Booking Through Thursday - Quirky
by Athena ~ January 31st, 2008. Filed under: Books.Sometimes I find eccentric characters quirky and fun, other times I find them too unbelievable and annoying. What are some of the more outrageous characters you’ve read, and how do you feel about them? - BTT
For the most part, I don’t find many characters really annoying. I had to check back on the books I read.
Jane Eyre: Mr. Rochester I think counts. I find a lot of eccentric, well written characters amusing and he’s definitely that.
Wuthering Heights: I found both Cathy and Healthcliff incredibly annoying. Moreso Cathy who isn’t eccentric as so much as incredibly self-absorbed.
Watership Down:Â General Woundwort is crazy, but incredibly well written villain.
Rebecca: Mrs. Danver is also crazy, and I found her incredibly creepy. Annoying, but necessary to the plot.
Time Quartet by Madeleine L’Engle: Sometimes I found Charles Wallace too precocious that it didn’t warm me to him.
Winnie the Pooh: Pooh is very quirky, and I love him for it.
Leo Tolstoy, Lewis Carroll, Thomas, Hardy, Louis de Bernieres, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Kurt Vonnegut, Neil Gaiman and many authors I read all write many eccentric characters in their works. I vary from loving them to just being amused or indifferent.
There are many more eccentric characters I could name, but I’m not bothered by them for the most part. Often, they weirdest characters serve a lot of the valuable purpose to the plot of the book if not their outrageous presence.
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January 31st, 2008 at 11:49 am
Winnie the Pooh and Kurt Vonnegut–great choices!
January 31st, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Oh yes, The World of Pooh is full of eccentrics from Pooh, through Tigger to Eyore. I hadn’t thought about it, but you’re absolutely right and I love them all.
January 31st, 2008 at 2:04 pm
I agree with a lot of your answers! Mr Rochester is one of my favorites.