tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post3357070431562015458..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: 100 Best Characters Since 1900StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-23134065323015436712009-06-15T18:45:13.964+01:002009-06-15T18:45:13.964+01:00I do notice that there are only 19 women on the or...I do notice that there are only 19 women on the original list, and many more women that commenters are suggesting. I think this is rather telling...Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251983804060081813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-13657108040127250962009-06-11T12:12:41.798+01:002009-06-11T12:12:41.798+01:00I am the first time visitor of a book blog, i had ...I am the first time visitor of a book blog, i had no idea there were so many! i liked ur blog and the topics.<br />I like Howard Roark from Fountainhead and Hercule Poirot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-34406877906028024672009-06-11T10:57:26.618+01:002009-06-11T10:57:26.618+01:00Simon - my list is now up over on Random. Pleased...Simon - my list is now up over on Random. Pleased to see from comments that Jo in Little Women is a favourite and I have chosen mine irrespective of date I am afraidElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739410242766153431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-16279148386052219892009-06-11T09:51:10.282+01:002009-06-11T09:51:10.282+01:00Maybe! (Although I only have two men on mine, and ...Maybe! (Although I only have two men on mine, and one of them's a donkey). I suppose if you took a list from childhood, it's more likely to be the same gender as yourself. Oh, and though my Wheel of Time knowledge isn't brilliant, I *think* Faile is a woman?StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-37648573579684074442009-06-11T09:48:39.224+01:002009-06-11T09:48:39.224+01:00I have to do this too. What fun. My list will be d...I have to do this too. What fun. My list will be different from yours, though. I like your Mum's -- lots of good childrens books there. Interesting that your bro has all men. Do men like men and ladies like ladies?harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-13069448884056783542009-06-11T05:38:08.133+01:002009-06-11T05:38:08.133+01:00Hey - I did say that I had paid no heed to time.. ...Hey - I did say that I had paid no heed to time.. but I hadn't noticed that I'd only chosen 9 (and I counted them twice! Maybe I counted the Frenchman as well as Jean Benoit!)<br />So, anyway, I now have room to add Anne Elliot ("none so capable as Anne" - ah, it's good to see one's name in print!)<br />Ruth, you are forgiven for stealing my choice and making mine seem like a copy. We gals must stick together!OVWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-41674020363704252992009-06-10T19:57:07.732+01:002009-06-10T19:57:07.732+01:00I'll join Ruth & Mum in ignoring the post-...I'll join Ruth & Mum in ignoring the post-1900 rule. Off the top of my head:<br /><br />1. Atticus Finch<br />2. Bertie Wooster<br />3. Henry Tilney<br />4. Faile Aybara (Wheel of Time)<br />5. Mr. Darcy<br />6. Captain Hastings<br />7. Mr Bennet<br />8. Perrin Aybara (Wheel of Time again)<br />9. Samwise Gamgee<br />10. Hercule PoirotColinhttp://www.colinjthomas.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-20841880277020595912009-06-10T19:20:22.031+01:002009-06-10T19:20:22.031+01:00Rules are there to be broken. Jo & Jane & ...Rules are there to be broken. Jo & Jane & Lizzie have to be allowed on the list because of all the people who have read about them since 1900.<br />I'm definitely siding with OVW against OV & SiaB on this. I very nearly put Katie on my list as well but thought it looked rather biased in one direction.Ruthhttp://www.craftypeople.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-31589316379118207182009-06-10T10:31:47.358+01:002009-06-10T10:31:47.358+01:00What a bizarre list indeed!
Miss Pettigrew came t...What a bizarre list indeed!<br /><br />Miss Pettigrew came to mind as did Angela Carter's Fevvers along with few already mentioned (the second Mrs De Winter, Cassandra Mortmain...)Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-28116563920438866492009-06-10T10:12:14.684+01:002009-06-10T10:12:14.684+01:00Yes, Dad, you're right - someone hasn't be...Yes, Dad, you're right - someone hasn't been paying attention to the 'since 1900' bit of the challenge! I'm afraid that also rules out Jo from Little Women.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-62012977274957284982009-06-10T09:44:44.344+01:002009-06-10T09:44:44.344+01:00Greetings Si from North Wales (where I have the pr...Greetings Si from North Wales (where I have the privilege of a Reading Week - albeit theology rather than novels).<br />I'm not sure you are too enamoured with the other two from the top 5 either - but Colin will be pleased to see Atticus Finch riding high.<br />I apologise for the fact that your mother's counting isn't too good - I think there are only 9 entries in her top 10; and her sense of history has failed since I believe Lizzie Benett and Jane Eyre at least would struggle to get into a post 1900 list. Gatsby, Finch and Holmes would make the top 10.<br />100 is a bit demanding; 10 is a bit tough.OVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-8669708982421480942009-06-10T08:16:05.842+01:002009-06-10T08:16:05.842+01:00Hey, stop stealing Ruth! Here are my top ten - but...Hey, stop stealing Ruth! Here are my top ten - but not restricted to time and very much grounded in childhood:<br />Jo (Little Women)<br />Anne (...of Green Gables)<br />Katy (What Katy Did..at School)<br />Jane Eyre<br />Lizzie Bennet<br />Jean Benoit Aubery (Frenchman's Creek)<br />Ratty (Wind in the Willows)<br />Lucy (Narnia books)<br />William Brown <br />(No particular order - but the Frenchman crept in when I was 14!)OVWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-37766360214862110522009-06-10T07:52:52.413+01:002009-06-10T07:52:52.413+01:00If I go back to childhood then two immediately spr...If I go back to childhood then two immediately spring to mind:<br />Jo of Little Women<br />and Jo of The Chalet School.<br />Is it just a coincidence that my mother was also Jo and my best friend ever and someone who possessed the same rebellious streak.<br />Oh, throw in Anne of Green Gables as wellruthhttp://www.craftypeople.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-52639756056639786822009-06-10T07:36:20.599+01:002009-06-10T07:36:20.599+01:00Oh Simon I must have a go at this and it will come...Oh Simon I must have a go at this and it will come as no surprise to you that I totally agree re Catcher in the Rye. talk about irritating!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739410242766153431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-76952018575844912782009-06-10T02:53:11.412+01:002009-06-10T02:53:11.412+01:00Thanks for the comment on my blog! I've read ...Thanks for the comment on my blog! I've read and loved quite a few of the books you mentioned in this post and in the sidebar, so I'll probably check out some of the others that you've mentioned. It's always fun to find someone else who's actually heard of your favorite books :)Betsyhttp://applesandonions.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-61243209514701722102009-06-10T02:07:15.401+01:002009-06-10T02:07:15.401+01:00I have many favorite characters but right now can&...I have many favorite characters but right now can't organize a list - though, I will say the characters that come to mind first (& most frequently) are those in E.F. Benson's Mapp & Lucia books, as well as the Provincial Lady. Those stand out the most.Nancy-B-T-MAnoreply@blogger.com