poppy Posted April 10, 2008 Posted April 10, 2008 Ah ....that's right. He took over Darlington Hall and Mr Stevens kept working for him. He was American and wanted Mr Stevens to show him the ropes ....I think He didn't strike me as being particularly Christopher Reevesy, if you get what I mean, sign of a good actor. Quote
Kylie Posted April 10, 2008 Posted April 10, 2008 either that or you've presented me with a great excuse to read the book again Re-reads don't count towards the 'read three, buy one' challenge remember! Quote
Guest Posted April 10, 2008 Posted April 10, 2008 They do if you read them before from the library and then bought your own copy to put on Mount TBR, so ner ner ner ner ner! Quote
Kylie Posted April 10, 2008 Posted April 10, 2008 Drat. I'm sure you're changing the rules as you go along Quote
Guest Posted April 10, 2008 Posted April 10, 2008 Me, do something so dastardly? Never! (Honestly - I mentioned the above in the 3/1 thread, I'm sure I did). If it makes you feel better, the book I'm on just now is over 900 pages long so I won't be buying any more books anytime soon at this rate. But it's about Henry VIII, who, in an effort to get this back on topic, is one of my favourite characters. He was real, sure enough, but he does feature in a lot of books so he's still a 'character' to me. Quote
Kylie Posted April 10, 2008 Posted April 10, 2008 Yes you did mention it. I'm just stirrin' ya! I debated about whether or not to put Bill Bryson down as a favourite character. I love to read about his travels and viewpoints and he certainly is a 'character' (as in 'funny' and 'interesting', according to the dictionary). Quote
Heather Posted April 11, 2008 Posted April 11, 2008 Reacher from Lee Child books is my favourite Quote
happyanddandy Posted April 11, 2008 Posted April 11, 2008 A new fave - Matilda from 'Mr Pip'. Courageous, sharp and a teenager sparring with her mum. Quote
Laramie Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 My favourite characters ever... Maerad and Cadvan from the Pellinor series Sabriel and Touchstone (I've forgotten the latter's real name...yay! Excuse to re-read the Abhorson series! drat! longer TBR list! I used to keep my TBR list in my head, but my friends keep recommending stuff so now I have it written in the notepad widget on my desktop) I'm sure I have loads more but I can't think of anyone else right now. My friends are all obsessed with Edward Cullen from the Twilight series, but I don't see it myself Quote
Kenny Posted April 14, 2008 Posted April 14, 2008 Well i'd say..... John 117-Halo The Fall Of Reach Pan-The Northern Lights Safiera-Eragon Theres probably more. Quote
happyndhilarious Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 (edited) I'd say... Akkarin - Black Magician's Trilogy Lily Potter - Harry Potter Bridget Jones - Bridget Jones Diaries Edited July 10, 2008 by happyndhilarious Quote
sib Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Paddington Bear..rereading the stories now on a nostalgia trip.. Quote
Janet Posted July 12, 2008 Posted July 12, 2008 Paddington Bear..rereading the stories now on a nostalgia trip.. I have a couple of my Paddington books from when I was a child. I'd like to read them again some day. I read an excerpt from the new one in a newspaper recently! Quote
Nellie Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 What a great thread! For me... I would say.... Severus Snape - Harry Potter By JK Rowling Gummery - The Dark Is Rising Sequence By Susan Cooper (How bad was the film!?) Jeeves - The Jeeves And Wooster books By PG Wodehouse Captain Hastings - Poirot Stories By Agatha Christie I am sure there are more... Quote
flowersarah Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Becky Bloomwood from the Shopaholics series by Sophie Kinsella is one of my favourite characters. Also liking the Walsh family in Marian Keyes books. I especially liked Maggie in Angels that I recently read. Quote
Ruth Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Atticus and Scout Finch, from To Kill A Mockingbird Ave Maria MacChesney, from the Big Stone Gap series Betty Blue, from Betty Blue Quote
Kylie Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 A recent addition to my list of favourite characters is Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote. Quote
Peacefield Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Wonderful thread! My favorite that I can think of at this moment are: Thursday Next from the Thursday Next mystery series by Jasper Fforde Aleinor De La Chapelle from The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier Jonathan Argyle from the Art History mysery series by Iain Pears Bernadette Hogan from Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy HW Longfellow from The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl Edmund Dantes from The Count of Monte Cristo Julian Kestrel from the Julian Kestrel mystery series by Kate Ross Quote
Guest Tiresias Posted July 28, 2008 Posted July 28, 2008 Leopold Bloom Stephen Dedalus Hamlet The ancient mariner Charles Kinbote Thomas Hudson Father Brown Quote
pontalba Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 Bill Masen from The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham Emanuel Comte from Malevil by Robert Merle Merlin from The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart Quote
Ruth Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 Atticus Finch, from To Kill A Mockingbird Patrick Bateman, from American Psycho (I wouldn't like to meet him in real life, but as a character, he's terrific) The narrator in Betty Blue (we never find out his name) Amelia Jane, from the Enid Blyton books! Quote
nursenblack Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 Patrick Bateman, from American Psycho (I wouldn't like to meet him in real life, but as a character, he's terrific) haha Wouldn't mind too much if he shows up as Christian Bale!! Mr. Darcy - Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Heathcliff - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Scout - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Cassandra- I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Quote
Colin Jacobs Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 Pennywise IT Stephen King. Dirk Pitt Clive Cussler Books. By Clive Cussler Clive Cussler. In the Dirk Pitt Books, I always look for him to see where he will pop up. Pip. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Swan. Swan Song by Robert R McGammon Hermione The Harry Potter books by J.K.Rowling. Quote
Sedge Posted August 5, 2008 Posted August 5, 2008 Randall Flagg from The Stand by Stephen King Mandrake from Duncton Wood by William Horwood Ford Prefect from The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams Obadiah Hakeswill from Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe books Rincewind from Terry Pratchett's Discworld books Quote
Tiger Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 Libby from the Angus, Thongs... series Ron from Harry Potter Saphira from Eragon Quote
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