Ladies, best female characters? - Page 2

GeoffC · 02-26-2009, 11:48 AM

Mrs Brown in "My Left Foot - The story of Christy Brown", played in the film by "Brenda Fricker".

RickyMaveety · 02-26-2009, 11:49 AM

Elizabeth Bennett .... "Pride and Prejudice"

HarryT · 02-26-2009, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Elizabeth Bennett .... "Pride and Prejudice"

Hmmm. Too good to be true, if you ask me. Her mother is more "a woman of character", although I do feel sorry for poor Mr. Bennett.

HarryPigg · 02-26-2009, 12:08 PM

I know he divides opinion straight down the middle but I thought Linden Avery in Stephen Donaldson's Thomas Covenant novels was a very strong and well-written character

Moejoe · 02-26-2009, 12:11 PM

Cecy in Ray Bradbury's From the Dust Returned - a young girl whose body is in a catatonic state, but her mind roams freely into and out of one person or another.

Ea · 02-26-2009, 12:12 PM

Jusith Merkle Riley's female characters. They're fun, have a curious and facinating mix of naivety and intellingence, and are spirited.

basschick · 02-26-2009, 12:32 PM

modesty blaise!

not the horrible movie interpretations, but the graphic novels (from the long-running comic strip) and the novels and short stories.

wayspooled · 02-26-2009, 01:04 PM

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I'm a guy but I see other men answering so I thought I'd toss in my two cents. In about half of of CJ Cherryh's books, the lead characters are strong females and in the ones where the lead char is male, there are strong female characters as well.

not talking about the last 10 years work particularly where she's been sort of stuck in this Foreigner universe, but the earlier 80's work when she won 3 Hugos. I'm thinking of Tripoint, Merchanter's Luck, The Pride of Chanur, Rimrunners and Cyteen.

RickyMaveety · 02-27-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Hmmm. Too good to be true, if you ask me. Her mother is more "a woman of character", although I do feel sorry for poor Mr. Bennett.

Nah, her mother was a whack job.

I like Elizabeth Bennett for her strength and her ability to stand up for herself and her family.

Too good to be true? Well, she is a fictional character after all.

Justy · 02-27-2009, 09:06 PM

I enjoy strong paranormal bent to my books, so my favourite authors who write female leads are:

Laurel K. Hamilton "Anita Blake" vampire hunter
Carrie Vaughn "Kitty" a female werewolf
Kelley Armstrong "Women of the Otherworld" series, various female lead characters

Moejoe · 02-27-2009, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Justy

I enjoy strong paranormal bent to my books, so my favourite authors who write female leads are:

Laurel K. Hamilton "Anita Blake" vampire hunter
Carrie Vaughn "Kitty" a female werewolf
Kelley Armstrong "Women of the Otherworld" series, various female lead characters

I really enjoyed Kelley Armstrong's novels, but I never could understand the popularity of Laurel K Hamilton. It really does baffle me, after about five books in they're nothing but terribly written erotica. Anita Blake spends more time in bed than hunting vampires.

phenomshel · 03-01-2009, 10:57 PM

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I love the women in Barbara Michaels' "Ammie Come Home" series - Ruth in the original "Ammie", Karen and Cheryl in "Shattered Silk" and Rachel in "Stitches in Time". Also another Karen in her "Houses of Stone" - an undervalued classic in my opinion. :-)

Love all of these. I think Ruth in "Ammie" is my favorite character in all of Barbara Michaels' books.

Another female character I can't get enough of is Kate Shugak, Dana Stabenow's creation. She is tough, and somewhat masculine, but she's definitely female. Considering the books are set in the Alaskan Bush, that toughness would be necessary for survival.

LizzieB · 03-01-2009, 11:14 PM

I just got Promises In Death by J.D. Robb (Nora Robert's pseudonym). It's amurder mystery and the lead character is Leutienant Eve Dallas. She never met an a$$ she couldn't kick! She is not perfect, but she loves her chocolate as much as she likes catching murderers. She wishes she could be more femenine, but she can't see a reason for it, so forget it.

Maggie May · 03-02-2009, 06:24 AM

Eve Dallas.....main female character in J.D. Robb's In Death Series.

Slan
Mag.

Sweetpea · 03-02-2009, 06:51 AM

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Nah, her mother was a whack job.

I personally find her a good representation on how I think the women were in those times (especially the married kind with kids). But I agree with you on Elisabeth, she's a much stronger character. Maybe that is how the women in those time would like to see themselves?

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Justy Fanatic Posts: 547 Karma: 27509 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Greater Vancouver Area, BC, Canada Device: Nexus 7, Sony Xperia z3 tablet, Kobo Glo, Boyue T63	I enjoy strong paranormal bent to my books, so my favourite authors who write female leads are: Laurel K. Hamilton "Anita Blake" vampire hunter Carrie Vaughn "Kitty" a female werewolf Kelley Armstrong "Women of the Otherworld" series, various female lead characters

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LizzieB Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Virginia Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle touch 3G	Strong females I just got Promises In Death by J.D. Robb (Nora Robert's pseudonym). It's amurder mystery and the lead character is Leutienant Eve Dallas. She never met an a$$ she couldn't kick! She is not perfect, but she loves her chocolate as much as she likes catching murderers. She wishes she could be more femenine, but she can't see a reason for it, so forget it.

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RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	Elizabeth Bennett .... "Pride and Prejudice"

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HarryPigg Alleged Writer Posts: 20 Karma: 498294 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ireland Device: Sony PRS-505	I know he divides opinion straight down the middle but I thought Linden Avery in Stephen Donaldson's Thomas Covenant novels was a very strong and well-written character

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Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	Cecy in Ray Bradbury's From the Dust Returned - a young girl whose body is in a catatonic state, but her mind roams freely into and out of one person or another.

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Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	Jusith Merkle Riley's female characters. They're fun, have a curious and facinating mix of naivety and intellingence, and are spirited.

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basschick Wizard Posts: 1,096 Karma: 4695691 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	modesty blaise! not the horrible movie interpretations, but the graphic novels (from the long-running comic strip) and the novels and short stories.

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Maggie May Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,907 Karma: 87755439 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ireland Device: CYbook Gen3 and Sony PRS 3505 Kindle 3 G Nexus 7 iPad	Eve Dallas.....main female character in J.D. Robb's In Death Series. Slan Mag.