Welcome to #FictionFriday, where we ask Yeovil College staff to share their thoughts, opinions and just plain random tastes in books.
Each staff member selects questions to answer from a finely honed and crafted selection, designed to entertain and educate us about their reading lives.
Today we're talking to Kern Vickers, our resident Librarian. Based in the Learning Resource Centre, our keeper of the books is spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing something to read! A keen hockey player and sports fan, Kern is also a history buff and an avid appreciator of cakes and biscuits - which may explain why his Hogwarts House is Hufflepuff.
What is your favourite book of all time?
"Chronicle of the 20th Century. I still have it at home. When I first got it, I would read it all the time at the breakfast table when getting ready for school."
Name one book or author that you really can't stand
"Cathy Glass - can this author not write a happy book for once?!"
Which character in a book do you think is most like you?
"Cathy Glass - can this author not write a happy book for once?!"
Which character in a book do you think is most like you?
"Dr. Watson."
Which book would you love to be in or live inside its world?
"Mr. Men. 'Mr. Bump' is the first book I remember reading as a child."
Which literary character would you want to date, and why?
"Daenerys Targaryen - because she's beautiful and kind, but stands up for herself."
What's your favourite book adaptation in film or TV?
"Daenerys Targaryen - because she's beautiful and kind, but stands up for herself."
What's your favourite book adaptation in film or TV?
"The Sharpe Novels by Bernard Cornwell."
What book would you recommend to someone else, and why?
" 'Sahara' by Clive Cussler - very enjoyable and full of adventure."
Who would play you in a film of your life?
"John Barrowman!"
If you were to describe yourself as a type of cake, what would it be?
"Black Forest gateaux." (YC Reading notes with glee that this abbreviates to the very apt acronym "BFG", one of our favourite Roald Dahl characters)
"Black Forest gateaux." (YC Reading notes with glee that this abbreviates to the very apt acronym "BFG", one of our favourite Roald Dahl characters)
Thanks Kern! If you enjoy the Sharpe adaptations, see yourself as a Black Forest Gateaux or would also like to live in the world of Mr. Men (and what sentence did I just write?!) or you'd like to comment (nicely) below, log in with your Google account and join the conversation.
Alternatively, you can always tweet us at @YC_Reading using the hashtag #FictionFriday with what you think of choices!
Alternatively, you can always tweet us at @YC_Reading using the hashtag #FictionFriday with what you think of choices!
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