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lalita_b, top favorite female characters in books.
Sophie Hatter (Howl's Moving Castle series)
Sophie is just so awesome, you guys. She begins as a shy, hard-working girl who's resigned to have a shitty life because she's the eldest sister. But then her body got cursed and she stopped being afraid anymore of being how she really is: a pushy, nosey, determined lady. Then she got herself working in the most insufferable wizard's castle, discovering she's a witch herself, and falling in love with said titular git. Sophie makes things happen, or not happening. She's a force of nature to be reckoned, and not only because of her life-giving powers. It's only fitting than a slither-out metrosexual idiot who might as well be the most powerful force in a couple of dimensions gets to be her equal and true love. The first book is also told from her POV, which makes things even greater.
Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg (Discworld series)
This is cheating, yes, but there are so many awesome ladies I love in Discworld (Susan, Angua, Sybill...) and they're in the same level of coolness, so it's a tie. I'm choosing these two because they're both fierce HBICs and absolutely hilarious. Plus, we need more amazing old ladies meddling around and destroying fairy tale clichés (and fairies, yes) in books. They're complete opposites and drive each other crazy, but they're still BFFL if only to have someone to patronize and scare everyone together.
Anathema Device (Good Omens)
Another Pratchett character (or so I guess, she doesn't seem a Gaiman character to me.) Anathema is yet another witch -the last one, I promise- but a less hocus-pocus one than the previous ladies. More like a psychic wiccan of sorts, I think. I almost picked her ancestor, Agnes Nutter, but Anathema has more exposure and she interacts with most characters and I like her quite a lot. She's too attached to her family prophecies and to follow them, but still does her best to get her things going. Good luck being her waifu, Pulsifer.
Marguerite (St. Just) Blakeney (The Scarlet Pimpernel)
I've only read the first book of the series when I was younger, but I remember loving Marguerite while people my age were all about Lizzy Bennett or a Marsh sister. She's a passionated, intelligent lady with a lot of charisma, so I didn't mind too much when what it seemed to be only an adventure turned into her story. She stole the book. She went through lengths for her brother and then her husband. I'd have to reread to see if this book ages well and why exactly I lover her, but she's still here for nostalgia.
Rachel Elizabeth Dare (Percy Jackson series)
It's SO like me that when I have plenty of great action girls to choose from, like Annabeth or Clarisse, my favorite ends being the mortal badass normal one. Or normal in the sense that she's not a demigod and still tags along with them. I guess she wouldn't be well-liked in fandom for getting in the way of the main pairing, but I think she's awesome. For one, she has a strong character, demands for answers and is perfectly fine with her crazy abilities. Plus, she's a artsy hippie despite her parents being filthy rich. [I was so glad that she became the Oracle of Delphi's host, because 1) hi, my pings?, 2) the way she zenly goes with it is so cool, and 3) she gets to hang out at camp] (highlight for spoilers)
...So, apparently, I like ladies who
- are fierce and determined
- are witches
- are redheads or reddish blondes
- have a relation with prophecies
- are fucking weird
- get married to British fops
Huh.
lalita_b, top favorite female characters in books.Sophie Hatter (Howl's Moving Castle series)
Sophie is just so awesome, you guys. She begins as a shy, hard-working girl who's resigned to have a shitty life because she's the eldest sister. But then her body got cursed and she stopped being afraid anymore of being how she really is: a pushy, nosey, determined lady. Then she got herself working in the most insufferable wizard's castle, discovering she's a witch herself, and falling in love with said titular git. Sophie makes things happen, or not happening. She's a force of nature to be reckoned, and not only because of her life-giving powers. It's only fitting than a slither-out metrosexual idiot who might as well be the most powerful force in a couple of dimensions gets to be her equal and true love. The first book is also told from her POV, which makes things even greater.
Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg (Discworld series)
This is cheating, yes, but there are so many awesome ladies I love in Discworld (Susan, Angua, Sybill...) and they're in the same level of coolness, so it's a tie. I'm choosing these two because they're both fierce HBICs and absolutely hilarious. Plus, we need more amazing old ladies meddling around and destroying fairy tale clichés (and fairies, yes) in books. They're complete opposites and drive each other crazy, but they're still BFFL if only to have someone to patronize and scare everyone together.
Anathema Device (Good Omens)
Another Pratchett character (or so I guess, she doesn't seem a Gaiman character to me.) Anathema is yet another witch -the last one, I promise- but a less hocus-pocus one than the previous ladies. More like a psychic wiccan of sorts, I think. I almost picked her ancestor, Agnes Nutter, but Anathema has more exposure and she interacts with most characters and I like her quite a lot. She's too attached to her family prophecies and to follow them, but still does her best to get her things going. Good luck being her waifu, Pulsifer.
Marguerite (St. Just) Blakeney (The Scarlet Pimpernel)
I've only read the first book of the series when I was younger, but I remember loving Marguerite while people my age were all about Lizzy Bennett or a Marsh sister. She's a passionated, intelligent lady with a lot of charisma, so I didn't mind too much when what it seemed to be only an adventure turned into her story. She stole the book. She went through lengths for her brother and then her husband. I'd have to reread to see if this book ages well and why exactly I lover her, but she's still here for nostalgia.
Rachel Elizabeth Dare (Percy Jackson series)
It's SO like me that when I have plenty of great action girls to choose from, like Annabeth or Clarisse, my favorite ends being the mortal badass normal one. Or normal in the sense that she's not a demigod and still tags along with them. I guess she wouldn't be well-liked in fandom for getting in the way of the main pairing, but I think she's awesome. For one, she has a strong character, demands for answers and is perfectly fine with her crazy abilities. Plus, she's a artsy hippie despite her parents being filthy rich. [I was so glad that she became the Oracle of Delphi's host, because 1) hi, my pings?, 2) the way she zenly goes with it is so cool, and 3) she gets to hang out at camp] (highlight for spoilers)
...So, apparently, I like ladies who
- are fierce and determined
- are witches
- are redheads or reddish blondes
- have a relation with prophecies
- are fucking weird
- get married to British fops
Huh.
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