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What character in a book can you connect with or relate to the most?
Submitted by Eating A Book.
I haven't read any actual books in a couple years, despite spending thousands of dollars annually at Barnes & Nobles and Borders. So, I'm probably not qualified to answer this QotD. Although, oddly enough, I did pick up my first novel in years just two weeks ago. (I had a Border's personal shopping day that was going to expire...) I picked up a bunch of new manga releases, and on the way to the checkout, walking past the science fiction section, I noticed "Variable Star" and decided to pick it up. I saw it mentioned on Slashdot a while back, and probably wouldn't have even noticed the book otherwise. I'm not a big Heinlein fan though, so, I don't really care at all that it's a book based on a dead man's notes. (At least it's not Frank Herbert's kids merely cashing in on Dune.) I did read a lot of Spider Robinson's work as a kid though... Anyway, I don't actually feel like giving any reasons why I feel I have a particular connection to Joel Johnston, the main charcter, as, they are particularly embarassing. So, I'll just dodge the question and say I won't say anything at all as it would be a spoiler. Go pick up the book and read it yourself. :-(
