If I could be half the man

[Zamdrist]

I admire certain characters in books I read.

Mathurin Kerbouchard - The Walking Drum by Louis La'Amour
Drizzt Do'Urden - Homeland, etc - R.A. Salvatore

Kind of silly to admire and strive be more like a fictional character, but if I could be half the man these two are portrayed as, I would be a satisfied man indeed!

Anyone else admire characters in the books you read? Anyone struck a chord with you?

 

[Shaq]

This girl said I reminded her of The Prince in a book called the Prince...I need to ask her the author so I can read this book...I also like Nate Grey the X-Man...

 

[Kitte]

I always admired Sissy Hankshaw Gitche in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. She was such a free spirit.

 

[The Gimp]

I don't think it's silly to admire a character be it fictional or real life. My grown ass 40 something year old uncle who still lives with his parents is the kind of man I'd expect to live without admiration of anyone but himself. The last time I read a book was The Great Gatsby as homework in HS and I admired Gatsby. I saw myself turning into him, a man who used his work ethic to surround himself with all kinds of materialistic stuff but found that he was unsatisfied when he reached the top of the mountain alone. Well here I am ten years later with a good job, a new home, a new ride, and an appointment with a local psychologist to discuss how it feels to be on top of the world all alone

 

[Sillyman]

I admire Vash the Stampede from Trigun. Even when everyone was trying to kill him, he refused to take a human life and would go out of his way to save the lives of people who were his enemies. Even when it could get him killed he still stuck to his ideals.

 

[Zamdrist]

Mathurin Kerbouchard - The Walking Drum by Louis La'Amour
Drizzt Do'Urden - Homeland, etc - R.A. Salvatore

Would have made more sense if I had explained why I admired these two characters.

Mathurin: Always a student of any knowledge he could gather, always kind to the ladies, a real gentleman, very chivilarous and as brave as all can be! Strong loyalties to family and friends.

Drizzt: His individuality, strength of character and ability to persevere. Also very loyal to friends. An all around 'good guy'.

 

[RhumbRunner13]

Skink.......

...in Carl Hiaasen's books.

 

[OpposingBalance]

well, i dont really admire characters in the sense that I would like to be them...
though here are some that i really did admire, if not in the sense that you spoke of:
Daemon Sadi in Anne Bishop's Black Jewels Trilogy... true sophistication...
ever wonder what its like to dance with the Sadist?
and Thomas Covenant in Stephen R. Donaldson's Thomas Covenant Saga...
The Unbeliever

 

[Raina]

Zamdrist

I totally agree about Drizzt...infact, I think I kind of have a crush on him.

 

[freescorfr]

I've always been happy to settle for James Bond - minus any physically uncomfortable bits.

 

[OpposingBalance]

james bond?!?!?!
What about Dirk Pitt? Much better than Bond....

 

[APhil]

If I were half the man of the characters I admired in books, I would be a mere torso.

 

[sch00lteacher]

http://www.funkypages.com/no_body/halfman.jpg

 

[Raina]

OMG Sch00lteacher

LMAO!!

 

[OpposingBalance]

*shudders*

 

[APhil]

Exactly, Teach!

Just what I was thinking!

 

[Rhys]

Archie McNally...


the puce beret thing really *is* me...

 

[sch00lteacher]

 

[Ishmael]

I admire certain characters in books I read.

Mathurin Kerbouchard - The Walking Drum by Louis La'Amour
Drizzt Do'Urden - Homeland, etc - R.A. Salvatore

I liked the Salvatore book's too. Drizzt's uniqueness sets him apart in many ways.

As far as the L'Amour book. Wasn't that the only European historical novel he wrote? It was supposed to be a three or four book series that was never completed before his death. If it is the one I'm thinking of, I was really pissed at the 'non-ending' knowing that there wouldn't be anymore.

Ishmael

 

[Zamdrist]

Re: Re: If I could be half the man

I liked the Salvatore book's too. Drizzt's uniqueness sets him apart in many ways.

As far as the L'Amour book. Wasn't that the only European historical novel he wrote? It was supposed to be a three or four book series that was never completed before his death. If it is the one I'm thinking of, I was really pissed at the 'non-ending' knowing that there wouldn't be anymore.

Ishmael

The Drizzt novels: Homeland, Exile and Sojourn had an effect on me I wasn't expecting. His individuality and introspection affected me as a person. Good books will do that, and these did. I'll try to put some quotes in here from the books.

The Walking Drum was I believe the only novel he wrote that wasn't a western, which was what he was known for. The book's ending, I thought was decent enough, but of course left you wanting more. I knew he died, La'Amour, but I didn't know he died before he had a chance to finish the more Kerbouchad stories. How sad!

I rate The Walking Drum as some of the best I've read, behind Tolkien, Ursula LeGuin and Mary Stewart. Very good stuff!

 

[Lovepotion69]

For some reason I still to this day love the character Ponyboy in the S.E. Hinton book "The Outsiders". I remember seeing it in the store and it just had this strange power to make me buy it. After reading it I just fell in love with the characters, at the same time as admiring them. They're young, but more grown up than many grownups. Ponyboy the main character and who's telling the story is only 15 going on 50 and a thinker. Very simple book,but still one of my favourites.

The of course I have to admire Pippi Longstocking!