Book meme: Day 14

Last night for dessert we had caramel sticky buns. The caramel welled up out of the bottom of the pans and went all over the sheet pan I had cleverly remembered to put the pans on! Phew. Cleaning the oven is definitely not in my future, thankfully.

Food photography is not my forte, but don't they look delicious? (And don't think I didn't scrape all that caramel you see at the bottom of the pan onto a spoon for a cook's treat.)

Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)

Whoa. I've been thinking about this, and I just can't pick one. Also, I don't always connect to the characters in books I read -- even when I love the book. I just don't fall in love with characters as much as I fall in love with worlds and storytelling and the way everything comes together.

I really like Peabody from the J.D. Robb books; lately she's sort of on my nerves, but when she first shows up in the series, I think she's really charming and great. I'm also a big fan of Vic Warshawski! She's so fabulous. (Disclaimer: I haven't read any Vic Warshawski books since the early 90s, so anything after, like, Guardian Angel, I don't know about.)

Oh, and, of course, the obligatory Green Gables reference: Mrs. Lynde. I really really really love Mrs. Lynde and her gossipy, sharp-tongued ways. I wouldn't want to hang out with her in real life, probably, but I enjoy reading about her!

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