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If You Could Live in the World of One Novel, Which One Would You Choose?

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One of the joys of reading a novel is immersing yourself in a different world, whether it’s the verdant hills of Middle Earth, the magic around every corner at Hogwarts, the intrepid and dangerous seas aboard the Pequod, or spaceships and strange planets hitchhiking around the galaxy.

If you could pick one fictional world/setting/time period to live in, which one would it be?

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  1. R Elland says

    If I could live in a world of one novel…
    The World of Robert Heinlein's Number of the Beast would be it.
    Multiverses, adventure, near immortality, space, time. And family. All the things that a person who wants to really travel can do. That would be perfect for me.

    • R.D.M says

      I would like to live in Keeper of the lost cities by Shannon Messenger. Or Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan

  2. Horserider says

    Hogwarts, Pern, and to be original, Tortall from Tamora Pierce's books. Because I'm in love with Tortall. Or Pirate's Swoop would be even better…

  3. Steve Ulfelder says

    I wouldn't mind living in Bertie Wooster's between-the-wars England. Needless to say, I'd invite myself to various magnificent estates as a long-term guest and stay sloshed all day. Might even luck into a locked-room mystery or two.

  4. MrWahoo says

    Adams' "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe" or Kilgore Trout's "Venus on the Halfshell"

  7. Linda says

    Any mystical world would work for me, mid-century preferably. Since I can only pick one I am going to have to pick the world of Doctor Who, his world has no bounders; your imagination can go on forever.

  8. Anonymous says

    Any mystical world would work for me, mid-century preferably. Since I can only pick one I am going to have to pick the world of Doctor Who, his world has no bounders; your imagination can go on forever.

  12. Nicole says

    Ironically you picked out two places I would totally love to be. Living in a world that has Hogwarts mean I can perform magic. Middle Earth…well honestly, what else is there to say about that?

    There was one other place I would totally go, but for the LIFE of me I cannot remember where it is or the book…that's going to drive me crazy all night now…

  14. Carol Fleserieu-Miller says

    I've been thinking about this question and have actually come up with an answer. Usually I say I don't have a favorite of this or that and am noncommittal (sp?)
    But, I went to see Avatar twice. And, I don't do that very often. Both times, I came out of the theater wanting to be one of the 10foot tall, extremely athletic, spiritual, kind, loyal, fierce, courageous, loving, one with nature, blue bodied, scantily clad, tail with superconnection people on Avatar.

  15. Anonymous says

    Pride and Prejudice,but only if it could be the movie version and I can be Lizzy.Mr. Darcy would not be turned down with his first proposal.

  16. pOwldreamer says

    Ah,I would have to choose the first book in the In Death series by JD Robb. Roarke and Eve Dallas are the Lizzy and Darcy of the year 2058. I get to be Eve,thoug.

  17. Kathy M. says

    I love the world I am in now, but love escaping to the the worlds of other imaginations for a time.

  19. Eleanor Van Natta says

    Ah, its a toss-up between Bronte's Wuthering Heights heather-filled hills and Gabaldon's "Outlander" series and her Scottish Highlands…but I ultimately agree with Josin McQuein in that I wouldn't actually, truly want to experience all that makes up those novels! Broken hearts and bodies abound…I will experience that via book, thank you.

  21. Marjorie says

    I would like to live in the world of "Little Lulu." OK, that's not a novel. So I will pick living inside a Nancy Drew book.

  26. Anonymous says

    Warrior cats definately,but most people probably dont know what it is like i dont know what all this middle earth stuff is about…