8 Literary Character Costumes You Can (and Should) Wear for Halloween

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Halloween is just around the corner, and what better way to announce to the world what a (proud) nerd you are than to dress up like one of your favorite literary characters? Here, eight bookish costumes to inspire your selection, so that in a world of sexy nurses, you can be Lisbeth Salander.

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1. Mary Poppins from Mary Poppins

Channel your inner Julie Andrews or Emily Blunt for this one. Take your pick. 

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