October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romance—discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

Joelle Wallace

2 comments posted.

Re: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (11:04pm December 23, 2009):

Arggg, my last line got eaten by cyberghosts (again).

My vote is for Dumbledore.

Re: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (11:03pm December 23, 2009):

Dumbledore Pros:
Overall awesomeness
Pet Phoenix
Most excellent long name and titles.
"Few words" to him isn't a euphamism, really random words in random order.
Excellent interspecies diplomat.
Is 150+ years when he dies.

Dumbledore Cons:
He dies.
Aberforth (his brother) works "illegal charms on goats", and he seems okay with that.
Has bad Bertie Botts jelly bean luck (boogers and earwax!)
Gandalf Pros:
He hangs with the halflings.
Also hangs with hilarious dwarves, hot humans, and at least one smoking hot elf.
Excellent interspecies diplomat.
Cheats death.
Excellent party guest.
Changes colors.

Cons:
His powers are tied to only fire.
He's bad luck--whenever he visits, badness follows.