Book meme! Day 14
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vcmwDay 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
(edited because I realized the way I'd named some of the characters listed below was a spoiler for the first two books of their series...)
Ack. The thing is, I totally fall in (mad not-quite-platonic-crush) love with characters.
And not in that cool, I-want-to-be-you way. Generally in that awkward, 12-year-old, I-think-I-love-you-and-I-just-want-to-be-near-you way.
Swordfish and Moke from Wilhelmina Baird's books. The most complete romantic swoon when I was in high school. One is a tall brooding scarred killer who ghosts around invisible and protecting her and making sardonic comments... the other is a lanky, slouchy, underdressed artistic genius who's brilliant about people and good at making friends.
I'm glad that Crashcourse and its sequels were published as SF when I was a kid, because I didn't read romance then. Both guys are definitely lovely expressions of character types that are more common in romance.
Corwin from the Chronicles of Amber. George from the Tortall books (though not so much as a dad... boy, fatherhood made him kinda protective).
Mary Poppins. She's a really weird person underneath that starch. I would love to have the power of telepathy just to be able to read her thoughts. Polly in Fire and Hemlock, and her best friend from college. Dairine from High Wizardry - if she were a real person she would have ended up starting some awesome tech company and would now be traveling the globe in style using her wealth with benevolence.
Venetia, in the eponymous novel by Georgette Heyer, because she doesn't actually expect her rakish lover to reform and because she's full of wit and empathy and self-determination. Cimorene, in Dealing with Dragons, who decides that fencing and cooking and latin are much more interesting than wishy-washy princes and heads off with a supply of handkerchiefs and a few spells and the advice of a talking frog to seek her fortune.
Helen, from the Attolia books, more royalty should have been like her.
Yeah, basically, if a character has moments of pride, is witty, occasionally self-mocking, pretty good at a few particular interests, decisive, and at least occasionally self-confident, they woo me most of the time.
Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months
Day 04 - Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve watched more than five times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your "comfort" book
Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?
(edited because I realized the way I'd named some of the characters listed below was a spoiler for the first two books of their series...)
Ack. The thing is, I totally fall in (mad not-quite-platonic-crush) love with characters.
And not in that cool, I-want-to-be-you way. Generally in that awkward, 12-year-old, I-think-I-love-you-and-I-just-want-to-be-near-you way.
Swordfish and Moke from Wilhelmina Baird's books. The most complete romantic swoon when I was in high school. One is a tall brooding scarred killer who ghosts around invisible and protecting her and making sardonic comments... the other is a lanky, slouchy, underdressed artistic genius who's brilliant about people and good at making friends.
I'm glad that Crashcourse and its sequels were published as SF when I was a kid, because I didn't read romance then. Both guys are definitely lovely expressions of character types that are more common in romance.
Corwin from the Chronicles of Amber. George from the Tortall books (though not so much as a dad... boy, fatherhood made him kinda protective).
Mary Poppins. She's a really weird person underneath that starch. I would love to have the power of telepathy just to be able to read her thoughts. Polly in Fire and Hemlock, and her best friend from college. Dairine from High Wizardry - if she were a real person she would have ended up starting some awesome tech company and would now be traveling the globe in style using her wealth with benevolence.
Venetia, in the eponymous novel by Georgette Heyer, because she doesn't actually expect her rakish lover to reform and because she's full of wit and empathy and self-determination. Cimorene, in Dealing with Dragons, who decides that fencing and cooking and latin are much more interesting than wishy-washy princes and heads off with a supply of handkerchiefs and a few spells and the advice of a talking frog to seek her fortune.
Helen, from the Attolia books, more royalty should have been like her.
Yeah, basically, if a character has moments of pride, is witty, occasionally self-mocking, pretty good at a few particular interests, decisive, and at least occasionally self-confident, they woo me most of the time.
Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months
Day 04 - Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve watched more than five times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your "comfort" book
Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?
