I love the brave and reckless Gus and Woodrow of Lonesome Dove; the fight-for-right Ross Poldark; all of Kate DiCamillo's wonderful quirky characters including Raymie Nightingale; the courageous Louie Zampirini; everyone's funny grandmother Lubka; the bold bear from I Want My Hat Back; daring Julia Child; do-the-right-thing Eleanor Roosevelt; the oh-so-creative Leonardo daVinci; in-their-own-world Eleanor and Park; the wacky Durrell clan; and the zany and all-too-human Anne of Green Gables.
What sorts of characters do you adore?
A big thank you to Hannah @ Books Life and Other Oddities who created this prompt.
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I've recently decided (just this week) that I want to read the Poldark novels. Although Ross's character has plenty of backbone and couldn't be called foolish, he can be infuriatingly reckless. Which is your favorite in the Poldark saga?
ReplyDeleteUnbroken came to mind to for perseverance/grit but I hesitated with real-life characters, although those stories make the best memoirs.
My list:
https://thecandleenthusiast.wordpress.com/?p=39234
I know it sounds strange, but I like Poldark's recklessness. He acts for good, despite the consequences.
DeleteLove your list of character traits, Deb! Mine might be close to the same. Being able to laugh at a situation, do the right thing even if it's hard, honest, merciful, and on and on.
ReplyDeleteA sense of humor is so important.
ReplyDeleteYes, strong characters are very important. I like them, too.
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Strength of character seems to be the one thing all my favorites have in common.
DeleteI love Goldfinch. What do you think so far? I should copy your list and make my way through your favorites. My TTT list
ReplyDeleteI love that you included Klassen's Bear on this list!
ReplyDeletei love strong characters, especially females. i love assassins and vigilantes too. they are just misunderstood. LOL
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
The Aubrey women spring to my mind - Do you know that trilogy by Rebecca West, starting with The Fountain Overflows? I think each one is strong in her own way, and they are so real and warm that I hated to be parted from them.
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