AIBU Books Game Part 4

[MoominMymbleandMy]

Well, we made it to a fourth thread!

As before, we frame an AIBU from the point of view of a character in a book and everyone tries to guess the book and/or the character.

Everyone welcome to play/time-waste as much or as little as they please.

New thread, new AIBU...

AIBU to refuse to read aloud?

Treacle, are you feline?

...he's lucky my society thinks that blondeness is a moral virtue; it has protected him from suspicion of degenerate views...

Clues, please, pretty please?

... But despite his blondeness, they won't allow him to get away with thinking that sickness isn't criminal! Though I sympathise - pretty good for a lass from a Backward place in the middle of Nowhere....

...Not feline - I was following someone but didn't realise where he was going...

More clues, please!

Clutching at straws, Treacle, but are you two planning to marry - until you chicken out?

... the balloon is up! (Which we managed because it wasn't a Machine) - and now, off with my beloved, to his old life sheep-farming in the colonies....

...No, quite the opposite - I'm sure he's up to something dodgy and I want to find out what it is!

llandb, simply had to google yours and find out what it was! Is it by the wallpaper man?

Er... ... nope, not if you mean the bloke who shares a name with a Minor car and wrote about something from Nowhere...

But Nowhere is very close to the mark - though references to Backwards and Sheep may be in order....

Ah, of course! Found it. Another one to add to the list...

Too much effort; it's in the middle of blimmin' erewhon

Anyway, AIBU to confide in this lad? He probably thinks he should turn me in, but then, he's on the run, too...

Clues, pleasepleasepleaseplease?

llandb, did your uncle just kill one of your friends?

...Well, we made it to London OK, but I'm worried he spotted me in the dancehall. And what on earth was going on in that deserted ice-cream factory?

llandb, are you in a graveyard?

No to both... I'm on a raft...

llandb and treacle are either of you from whit? either whit or morag?

...No, not me (don't think so, anyway!) I followed this chap again, and whoops! I seem to have accidentally landed in France. Better keep my uniform covered up with all these Boches around...

... Nope, but we're on a big river. We were on an island until someone spotted smoke and the lad heard that they suspected I might be there...

Are you in the States, llandb? And is your companion a bit of a scallywag?

Yes, indeed, treacle - and named after a strange kind of berry!

As for you, are you a gal with a freckled sidekick?

Can't say "Evening," at this time so greetings and salutations, all!

Whew, you do come up with some bafflers, Treacle. More clues smiley! I'm glad you're enjoying Jasper Fforde. If only copyright didn't prevent him romping around with more modern stuff - I'd love to see what havoc he could wreak in Harry Potter.

Back to my neglected AIBU:

...I think I've tricked them. I've told them little boys are for pudding only...

I am, llandb! Well, I have to have someone vaguely sensible to join me in rescuing all these men from France!

Actually, Harry Potter has been mentioned and Temperance Brennan has popped up in the Fforde I'm reading at the moment, although just the characters, rather than their books, IYSWIM.

AIBU to hate our house guest?

Yay, Treacle! it just had to be her, but I confess I have only read one thing with your character and it wasn't that one (involved a swearing Aussie with a heart of gold instead! ). So a spot of cheating with Google was required

I've only read one as well, but I like the sound of the swearing Aussie - what would Bill say?

A zoo, eh? Did you grow up in Greece?

You'll have to track down ' of the Islands' to find out! My niece has custody of the copy I read (well, got for her but had to read to ensure suitability ) - so that one's out of the loop.

Not that particular zoo worker - I have a day-job as an exhibit...

My word, Treacle, you are gobbling up the Jasper Ffordes if you've got to that one already!

I've worked out Llandb was Huck Finn but I don't know who you were when you were rescuing soldiers from France.

For your current one, is the house guest an old friend of your father? And Llandb, do you have two heads?

...They're not very bright so if I convince them little boys are for pudding only and they should begin with a starter of jelly I can buy some time...

... my recent ancestors were African, but apparently I live in Australia (no swearing, but! )...

Oopsie, cross-posted!

Now, Moomin, I know that certain mainland Aussies unkindly accuse Tasmanians of having two heads each due to insufficient ancestors, but I was written about on the mainland!