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Today's Reader Q&A comes from Daisy Whitney, from Short Hills, NJ. Below, she shares some recent reads, as well as book recommendations and favorite quotes. And if you'd like to take part in our Reader Q&A, fill out the form here.


If you could trade places with any character from a book for a day, who would you be and why?

I would trade places with Frankie Landau-Banks from THE DISREPUTABLE HISTORY OF FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS because she is the girl I wish I was in high school --- a provocateur, a change agent, a bold, fearless feminist!

What is the last book you read? Would you suggest it to a friend? Why or why not?

The last book I read was CATCHING FIRE by Suzanne Collins and I would recommend it to everyone in the entire universe because it is epic!

Name three characters from a book that you'd like to invite to your birthday party.

1) Colonel from LOOKING FOR ALASKA, for humor.
2) Mia from IF I STAY, for courage.
3) Henry from THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE, because he can time travel!

Do you have a favorite quote from a book? If so, what is it?

"When I was young, a teacher had forbidden me to say 'more perfect' because she said if a thing is perfect it can't be more so. But by now I had seen enough of life to have regained my confidence in it.
-- A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT

Tell us about your top three favorite books of all time.

1) A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT because it's sparsely gorgeous and is full of universal truths.
2) Harry Potter because it's brilliant and an epic tale of good versus evil.
3) SOMETHING BORROWED Emily Giffin because I can read it again and again and still feel that desire for the main characters to get together.