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oLahav said:

Here’s a fun game. I’m thinking of a well known character from a certain book. Using only yes/no questions, you have to find out who that character is.

Sounds like fun? Let’s get started!

Wait… let me think… ok, I got somebody. Go!

lechuck said:

Is it a male?

oLahav said:

Yes, it’s a male.

acrosstheuniverse said:

Teenager?

oLahav said in response to:

No (it’s not Holden Caulfield, in case anybody gets any ideas. I don’t like him.)

lechuck said:

Is the characters book published in after 1990?

oLahav said in response to:

No.

lechuck said:

Is the character from a Comic Book?

oLahav said:

No, at least not that I know of (there may be a graphic novel adaptation, I don’t know). Otherwise this would be in my Superheroes community. Hey, this gives me an idea…

acrosstheuniverse said:

Does he have a special characteristic, say…physical characteristic that sets him apart?

oLahav said:

I’m going to say yes. His physical characteristics set him apart from certain other characters.

acrosstheuniverse said in response to:

Harry Potter?!

oLahav said in response to:

Not a teenager… sorry

ameliorator said:

Can he fly? Would his physical differences be considered disabling? Is his story set in the 20th century? Does he have kids?

oLahav said in response to:

He can’t fly.

His physical appearance isn’t disabling in any major way I can think of.

Story isn’t set in the 20th century as far as I know.

No kids.

Good tries though! Should help eliminate a few options.

ameliorator said:

hmmm….is he in a book Oprah might spotlight? Would his book be considered a classic? A comedy? A tradgedy?

oLahav said:

I doubt Oprah would spotlight this book (but I don’t watch Oprah, so I wouldn’t really know).

It is a classic book, yes.

It’s not really a comedy, nor a tragedy. Some people can probably argue that it is a comedy, or it is a tragedy, but I don’t buy into that. Depends on definitions, I guess.

ameliorator said:

is the character a human?

oLahav said:

Good question! No, he’s not a human.

ameliorator said:

is it your pal Marvin from Hitchhiker’s Guide? or Eeyore?

oLahav said in response to:

Sorry, but no. These would have been way too obvious, and then where’s the fun?

ameliorator said:

good point. :-) Ok then, is this character an animal that exists presently on the planet Earth?

oLahav said:

No, it’s not an animal presently on Earth (at least one that has been scientifically identified).

acrosstheuniverse said:

Not sure if this has been specified, is he an animal?

oLahav said:

No, he’s not an animal in that sense of the word. As I’ve said before though, he’s not human either.

albrecht said:

Is it the Frankenstein monster?

oLahav said in response to:

Nope, but a good guess.

chandra_avinash said:

ah….er….. how about R. Daneel from Asimov’s canon?

oLahav said in response to:

No, that’s not it.

Keep asking questions though, somebody’s bound to get it sooner or later.

chandra_avinash said:

Count Dracula? or wait, how about some Werewolf?

oLahav said:

He’s not a vampire, nor a werewolf. Hmm… not human, not an animal, and not a form of monster… I wonder what he could be….

acrosstheuniverse said:

Is he an alien?

oLahav said:

Not an alien either, sorry.

ameliorator said:

ok, is he a robot? Wall-E?

oLahav said:

He’s not a robot. And I didn’t know WallE was based on a book… is it?

acrosstheuniverse said:

Is he an Animorph?

oLahav said:

What’s an animorph?

acrosstheuniverse said:

They were part of a book series made by Scholastic. The Animorphs series was really popular, my brother had a book set! The stories went that these teenagers morphed into different animals and different bugs etc. and took on different characteristics. Sort of a weird concept, but the book covers look pretty cool!

oLahav said:

That sounds pretty scary… no, my character definitely is NOT an animorph.

oLahav said:

That sounds pretty scary… no, my character definitely is NOT an animorph.

Heppler said:

Is he aquatic, land-based or flight-based?

Heppler said:

Is it a Shakespearian character?

ameliorator said in response to:

I thought so, I saw a kid reading the book before the movie came out, but after some research, I think the enterprising folks at Disney, packaged up the script as a book and sent it out to the masses.

ameliorator said:

Is he a Hobbit?

oLahav said in response to:

Land based.

oLahav said in response to:

No, he’s not a Shakespearean character.

oLahav said in response to:

Yes, he’s a Hobit! Great question.

acrosstheuniverse said:

Frodo!!

oLahav said:

Nope, it’s not Frodo.

hcraig said:

Bilbo?

oLahav said:

Yes, it’s Bilbo. Great game everyone!

hcraig said:

Does this mean I get to think of the next one?

Okay I’ve got one in mind already! I’ll give you some hints to get going:

- recurring character in many books by the author

- nonhuman, but often tries to do human-like things

- The series of books was started in the 1980s and continues on to this day!

oLahav said:

Great, new game is on!

Let’s see… does this character live in our world?