Great Literary Couples

It is five in the morning and I am at work.... Big shocker! I keep forgetting I actually have two days off this week. It seems too good to be true, I suppose. Anyways, Literary Feline is having a contest: Name a favorite literary couple and tell me why they are a favorite. Since I am trying to stay awake, this seemed like a good project to keep myself busy doing. I am not really sure what my answer is, though. I am not a big romance reader, so I do not read books for romantic aspects and do not necessarily pay attention to the couples found in them.

I think if I had to pick it would be some of the older classics, like Gilbert and Anne from Lucy Maud Montgomery books. I remember when I read the books I was hoping that they would end up together from the moment that he called her Carrot and she broke the slate over his head. They really compliment each other when you think about it. I really want to reread this series, but I just haven't taken the time to sit down with it. Back when I read it the first time in its entirety I read all eight books in a row. This is not something that I really do anymore. I tend to read series very sporadically, so it is interesting how I have changed in that respect. I think I especially like the fact that Gilbert didn't try to control Anne, he lets her be her own person. For the period, men were in their rights to be domineering and he doesn't do that. It made for an enjoyable read as a result.

Another great literary couple is Laura Wilder and her husband. I think a lot of it is the same as Anne and Gilbert. I like strong women in novels and Laura is a strong woman who is not held back or changed by her husband. This is another series that I really want to reread one of these days.

Those are the two that pop into my head first. There are probably a lot more, but it is early and my mind is sleeping. Soon my body will join in and then maybe when I wake up I will have some ideas. Since I have to be back at work at eight Tuesday morning, though, I am pretty well just going home for a nap, so being awake may be questionable... Hopefully soon I will write a couple reviews. They are just not the thing to write when you are tired and that is pretty much me all the time lately!