Harriet the Spy

I finally finished "Harriet the Spy" tonight. I love her. We are so much alike in some ways that it kind of scares me. How did Louise Fitzhugh write a character that is semi-me back in 1964? Maybe she could see twenty-plus years into the future or something.

Here are things that are similar about Harriet and me:
-love to write
-love notebooks and are always buying new ones
-have few friends but the ones we have are very close
-like to know things about other people
-have been known to eavesdrop (although I try not to anymore)
-notice and remember details about people
-like routine but can be known to stray from it if needed
-invent or imagine out different situations or events
-not partial to math
-aim to be writers
-became low-level editors of a publication
-read in bed late into the night, even after being told not to
-think much better when writing
-write much better with a specific purpose

Here are things about Harriet that are different than me:
-runs everywhere, often bumping into other people, sometimes knocking them over
-speaks very loudly or yells all the time
-has parents who seem aloof but a nurse who acts like a parent
-is daring and always ready for adventure
-aims to be a spy
-records pretty much all thoughts
-always writes the truth, no matter how blunt or brutal

Hopefully I've given you enough information here to want to read the book, but not enough to spoil it for you. I definitely recommend reading it if you haven't already.