The eNotes Blog 10 Bookish Costume Ideas forHalloween

10 Bookish Costume Ideas forHalloween Halloween is just around the corner! If youre looking for a costume idea, weve collected our top 10 literature-inspired outfits here by level of difficulty, so you can look bookishly awesome no matter how much time you have on your hands. 1. Ishmael, from Moby Dick Youre just one name tag away from Call me Ishmael. 2. Fifty Shades of Grey Witty and racy. Head to your local hardware store for some free color sheets and youre done!   3. A semi-colon Just make sure you only stand between two independent clauses at the party. 4. Hester Prynne, from  The Scarlet Letter You could go all out for this one and dress in Puritan garb, but really the only requirement is the red A pinned to your chest. Besides, a modern-day Hester costume would probably earn you real feminist brownie points. 5. Matilda Wormwood Everybody loves Roald Dahls  Matilda, and dressing up like the young bookworm is easy: all youll need is a ribbon in your hair, a floral  dress or overalls, and some books. Extra points for tacking on the red wagon or the ability to move objects with your mind. 6. Your favorite book cover There are a few clever ways to do this one: you could  paint a cardboard box and wear it over your torso, dress up as the person on the cover of the book (like this great face paint job to recreate  Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), or have a friend paint the cover on the backs of your hands so you can hold them up like youre actually reading the book (which, be honest, youd much rather be doing anyway). 7. Carrie To become Stephen Kings iconic character you will need: 1 white dress, 1 bucket oblood, and Sissy Spaceks crazy eyes. 8. Zombie librarian Sure, you could be your classic librarian, but playing with fake blood is just so much more fun! 9. Darcy and Elizabeth If you have a guy wholl agree to dress as Mr. Darcy, youve already won. 10. Danaerys Targaryen / Khaleesi The further you can go with this costume the better! Extra points for bringing your own baby dragons or, for the shockers, an edible horse heart. mmmm. Last but not least the easiest literary costume ever: Godot Skip the party altogether and leave them wondering when youll show up. What do you plan to dress as this Halloween? Share your bookish costume ideas in a comment!