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1. Likes lists. Obviously.
2. Christian, conservative.
3. English major. Ex-music major.
4. Minnesotan. From large family. Likes snow, ya sure, you betcha. And ketchup is spicy (though I love barbeque sauce).
5. Jane Austen, C. S. Lewis, and J. R. R. Tolkien = win. Especially Emma, Till We Have Faces, and The Silmarillion.
6. Conflicted comics fan. Enjoyed Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-men, hate Frank Miller, Mark Millar, Alan Moore, Garth Ennis, and most of the "serious"/grimdark comic writers, adore Sean McKeever's Spider-man Loves Mary Jane, think Bendis's Ultimate Spider-man was great before Ultimatum (especially during Bagley's run), miss the Star Wars: X Wing series, tentative Greg Rucka fan (especially his Wonder Woman and Helena Bertinelli Huntress), and big Birds of Prey fan (at least the first Simone run, especially Helena and Misfit). Hate One More Day/One Moment in Time and have been unimpressed by the DC reboot so far (hey, I did actually update this post reboot, despite my prognostications). Do like a couple of indie type things - Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucelli and Fun Home by Alison Bechdel (got it signed and told her a conservative Christian loved her book).
7. Huge BBC classic drama fan - from Andrew Davies's Jane Austen and Charles Dickens adaptations (especially Sense and Sensibility 2008 and Litle Dorrit), and Sandy Welch (her JaneEyre 2006 and Emma 2009 are excellent, though imperfect).
8. Because of personal history with fandom (etc), hates Harry Potter, but quite enjoys Twilight. Don't make any claims of quality for either. Do quite like Mark Kermode's thoughts on Twig-lit.
9. Love genre fiction, from military sci-fi (Orson Scott Card, Robert A. Heinlein, John Scalzi, Aaron Allston, Timothy Zahn, Elizabeth Moon) to mystery (Sherlock Holmes - especially the Jeremy Brett series, Dorothy Sayers, P. D. James, early Laurie R. King), to fantasy (Tamora Pierce, Gillian Bradshaw, Robin McKinley, Mary Robinette Kowal, Seanan Mc Guire).
10. Animation snob. Loves Pixar, but is worried after the not-goodness of Cars 2, the elitism of 3D and bluray releases, and increasingly political moves. Adored Tangled, and thinks Beauty and the Beast is the best animated movie ever. Also, The Incredibles is the best superhero movie ever made. Period. Coraline is story-weak, but animation and heroine-strong. Miyazaki/Ghibli is fantastic, with Princess Mononoke being my "conversion" film. Enjoyed The Secret World Of Arrietty.
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