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Of the HuffPost's list, I'd like to stay in that lovely house in Tuscany for a while, I do believe.

I don't like any of those houses. I'm not sure why. I need to think on this...I can't think of a house that immediately comes to mind.

I'd go for Manderley in its prime without Rebecca or Mrs. Danvers.

Not 124. It's haunted.

The ones on the list aren't that appealing to me. I wouldn't mind the apartment Bertie Wooster rents when he comes to New York, but only if Jeeves is there to keep everything ship shape. Ricky and Lucy's apartment, with Fred and Ethel next door, also seems pretty cozy, although that's TV, not a book, so I guess it doesn't count. Dickie Greenleaf's villa in the fictitious seaside town of "Mongibello" in The Talented Mr. Ripley would be great in principle, but as I recall, things didn't work out so well for Dickie, so maybe I'll take a pass on that one.

I always wanted to live in the Swiss Family Robinson treehouse.

Pemberley, the Maine house of the protagonist of Harlot's Ghost, maybe the house in The Pilgrim Hawk, Inspector Lynley's ancestral home in Cornwall in the Lynley mysteries, maybe Manderley, the London townhouse in The Death of the Heart, the protagonist's house in Saturday. There were scenes in the Magic Mountain that didn't make the sanitarium sound half bad. Maybe the house in The Remains of the Day.

It's an interesting question because it makes me reflect on how thoroughly, or how well, an author has described a house or given you a feel for it.

Howl's moving castle :-)
Or maybe Cerin and Meran's house in Charles de Lint's Newford books. It's full of trinkets, faeries and has the most wonderful garden.

in sam gribley's house

Animal House

I'm with LG in a vote for Pemberly. Or the old manor from The Secret Garden, after the end of the story. Secret gardens, hidden passages, rolling moors? Yes, please.

Tara! I've always loved Gone with the Wind!

Jackie "the Librarian" wrote: "I always wanted to live in the Swiss Family Robinson treehouse."

Oh me too! That was my favorite thing at Disney when I was seven.

The Secret Garden would be frickin cool.

Sarah Pi wrote: "Jackie "the Librarian" wrote: "I always wanted to live in the Swiss Family Robinson treehouse."

Oh me too! That was my favorite thing at Disney when I was seven.

The Secret Garden would be fricki..."

The Secret Garden would be wonderful!

Hogwarts. It's my second home, no doubt about it.

May I count the island of Avalon in The Mists of Avalon? It's amazing in my mind...

Also, I'd like to third the secret garden thingy. And I'd also love to live in any of the homes featured/described in Dorothea Benton Frank's books.

Emily wrote: "Hogwarts. It's my second home, no doubt about it."

Duh. Why was that not the first one to pop into my head? Heartily seconded. It even trumps Pemberly.

I've been playing the Wii Lego Harry Potter, and i have to say it's one of my favorites of the lego series. Hogwarts works so well as a setting for this sort of thing. All of the games encourage you to punch things and explore, but Hogwarts makes sense as a setting for that sort of engagement with your surroundings. At Hogwarts you'd expect that if you cast a spell on a suit of armor it made do a little dense, spit out some coins, and then collapse into a pile. Etc.
Anyway, it's fun to wander around is what I'm trying to say.

Thornfield Hall, without the crazy woman in the attic.

The Burrow, with lots of Weasleys.

The little cottage in Mandy.

Badger Hall from The Wind in the Willows.

Bag End.

Ooh! Ooh! Pippi Longstocking's house!

Sarah Pi wrote: "I've been playing the Wii Lego Harry Potter, and i have to say it's one of my favorites of the lego series. Hogwarts works so well as a setting for this sort of thing. All of the games encourage yo..."

LOOOVE Lego Harry Potter. I had to stop playing for a while because I wasn't getting anything else done.

Amber wrote: "LOOOVE Lego Harry Potter. I had to stop playing for a while because I wasn't getting anything else done.
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I don't ever let myself play more than one level at a time.

I commend your self-control.

Misha wrote: "I didn't check the HuffPo list, but as fictional homes go, I'd choose the TARDIS. Hands down. You can't beat a home that's bigger on the inside; has a library, infirmary and swimming pool; not to m..."

Yes. YES. YES!!!! Sorry, I got a little overexcited. The TARDIS would be the ultimate awesome place to live. I spend most of my time there now anyway. If I could share it with David Tennant, even better. (Matt Smith is my favorite Doctor, but Tennant is just soooo cute. And that Scottish accent.)

I'll live in Willie Wonka's factory.

I'll have the oompa loompa's prepare mugs with portraits of you designed from mini-marshmallows.

I was wondering how much my assessment of a particular fictional house was influenced by the movie or TV version, rather than what's in the book. With Pemberley, there's no question the miniseries' visuals have taken over my brain; Lyme Hall is Pemberley...

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Elizabeth Bennet's house was awfully nice too. I can't find a picture of it.

Misha wrote: "Phil wrote: "I'll live in Willie Wonka's factory."

I stand by my choice of the TARDIS, but that would be pretty cool too.

I'll tell you what, you take up residence there and Amber and I will mat..."

:)

I was always mesmerized by the home of the Little Fur Family.

Myles, if necessary you can join the "What's the Name of that Book" group.

Looks nice, especially in the top photo, KO.

There's a lovely childrens' book called Need A House? Call Ms. Mouse in which a mouse architect designs the perfect houses for her friends. Several of them seemed like great places to live (if you were a frog, fox, etc.)

Misha wrote: "Amber wrote: If I could share it with David Tennant, even better. (Matt Smith is my favorite Doctor, but Tennant is just soooo cute. And that Scottish accent.)

Purely as a matter of attraction, y..."

Love. I spend an inordinate amount of time watching and/or reading Doctor Who. I have been trying to renew interest in the thread here in TC semi-dedicated to it by posting about the new episodes, but no go so far. (Just so everyone doesn't think I'm trying to hijack this one for my obsession :))

I stay out of that thread because I"m not caught up - I'm still watching Tennant seasons.

Misha wrote: "Which thread is that, Amber? I'll come discuss with you."

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