Chris Bohjalian
This is a lovely question and it probably changes monthly -- perhaps even weekly. I don't want to give you the impression that I tend to love the lovers in whatever novel I'm reading. . .but often I do. (This may be the bookish equivalent of the Stephen Still song, "Love the one you're with.")
So right now I would say Lotto and Mathilde from Lauren Groff's remarkable, "Fates and Furies." I love their passion -- for each other and for life and for beauty and for sex. It's a novel I finished this past weekend.
But next week? It may very well be another couple.
I should note that I also love couples that often have nothing to do with romantic love: parents and children. Friends. Siblings.
So last month I loved the relationship between Alice and Frank in Julia Claibore Johnson's, "Be Frank with Me." Alice is a young literary assistant and Frank is one of the oddest little boys in literature. Alice has to care for the child and I savored their growing friendship.
Thanks for asking!
So right now I would say Lotto and Mathilde from Lauren Groff's remarkable, "Fates and Furies." I love their passion -- for each other and for life and for beauty and for sex. It's a novel I finished this past weekend.
But next week? It may very well be another couple.
I should note that I also love couples that often have nothing to do with romantic love: parents and children. Friends. Siblings.
So last month I loved the relationship between Alice and Frank in Julia Claibore Johnson's, "Be Frank with Me." Alice is a young literary assistant and Frank is one of the oddest little boys in literature. Alice has to care for the child and I savored their growing friendship.
Thanks for asking!
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Beth
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Chris Bohjalian:
Sandcastle is my favorite of your books. I imagine it came straight from the heart, making it so powerful. I always enjoy your posts on twit. Would you consider using your wonderful words to say something about gun safety? 7 kids die of guns every day, so this request comes straight from my heart. Doesn't have to be controversial. Just raise awareness, from voice of reason. Snow day, here comes Flight Attendant!
Marc Chua
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Chris Bohjalian:
Thanks Chris for your response. I know I definitely loved your allusions to Greek mythology and popular culture that were present in The Flight Attendant. One quick question: Was your Big Bang Theory reference in The Flight Attendant(p, 317) a happy coincidence, given that, (in my opinion) the wonderfully talented Kaley Cuoco is slated to play Cassie Bowden?
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