I don't care if the Academy snubs him now, Sir Walter Scott will always be one of my favorite authors. If he was good enough for Austen AND the Brontes, he's good enough for me.
I admit that I like plump women, but not supersize. There's more cusion, who wants to hug a skeleton? Perhaps this is from my long association with the SCA and a bit of time with the Renaissance Fair circuit. Or else I was drawn to those pursuits because I like plump women......