4. Neil Gaimen is a master storyteller, in my opinion. He’s written lots of really great characters in his work both for children and adults, but none are dearer to me than Coraline. Coraline is a bright girl, with two hard working parents who love her very much, but don’t pay her as much attention […]
I realized a few days ago that March was almost over and I hadn’t finished my list of the top 10 female literary characters yet. That’s why you’re getting two in one, and the final four will be in some post before Thursday. Keeping it in March! Still counts for Women’s History!
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Bertie Wooster’s good and deserving Aunt (not his Aunt Agatha, who ate broken bottles and turned into a werewolf at the full moon). A middle aged tough gal who was very modern for the twenties. She is constantly trying to rope Bertie into some insane scheme, usually involving theft or impersonation. She […]
She’s an erudite urbanite who loves fashion, school, jumping on her bed, music, toys, reading, opera, art museums, sand castles, her family, the color red, and making breakfast for her old little brother Ian, and her new little brother, William.
She’s a little girl with big dreams. She’s more awesome than some of her peers […]
Mirabelle is the heroine of Steve Martin’s novella “Shopgirl”. She was the first female character I ever felt I truly connected with. There were things I had in common with her that I did not think I had in common with anyone else. I developed quite an affection for Mirabelle. She’s […]
The blog over at ModCloth gave me this idea, and they even share some of my opinions. So here are my top ten favorite female literary characters (broken up over 10 separate entries).
10. (tie) Vida Winter and Margaret Lea from “The Thirteenth Tale” by Diane Setterfield.
Famous, dying Vida chooses quiet, young Margaret to write […]