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What is your favorite book character?

Agata

Agata

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Hi Everyone! As a librarian I find my duty ;) to ask about your favorite character from a book :) It doesn't have to be a fictional character, if that's not your thing. It can also be a character from a book you have read in your childhood, if it made a lasting impression :) You can also list a few, if deciding on clear #1 is too difficult, :P
For me, I think, the favorite character would be Count of Monte Christo... I read the book when I was in high school, so I don't know if today I would still like him and his story so much, but back then... Such a perfect balance of drama, mystery, and romanticism that really captured my teenaged mind :)

Now is your turn! :)
 
My favorite character is David Champlain for the novel Five Smooth Stones by Ann Fairbairn. I read it for the first time when I was in high school. I have read it in every decade of my life since. I just finished it last month. It had been awhile but it is just as fresh as if it were the first time I met these fine people.

This was my first time listening to the Audiobook and the narration was perfection. If you have never read this book, do yourself a favor. It is amazing.
 
Ramona Quimby - She was my age, the book Ramona Quimby Age 8 came out the year I was 8 and I loved her spunk and little sister attitude. I related to her so much.

I love Scarlett from Gone with the Wind. Such a good book. The movie leaves so much out and she was just a tough get things done and survive woman.
 
Ramona the Brave! I haven't thought of her in years, but yes, she's a great pick.
I also loved Scarlett's strength and determination, but caveated with her slave ownership.
Katniss rules!
I read Five Smooth Stones on Linda's rec last year and what a multi-faceted character David Champlain was.

Now that I agreed with all of yours, I guess it is my turn to share-- but guess what? I cannot think of one off the top of my head.
I have to give this some thought!
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Ha! I have never read the Ladies' Detective Agency nor the Five Smooth Stones. While I can imagine what genre is the first one, I don't know what is the second one. Is it also a detective/crime story?
 
Agata said:
Ha! I have never read the Ladies' Detective Agency nor the Five Smooth Stones. While I can imagine what genre is the first one, I don't know what is the second one. Is it also a detective/crime story?
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Linda can give you a better description of Five Smooth Stones, but basically, it is about a Black man growing up in Louisiana (New Orleans area, IIRC) who then becomes deeply involved in the Civil Rights fight of the 1960s. He has experienced numerous changes in his life, including his family, love life, and being one of the only Black students in his college. Heartfelt, terrifying, tragic.
 
faerywings said:
Linda can give you a better description of Five Smooth Stones, but basically, it is about a Black man growing up in Louisiana (New Orleans area, IIRC) who then becomes deeply involved in the Civil Rights fight of the 1960s. He has experienced numerous changes in his life, including his family, love life, and being one of the only Black students in his college. Heartfelt, terrifying, tragic.
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This is one of my favorites, too. In fact, I'm planning on reading it again. This book really had a profound effect on me.
 
Cherylndesigns said:
This is one of my favorites, too. In fact, I'm planning on reading it again. This book really had a profound effect on me.
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It was a book that I read for the first time in high school. I then shared it with my mom. I think there were several months when the two of us walked around talking about David and Gramps and Sara and the Prof like they were our neighbors. It had a profound effect on me too!
 
Agata said:
Ha! I have never read the Ladies' Detective Agency nor the Five Smooth Stones. While I can imagine what genre is the first one, I don't know what is the second one. Is it also a detective/crime story?
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@faerywings did a great job of the description. I would say that it is historical fiction, set in both the South and the North during the time of the Civil Rights movement. The characters are so well developed...it's a long book and by the end, you really feel like you know the characters personally.
 
Ok...I'm a pretty big fan of Penn Cage in the Greg Iles books. I'm listening to Southern Man right now...pretty powerful.
 
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