Hi kids! coming at ya from San Francisco where I'll be doing signings for the next couple of days. The author of today's post is also doing signings here for the next couple of days with Sarwat Chadda, so bathe in the bounty of literary fun! Right now we are singing Somewhere Out There to each other from our respective hotel rooms.
I'll choose a winner at the end of the week. Thanks all for playing and to all the authors for participating. Fun times!
I saved this last heart throb because
1. It's long
2. It required pictures
And so, read. And then go read the book. And then go watch the movie. And drool.
When it comes to Paper Heartthrobs, I have many. I'm kind of slutty,
literarily speaking. There's Gilbert Blythe, and Sydney Carton, and
Jim Taylor....oh, the list goes on. But only ONE can be The Fictional
Dude I Would Want To Marry And Have Babies With (Were He Not
Fictional, Because Otherwise, That Is Gross And Maybe Grounds For
Being Institutionalized). And that man? Cal Trask from EAST OF EDEN.
Why do I love Cal so much? Well, in a lot of ways, he's the
prototypical "Bad Boy With A Heart of Gold." He's troubled and angsty
(and hot), but he has good reason to be. I mean, his mom is an evil
prostitute who shot his dad, Adam, after sleeping with Adam's brother
(who may be Cal's REAL father), and since Cal is more like his mom,
his dad kind of hates him (See above, RE: shooting),and prefers Cal's
twin brother, Aron (who WAS actually fathered by Adam. Yeah. Twins,
possibly fathered by two different brothers. And you thought the
classics were boring.)
Not having his dad's love makes Cal act out in all kinds of ways
(drinking! Hanging out with Loose Women! Angrily pushing ice down
slides!), but deep down, he's a good person. He's just confused, and
being told that he's "bad" his whole life hasn't helped. Okay, so
yeah, he more or less gets his brother killed, and I guess he DOES
kind of steal said brother's fiancee, but still! And in case you
needed further proof of his swooniness, here are some pictures of
James Dean playing him in the 1954 film version of EoE. CASE CLOSED.~Rachel Hawkins, author of DEMONGLASS and HEX HALL
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