Karsa Orlong Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 At the moment: Karsa Orlong (obviously!) from Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of The Fallen Arya Stark from George RR Martin's A Song of Ice & Fire Silk from David Eddings' Belgariad Iorek Byrnison from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Gully Foyle from Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Iorek Byrnison from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Oh, yeah! I forgot about him! He is a brilliant character and I loved him. He's my sixth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 The narrator in Haruki Murakami's A Wild Sheep Chase and Dance Dance Dance Shadow in American Gods by Neil Gaiman Stu Redman in The Stand Anne Eliot in Persuasion by Jane Austen Aloysius Pendergast from the Pendergast series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Lucas Davenport from the Prey series by John Sandford Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Iorek Byrnison from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Oh, yeah! I forgot about him! He is a brilliant character and I loved him. He's my sixth. I remember giving a little (silent) cheer every time he appeared Actually, I completely forgot about Jack Reacher. In the first few books he was great, although he is starting to get a bit omniscient now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilerbabeuk Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 The narrator in Haruki Murakami's A Wild Sheep Chase and Dance Dance Dance Shadow in American Gods by Neil Gaiman Stu Redman in The Stand Anne Eliot in Persuasion by Jane Austen Aloysius Pendergast from the Pendergast series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Lucas Davenport from the Prey series by John Sandford Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings the only one that sprung to mind for me was Samwise Gamgee, and I love Anne Eliot in Persuasion too, which makes me want to read the rest of these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 (edited) In no particular order: Sydney Carton in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Snape in Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Anastasia Krupnik in Anastasia Krupnik novels by Lois Lowry Shared fifth place goes to George Hall in A Spot of Bother and Christopher John Francis Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, both by Mark Haddon. Runner ups (after looking at the previous posts made by you guys:) Ron Weasley in HP Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird Paul Edgecomb in Green Mail Mark Darcy in the Bridget Jones's Diaries Edit: How could I have forgotten about Bubba in the Sookie Stackhouse novels??? Edited August 24, 2010 by frankie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 This is tough, and I'll probably change my mind at some point. In no particular order: ~ Dustfinger; The Inkheart Trilogy by Cornelia Funke He's the most grey character I've ever come across the in the black and white world of children's books. Impossible to trust and impossible to hate, flawed and weak and painfully human. ~ Gerald Tarrant; The Coldfire Trilogy by C. S. Friedman Ultimate juxtaposition of good and evil and blurs the lines of both. Charismatic and cruel. Exists on the edge of moral reasoning and challenges it at every step. ~ Atticus Finch; To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Such a non-judgemental and wise person. A real hero in the most human way. The sort of person people should aspire to be. ~ Jack Trent; Through A Glass, Darkly by Bill Hussey Classic hero with a dark (and slightly supernatural side) - love him for his complexity and psychology. ~ Aaron Stampler/Roy; Primal Fear by William Diehl He's a schizophrenic, and once you've seen a young Ed Norton playing the role of Aaron in the film adaptation, he becomes the most engaging and intriguing character psychologically. Heathcliff doesn't QUITE make the list, but if it was a top six he'd be there. And two I didn't include because they're only fictional portrayals of historical figures, but also well worth mentioning: C. C, Humphrey's Vlad Dracula and Gyles Brandreth's Oscar Wilde. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randa23 Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 (edited) My favourite two characters are: Dumbledore from Harry Potter he is just an amazing man/wizard AND Lisbeth Salander from the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series as she has the innocence of a teenager but criminal mind of an experienced adult I would suggest that every on the forum read the Millenium Trilogy featuring Lisbeth Salander as they are such a good read for people who do or don't enjoy crime fiction. Edited August 28, 2010 by randa23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emelee Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Favorite MEN: 1. Mr Darcy - Pride & Prejudice (Jane Austen) 2. Rhett Butler - Gone with the wind (Margaret Mitchell) 3. Konstable Els - Riotous Assembly (Tom Sharpe) 4. Severus Snape - Harry Potter (JK Rowling) 5. Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) Favorite WOMEN: 1. Lisbeth Salander - Millenniumtrilogy (Stieg Larsson) 2. Scarlet O'Hara - Gone with the wind (Margaret Mitchell) 3. Elizabeth Bennet - Pride & Prejudice (Jane Austen) 4. Marquise de Merteuil - Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos de Laclos) 5. Holly Golightly - Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Robert Langdon: In his collection of books by Dan Brown his intellect and fast mind I find just dreamy! Lestat de Lioncourt:His wit! Adrian Mole: Boy I would love to shake hands with that kid! Henry Wilt: This has to be the funniest character in literature Artemis Fowl: I would like him to teach me a trick or two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoyd Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 (edited) In no particular order: Mary Russell (series by Laurie R King). I am a sucker for feisty female heroines, and they don't come more feisty than Mary Russell. There are many authors who have tried to use Sherlock Holmes in their fiction, but Laurie King is one of the very few IMO who has made it work. Elinor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility). I could have chosen any one of a number of Jane Austen heroines, especially Elizabeth Bennet or Anne Eliot, but Elinor is the lynchpin of my favourite Jane Austen book. Hannah Wolfe (series by Sarah Dunant). What was that about feisty female heroines? Sarah Dunant is one of my favourite writers - she just gets better and better. Becky Sharpe (Vanity Fair). One of the great anti-heroes/heroines, one who leaves you rooting for her, even when you know she's up to no good!! Obelix. The funniest character from one of the most consistently funny and sharp series of books ever written. Hope it doesn't sound too pretentious, but the books do seem funnier in the original French - no idea why. Edited September 4, 2010 by willoyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Favorite MEN: 1. Sydney Carton - A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens) 2. Bertie Wooster (PG Wodehouse) 3. Jonathan Strange - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke) 4. Professor Lupin - Harry Potter (JK Rowling) 5. Henry Tilney - Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen) Favorite WOMEN: 1. Thursday Next (Jasper Fforde) 2. Elizabeth Bennet - Pride & Prejudice (Jane Austen) 3. Linda Radlett - The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford) 4. Cassandra Mortmain - I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith) 5. Liesel Meminger - The Book Thief (Markus Zusak) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruska Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Charles Summers - To The Ends of the Earth - William Golding raised from the ranks, but shows everyone how a gentleman should really behave Bertie Stanhope - Barchester Towers - Anthony Trollope totally funny, completely endearing Horatio Hornblower - C.S. Forester noble, brave, clever Frederick Wentworth - Persuasion - Jane Austen loyal, passionate, simply the best Austen hero Matthew Shardlake - C.J.Sansom noble, brave, clever I can't bear that I'm only allowed 5 so honourable mentions must go to: Miss Pettigrew (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day - Winifred Watson) Obadiah Slope (Barchester Towers - Anthony Trollope) Madeleine Neroni (Barchester Towers - Anthony Trollope, the book with the best cast of characters!!!) Lady Glencora (Palliser novels - Trollope, he wrote so many brilliant female characters!) Lord Peter WImsey (Dorothy L. Sayers) Percy Blakeney (Baroness Orczy) Mrs Danvers (Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier) Bradley Headstone (Our Mutual Friend - Charles Dickens) Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) William Dobbin (Vanity Fair - Thackeray) Richard Sharpe (Bernard Cornwell) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tai_Mai_Shu Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Harry Bosch - Michael Connelly books Jack Reacher - Lee Child books Lincoln Rhymes - Jeffery Deaver books Oliver Stone - David Baldacci books Frodo Baggins - JRR Tolkien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Dr. Siri Paiboun- coroner of Laos in Colin Cotterill novel Sir Launcelot Tarzan Burke from Andrew Vachss novels Matt Scudder from Lawrence Block novels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyzenthlay Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Ho boy.... Charlie, from The Perks of Being a Wallflower Arya Stark <3333 She kicks so much butt. A song of ice and fire. I could have written most of them up but I'm going to stick to one character. Ginny Weasley. Okay, I know she's poorly written and a total Mary Sue. I don't care. I love her, always have. Ella from Ella Enchanted - a wonderful book. MARVIN. HHGTTG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericsaffold Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Professor Lupin from Herry Porter Dumbledor from Herry Porter Tarzen Henry Tilney Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice these are my favorite characters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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