30 Day Book Meme (2014 version) - Day 16
Day 16 - Favorite female character
2010 Answer: Cherry Ames, Charlotte, Elizabeth Shelby, Kristy Thomas & Mary Anne Spier, Amelia Peabody Emerson, Elizabeth Bennet & Fanny Price, Ariadne Oliver and Jane Marple, Laura Ingalls Wilder and Caroline Quiner Ingalls, Parker Brown, Jenny Chawleigh Lynton & Lydia Lynton & Kitty Charing & Ancilla Trent & Anthea Darracott, Prudence Merryweather & Emily Faringdon & Lucinda Bromley & Venetia Jones, Eve Dallas & Delia Peabody & Nadine Furst & Charlotte Mira & Mavis Freestone & Louise Dimatto, Judy Bolton, Anne Shirley Blythe, Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan and Alys Vorpatril, Nancy Drew
As you can tell, I really love female characters. There are never enough. I still love all of the ones listed above, but Nancy Drew remains my number one choice. Part of her appeal is that she's a character so many people have written for and about, but Nancy was also one of the first characters who inspired me. I love her in all her incarnations: 1930s Nancy, who knows she's someone and acts accordingly, even if the early books have their issues, the more demure Nancy of the revised yellow spines, 1980s Nancy of the Files and SuperMysteries (especially when paired with Frank Hardy - those two were my first OTP), even the newer revisions that seem to talk down a little. And of course, the Nancy who inhabits my fanfic.
However, there's one character who would have made this list if I'd read the book then, and that is Lady Tej Vorpatril. She's such a match for Ivan, and she is definitely a worthy addition to the ladies Vorkosigan. She's funny and brave and smart and useful, and she has excellent taste in men. I wish she'd been in more than one book.
DV
Day 17 - Favorite quote from your favorite book
Day 18 - A book that disappointed you
Day 19 - Favorite book turned into a movie
Day 20 - Favorite romance book
Day 21 - Favorite book from your childhood
Day 22 - Favorite book you own
Day 23 - A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven’t
Day 24 - A book that you wish more people would’ve read
Day 25 - A character who you can relate to the most
Day 26 - A book that changed your opinion about something
Day 27 - The most surprising plot twist or ending
Day 28 - Favorite title
Day 29 - A book everyone hated but you liked
Day 30 - Your favorite book of all time
2010 Answer: Cherry Ames, Charlotte, Elizabeth Shelby, Kristy Thomas & Mary Anne Spier, Amelia Peabody Emerson, Elizabeth Bennet & Fanny Price, Ariadne Oliver and Jane Marple, Laura Ingalls Wilder and Caroline Quiner Ingalls, Parker Brown, Jenny Chawleigh Lynton & Lydia Lynton & Kitty Charing & Ancilla Trent & Anthea Darracott, Prudence Merryweather & Emily Faringdon & Lucinda Bromley & Venetia Jones, Eve Dallas & Delia Peabody & Nadine Furst & Charlotte Mira & Mavis Freestone & Louise Dimatto, Judy Bolton, Anne Shirley Blythe, Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan and Alys Vorpatril, Nancy Drew
As you can tell, I really love female characters. There are never enough. I still love all of the ones listed above, but Nancy Drew remains my number one choice. Part of her appeal is that she's a character so many people have written for and about, but Nancy was also one of the first characters who inspired me. I love her in all her incarnations: 1930s Nancy, who knows she's someone and acts accordingly, even if the early books have their issues, the more demure Nancy of the revised yellow spines, 1980s Nancy of the Files and SuperMysteries (especially when paired with Frank Hardy - those two were my first OTP), even the newer revisions that seem to talk down a little. And of course, the Nancy who inhabits my fanfic.
However, there's one character who would have made this list if I'd read the book then, and that is Lady Tej Vorpatril. She's such a match for Ivan, and she is definitely a worthy addition to the ladies Vorkosigan. She's funny and brave and smart and useful, and she has excellent taste in men. I wish she'd been in more than one book.
DV
Day 17 - Favorite quote from your favorite book
Day 18 - A book that disappointed you
Day 19 - Favorite book turned into a movie
Day 20 - Favorite romance book
Day 21 - Favorite book from your childhood
Day 22 - Favorite book you own
Day 23 - A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven’t
Day 24 - A book that you wish more people would’ve read
Day 25 - A character who you can relate to the most
Day 26 - A book that changed your opinion about something
Day 27 - The most surprising plot twist or ending
Day 28 - Favorite title
Day 29 - A book everyone hated but you liked
Day 30 - Your favorite book of all time