Best Literary Characters

[JerryLundegaard]

A few people have. I'll read the thread properly next time.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Valentine Michael Smith
Doctor Gonzo

 

[Orang Utan]

Alex Perchov
Misha the penguin

 

[chooch]

Alex Perchov

Everything is Illuminated?

 

[Orang Utan]

Everything is Illuminated?

Aye - was just reminded of him by Ms T's post on the other thread

 

[chooch]

He is a good 'un.

Hanta from Too Loud a Solitude. Drunk, literary, sentimental and obsolete
Great book.

 

[chooch]

Arturo Bandini. Not sure which version though. Maybe The Road to Los Angeles.

 

[Yu_Gi_Oh]

Keith Talent- London Fields. He's so vile, yet I always feel for him somehow. He's not just a bad guy, he has a whole character. Darts Keith, Darts.

 

[Vintage Paw]

Vladimir and Estragon.

I'm with you on that. But I can't ignore Pozzo or Lucky. Both equally important and brilliant characters.

 

[damo84]

Arturo Bandini - John Fante Bandini Quartet
Hank Chinaski - Bukowski (Factotum, Women etc...)
Jesus of New Testament Fame

 

[N_igma]

I'm with you on that. But I can't ignore Pozzo or Lucky. Both equally important and brilliant characters.

Yep. Though I'd hate to play Lucky in a stage production.

 

[phildwyer]

Keith Talent- London Fields. He's so vile, yet I always feel for him somehow. He's not just a bad guy, he has a whole character. Darts Keith, Darts.

Innit. Yeah cheers.

 

[Cloo]

Marian Halcombe, from 'The Woman in White', a strong, intelligent and very likeable heroine.

 

[Scarlette]

Aye - was just reminded of him by Ms T's post on the other thread

Oh God, I agree. That is the most incredible book and Alex is such a brilliant sad funny character.

What was Mrs T's post?

 

[Orang Utan]

Oh God, I agree. That is the most incredible book and Alex is such a brilliant sad funny character.

What was Mrs T's post?

She was just posting that she was reading it on the what are you reading thread

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Francis Cornish or Dunstan Ramsay. Robertson Davis was excellent at central characters, although some supporting ones were scribbled in rather.

And thumbs up for Keith Talent, the Groke and particularly Isserley. Michel Faber is probably the best living male writer of female heroines, even if they do turn out to be whores or aliens.

 

[Scarlette]

She was just posting that she was reading it on the what are you reading thread

Oh right. I am evangelical about that book. I lent it to my friend a while ago and he 'couldn't get into it' which made me regard him in a whole new, less positive light.

 

[Orang Utan]

There are certainly some books like that - friends tell they don't like them and you reevaluate your friendship with them

 

[Vintage Paw]

Yep. Though I'd hate to play Lucky in a stage production.

It would certainly sort the men from the boys, that's for sure

 

[chooch]

Iago

 

[Limejuice]

oh and a second vote for the Minotaur in Minotaur takes a cig break

I'm half way through this book. Excellentissimo!

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Adam Lambsbreath.

 

[goldenecitrone]

There are certainly some books like that - friends tell they don't like them and you reevaluate your friendship with them

Really? Over which books would you reevaluate friendships then? The Bible I could understand.

 

[Orang Utan]

Really? Over which books would you reevaluate friendships then? The Bible I could understand.

No, it was just a bit of hyperbole.

 

[goldenecitrone]

No, it was just a bit of hyperbole.

Not even The Celestine Prophecy?

 

[Orang Utan]

Not even The Celestine Prophecy?

I was just thinking about that and The Alchemist and all that crap. I dunno. It's a hard one to call.

 

[EddyBlack]

Steerpike - Gormenghast