June 27, 2007
Updated: Characters
Do you read a lot of fiction? If so, do you have a favorite character? Who?
My answer later...
Like you, it's impossible for me to narrow it down to just one, so here's a few.
Lucas Davenport, from John Sandford's "Prey" series.
Ross Murdock, from Andre Norton's "Time Traders" series.
William Tell Sackett, and his (many times removed) uncle, Jubal, from Louis L'Amour's "Sackett" series.
Thanks for listing your favorites... now I've got some more books to check out.
Posted by That 1 Guy at June 27, 2007 11:48 AM | TrackBackFavorite tragic heroine? - Elphaba from Wicked.
Favorite character from a work of fiction? Evelina Anville
Favorite tragic hero? - Tom Jones.
Posted by: oddybobo at June 27, 2007 12:29 PMCW Paul Brenner from the Nelson DeMille novels, also John Corey from the same author.
Posted by: BloodSpite at June 27, 2007 01:47 PMMitch Rapp from Vince Flynns series.
If only.....
He finds 'em, he kills 'em, he makes things disappear. Oh, and he's smokin' hot sexy too!!!
Yeah, he's my favorite...
Mitch Rapp, definetely Mitch Rapp :-)
Posted by: Tammi at June 27, 2007 02:14 PMcan't pick one
Holden Caufield
Hank Rearden
Howard Roark
Posted by: armywifetoddlermom at June 27, 2007 04:44 PMScout Finch
Posted by: armywifetoddlermom at June 27, 2007 04:46 PMDagny Taggert
Phillip Marlowe
James Bond (not the crappy movie interpretations but the one from the books.)
I don't typically have serial characters so much as maybe one character in a book. Currently I LOVE Fermin Romero de Torres in Shadow of the Wind, my new favorite book,... unless the ending sucks.
I loved Owen Meanie in a Prayer for Owen Meanie as well.
Posted by: Bou at June 27, 2007 09:29 PMJack Reacher
Odd Thomas
Michael Corleone
Albus Dumbledore
Stephanie Plum
Posted by: Richmond at June 28, 2007 06:37 AMSome of my favorites are pre-listed for my convenience (Jack Reacher, Mitch Rapp, Odd Thomas, Stephanie Plum, Lucas Davenport) but I have to add Mike "Jenkins" (aka Ghost and the Kildar) from John Ringo's Kildar series. Like Mitch Rapp, he's never met a terrorist he hasn't killed....
Posted by: Susie at June 28, 2007 10:37 AMDefinitely Louis L'Amour characters. All of them...I would love to meet a man like those in his books.
Posted by: drc at June 28, 2007 12:06 PMErik -- Phantom, by Susan Kay
I read this way back in 1995, mind you. I think I was emo before emo was emo. Or perhaps I was just a normal angsty teen.
Posted by: Mink at June 28, 2007 10:43 PMEddie Dean, from the Stephen King's Dark Tower books.
Snape, who's probably gonna get shafted in the last Potter book.
Joe Christmas, from Light in August.
Leonard Pine, from Joe Lansdales Collins&Pine novels.
And I'll second Elphaba, from Wicked.
Posted by: Tommy at June 29, 2007 07:37 AMFigured I'd finally post something here, Lucas Davenport & Tell Sackett are favorites of mine, too. I also like the Richard Jury character in the Martha Grimes books, along with the Cyril of course.
Posted by: Tina at June 29, 2007 08:11 PMAnton from Sergi Lukyanenko's "Nightwatch" series.
Jocelin from Jacqueline Carey's "Kushiel" series.
Herzer Herrick from John Ringo's Council Wars books.
Alex Cross (right, it's Cross?), definitely Davenport, Kay Scarpetta (till she got all whiny), Eddie Dean Rocked, but I like the rock and roll star in The Stand, too.
Posted by: at July 2, 2007 07:08 AMNo one ever picks Francisco d'Anconia :-(
Anyway, Repairman Jack - on occasion - does not suck.
http://www.thrillingdetective.com/jack.html
Posted by: Harvey at July 3, 2007 08:08 AMDavenport for Sure and Roland the Gunslinger. There are more but I am brain dead tonight.
Posted by: Richard at July 3, 2007 08:14 PM
