I hope you're one of the best minds of my generation, because I'd love to see you naked.

[the_deep_magic]

Link from Neil Gaiman's Twitter: an article about a dating site that matches people based on their love of books.  I don't know how seriously to take it, but I'd love to meet a guy who's read (and enjoyed) Geek Love or Narcissus and Goldmund (which is like the sweetest subtextual gay love story ever and would make a perfect Pinto AU*).  Also included in the article is a delightful list of literary pickup lines.

So, I'm curious: are there any books that, if you saw on a potential significant other's shelf, you'd immediately think "yup, we're compatible"?  Or, conversely, any that would be absolute dealbreakers?  Obviously a shelf full of Dan Brown or L. Ron Hubbard is a huge red flag.  But I also think there's a Nietzsche Threshold -- two or three books is acceptable and even desirable; more than that says "whack job who's going to start throwing the word ubermensch into daily conversation."

Also, fic rec from the kink meme: Together by jumpmybones for a Pinto reincarnation prompt.  It's a short one, but full of so many heart-rending and sweet details.

*Srsly, even the physical descriptions of the characters match up.  Obviously would have to be tweaked a bit, as they aren't together or even communicating for most of the book, even though they're there in each other's thoughts all the time.  Sigh...  I would write it if I weren't a) already committed to a dozen other things and b) certain I'd horribly mangle it.  Repressed!monk!Zach and romantic!artist!Chris

Comments

[rainbowstrlght.livejournal.com]

I have to confess that I'm pretty open-minded on this topic, as long as the person reads. Just having a bookshelf of fiction and non-fiction of any sort would be charming. I've dated a non-reader, and it was extremely annoying to have a partner get jealous over my reading time, especially if I was incredibly absorbed. Ugh. (I guess that's why my standards are low.)

On the other hand, I'll confess to judging people who don't like The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. But that's because it's my favorite; and he's the writer I completely idolize.

[the-deep-magic.livejournal.com]

Ooh, yeah, I can't even conceptualize dating a non-reader. What would we even talk about?