anna genoese

It's only 8 a.m., but my sister and I are watching Nigella make pistachio fudge, and I have a craving now! Not for fudge, but for pistachios. Mmmm, salty green pistachios. Or salty dyed-red pistachios! In the shells, preferably. Not quite a typical breakfast, I don't think, but I may have to buy some to nosh on later in the week.

Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)

Oooh, I don't know! I don't tend to get attached to relationships in fiction -- I usually get attached to a character, and by extension I enjoy that character's relationships.

As I've said before, I was convinced of the romantic relationship between Anne and Diana in the Anne books -- but that was pretty quashed by Diana marrying Fred. I always thought Anne ended up with Gilbert just because Diana had ended up with Fred, so what was left? (Miss Stacy! But, you know, I don't think L.M. Montgomery was writing the queer version of a Harlequin Presents novel!)

So I think I'm going to go with Min and Cal from Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie. I like both characters and I like their romantic relationship -- and I like that despite the huge misunderstanding plot arc, when it really matters, they don't misunderstand each other or talk around the issues. I think she writes adult relationships really well sometimes, and this is one of those times.

I love that book a lot, and reread it a few times a year, just for comfort -- Min's arc of learning to cook chicken marsala and being okay with eating carbs and ice cream and hot dogs makes me really happy. And the way she and Cal both love her quirky shoes is awesome.


( Other days of the book meme )