Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book blog meme now hosted by Jana over at The Artsy Reader Girl!
This week's topic was for memorable characters quotes, but that seems a bit too involved for me this week, haha, so I've opted to instead pick some books with memorable characters. Below are books where I can pretty vividly remember the characters, their personalities, etc. (even if I can't always remember names... because I'm just bad with names these days, what can I say?) I've also listed a few of the main characters I think of from those books, though there are often much larger casts as well.
Orka, Varg, Elvar - The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne
French, Rose, Ri, Chi-Boy, Miig, Wab - The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Coal, Ilio, Yurzu, Jatiri, etc. - Flesh Eater by Travis Riddle (+ sequel!)
Kandri, Mektu, Chindilan, Eshett, Talupeke, Ariquina, etc. - Master Assassins by Robert V.S. Redick (+ sequel!)
Sir John Franklin, Captain Francis Crozier, Goodsir, Hickey, Collins - The Terror by Dan Simmons
Davian, Wirr, Asha, Caeden - The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington (+ entire trilogy)
Amalia, Zaira, etc. - The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso (+ entire trilogy)
Senlin, Edith, Voleta, Adam, Byron, & more - Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft (+ entire series)
Evie, Theta, Henry, Sam, Jericho, Mabel - The Diviners by Libba Bray (+ entire series)
Liobhan, Dau, Brocc - The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier (+ entire trilogy)
What are some books that you think have memorable characters?
I like your topic switch! I've only read Diviners from your list, and you're right, such great characters. Harp of Kings is what I plan to read next, looking forward to it!
ReplyDelete~Lex (lexlingua.co)
It's so good, I hope you enjoy it!
DeleteHaha, I'm also terrible with remembering character names!
ReplyDeleteThey are just so hard to keep track of for some reason, haha.
DeleteI am also bad with names? I find myself in so many books saying…‘Arthur? Is that right? He’s the one from Georgia?”
ReplyDeleteI blame the authors a lot for not making the characters memorable enough, but it’s probably all me.
I went off-topic this week: https://fiftytwo.blog/2021/11/09/ttt-books-you-recommend-the-most/
Happy TTT!
Lori
I know exactly what you mean! I'm always thinking, "I know that name should mean something to me, and yet..." I agree with that, though, because I do tend to remember names of characters that stand out a lot more than others!
DeleteYay! I see Juliet Marillier´s books :D Agree with you, she makes wonderful characters.
ReplyDeleteMy TTT https://themoonphoenix788811600.wordpress.com/2021/11/08/memorable-things-characters-have-said-top-ten-tuesday-09-november-2021/
She really does!
DeleteNice twist on the topic! I agree—character personalities are definitely easier for me to remember than the things they say.
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT!
Definitely, they are the aspects that really make us remember them!
DeleteGreat topic! The Terror was one I kinda wanted to read and the Diviners too!
ReplyDeleteThey are both great!
DeleteI love your twist!
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DeleteThe Terror has some great characters! Sending Ascends too, such a fun story.
ReplyDeleteThe Terror does such a good job of developing characters' backgrounds and personalities!
DeleteThe Marrow Thieves, Senlin Ascends, Master Assassins, and The Diviners are some of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteLauren @ Always Me