Somewhat inspired post about the top 10 literary characters who I will totally make out with if they were real!
1. Amit Chaterjee (A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth): I did this post so I can profess my love for Amit Chaterjee!A witty, sarcastic,intellectual, cynical poet. (If you haven’t read the book please don’t read ahead…) I had to resist severe urges to smack Lata when she rejected him. I would have married him just for the proposal. Surprisingly everybody I know who’s read the book thought she should marry Kabir!
2. Mr.Beaumaris (Arabella - Georgette Heyer) : My favorite from all of Georgette Heyer’s lovable heroes. I adore him for his indulgent, nonchalant , witty attitude!
3. Luke Brandon (Shopaholic Series - Sophie Kinshella) : There’s something about him that sends tingly feelings to my finger tips when I read the books! Again a very indulgent hero often willing to laugh at Becky’s escapades!
4. Sirius Black (Cmon! Must I say!) : Again the self assurance, wit and easy going nature! After Dumbledore, Sirius is the character I love the most!
5. Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mocking Bird- Harper Lee): The sensitive intellectual with the spectacles to boot!
6. Scott Bradley (Honour Among Thieves - Jeffrey Archer)- The dashing, erudite, valiant hero!
7. Gilbert Blythe ( Anne Series - L M Montgomery) - Smart, sensitive, funny. For old time’s sake since I had the biggest schoolgirl crush on him when I was growing up!
8. “Daddy” from (Daddy Long Legs- Jean Webster) - The mysterious, benevolent lover!
9. Mr.Aladdin (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm - Kate Wiggin) - Wickedly funny, kind and absolutely adorable! There seems to be a trend here with Children fiction heroes! Hmmm! But thats the genre I have read and re-read most voraciously!
10. The Narrator in the Series of Unfortunate events who I think is Lemony Snicket himself! Weird fantasy this one!
Some popular ones I don’t necessarily love and why :
1.Holden Caufield - I love the book but the guy’s a little over the top crazy for my tastes 
2. Rhett Butler - My favorite male characters in the book were Gerald O Hara and Will Benteen. I loved Scarlett more then Rhett!
3.Mr.Darcy - He was a big sulky wimp!
4. Howard Roark - I hate Ayn Rand!
Now that I started, I can’t stop. So going to make this a Tag of sorts!
Top ten Fictional Characters :
1. Scarlett O Hara - Gone With the Wind
2. Albus Dumbledore - Harry Potter
3. Anne Shirley - Anne of Green Gables
4. Florentyna Abel - Kane and Abel
5. Amit Chatterjee - A Suitable Boy
6. Yossarian - Catch 22
7. Scout - To Kill a Mocking Bird
8. Jeeves - From P.G.Wodehouse
9. Jennifer Cavilleri - Love Story
10.Ulysses - Homer
And now Some of my favorite novelists (I am not listing them as top ten as I might regret missing out someone) :
Jeffrey Archer
Vikram Seth
Mark Haddon
Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni
Khaled Hosseini
J K Rowling
Lemony Snicket
Saki
L M Montgomery
Francis Hodgens Burnett
Georgette Heyer
F. Scott Fitzgerald
I had a lot of fun writing this post! I tag Mahathi and anyone else who wishes to take this up 
7 responses so far ↓
mahathi // June 20, 2008 at 5:25 pm
I thot she shud have married Amit too.. Lata and Kabir wud never have worked out.. eh eh..
Adithya // June 21, 2008 at 12:42 am
Nice tag!
I am reading Suitable Boy. But haven’t touched it for 4 weeks now. I don’t know, no motivation. I like all Lata parts and hate the Saeeda Bai and Mann parts. Shall I gather some courage and go ahead? The book is lying right next.
I liked the Atticus Finch, Abel and Sirius choice! I would have added Snape, Francis d’Anconia and Karla Saaranen! Maybe I’ll do the whole thing…
Adithya // June 21, 2008 at 12:42 am
Francisco*
Art // June 21, 2008 at 5:10 am
Nicely done on the title! Women want to make out with ‘a suitable boy’? I’m not surprised. I haven’t read the book, but it seems like a mother.
I think that girl on the background is mighty callipyggian. (sp)
I need to read more.
dandilsa // June 21, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Mahathi : Do the tag!
Adithya: You should totally continue reading the book!
Art: glad you noticed; the title not the girl!
bg // June 22, 2008 at 10:08 am
Agree totally! even i thought she shud have married Kabir…but Amit totally rocked!!
And fell in love with Scott Bradley and George (Anne of Green Gables).
I shudn’t be confessing this here somehow George reminded me of Sandeep Murthy. hehe
A lot of new books from Chitra Banerji and Kiran Desai have come.yet to catch up on them.
He He!! Now that you mention it Sandeep Murthy actually fits the character
Deepak // June 24, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Some names are familiar. But, avangaLoda avaLava pazhakkam illa!
LOL! And thanks for stopping by!
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