll see.

    Here's mine:
    http://carabosseslibrary.blogspot.com/2011/04/book-blogger-hop_29.html

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  32. Nightly CafeMay 6, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    Stoppin in on FF :). New follower.

    Have a great weekend,
    BK

    www.immortylcafe.com

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  33. UnknownMay 6, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    Hello, new follower here over from Follow Friday! I haven't heard of Quicksand before but that snippet has forced me to add it to my TBR pile, sounds interesting!

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  34. Obsession with BooksMay 6, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    Hi & Happy Friday!

    I am your newest follower :)

    http://obsessionwithbooks.blogspot.com

    Have a great weekend.

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  35. website domain registrationAugust 10, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    I am your new follower on this blog and this is really superb blog.

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