I am at the very borderline of entering this give away. It was very hard for me to pick my favourite character because there have been so many good characters over the years. So, I will just list some of them:
Anne of Green Gables: I grew up on Anne, between the early miniseries and the books. I was always quite fond of Anne with an E and I have been thinking a lot lately that it would be fun to reread all the books, but I am so bad at rereading.
Tas from The Dragonlance Chronicles: I really enjoy the comical characters in books. There is something so wonderful about Tas, even if all of his species is of that nature. He brings a smile to my face, and I would read The Dragonlance Chronicles just for him.
Meg Murry (later O'Keefe) of Madeleine L'Engle's Books: I first read about Meg in A Wrinkle in Time. I really enjoyed her when I was younger, and every so often I will dig out L'Engle's books for a reread. I have been looking at the new versions because they have new introductions from L'Engle, and since L'Engle is in her 90's and not likely to write anymore, it would be nice to have new material to read. Meg is your typical teenager, but she grows up to be very happy. I always wanted that. Her daughter is great too, and her brothers... I had always hoped for another book.
Josephine Bonaparte: I would not say that all interpretations of her life make her a wonderful woman, but reading about her in Sandra Gulland's trilogy made me want to read more about her. If even some of the stuff in those books was the exact truth, I look forward to hearing more about a very interesting woman.
There are so many others. A mark of a really good book, for me, is having characters that I truly enjoy. As I enjoy many books, I have lots of characters that I have enjoyed over the years.
OMGosh! I adore Tas!! lol wouldn't it be nice to go through life like that?!!! I don't know who came up with his character, but I doubt I'll ever forget him! lol.. thanks for joining in!
ReplyDeleteI'm not familiar with any of those, but I really want to read "A Wrinkle in Time" and "Anne of Green Gables".
ReplyDeleteI've also been getting worse and worse at rereading as the years pass. It's too bad, because there are some books I really miss.
Kailana, I finally read Anne of Green Gables for the first time. Love, love, love it. I'm ready to turn around and read it again. Actually hubby and I listened to it on our way to PEI. What an endearing character that Anne is. Also, loved Marilla and Mathew. While on PEI we saw the musical. It was fabulous. Anne is a definite favorite character of mine now, too.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read The Dragonlance Chronicles, but they have been added to my list.
Hope you win the drawing!
DesLily: Tas is great, huh? He brings a smile to my face.
ReplyDeleteNymeth: You really should read "A Wrinkle in Time" and "Anne of Green Gables"! Fantastic reads, some of my favs.
booklogged: I am so glad that you enjoyed Anne! If you want to reread already, may I suggest the rest of the books in the series? There are 8 all together. Then there is Emily of New Moon who some people actually like more than Anne. To each their own I suppose. :)