This week’s theme from That Artsy Reader Girl is a relationship freebie: pick a relationship and then ten characters who you want to have that kind of relationship with, e.g. siblings, found family, etc. I’ve gone with friends — and I’m going to try to pick side characters, rather than the main event, since main characters tend to have a lot of drama (and sometimes danger) coming their way…
- Liu Mingyan, from The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System (MXTX). I think Mingyan and I have some things in common — we could definitely talk about books, if nothing else!
- Ratthi, from The Murderbot Diaries (Martha Wells). He seems like such a sweetie, and Martha Wells did say in an interview that of all her characters, he’d be a lot of fun to hang out with.
- Medic, from Ancillary Sword (Ann Leckie). In part, it’d be just kind of funny to get a Medic’s-eye-view of Breq, Seivarden, and all the trouble they bring with them.
- Csevet, from The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison). In the same vein as Medic, really, it’d be fun to get a different view of Maia and the court. And Csevet seems pretty fun.
- Lord Ruthven, from Strange Practice (Vivian Shaw). He knows so much, and he’s kind, and let’s face it, he’d probably make me cookies if I asked.
- Amanda Frisby, from Band Sinister (KJ Charles). I think we could make a pretty neat book club between me, Amanda and Liu Mingyan.
- Harriet Vane, from Strong Poison (Dorothy L. Sayers). Here’s another one for the book club. Sure, we’d all need some time to adjust to each others’ cultures and time periods, and I’m not sure if we’d all agree about the merits of each others’ reading matter, but you can bet after that we’d have the most fun.
- Lenore, from Shady Hollow (Juneau Black). She owns a bookshop. We’re natural friends. And while we’re talking about that book club idea, Lenore’s a good addition too (though I doubt she and Mingyan would see eye to eye).
- Dr Chef, from The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (Becky Chambers). Okay, maybe this is slightly another one where I’d love him to cook for me. But also he has a heck of a perspective on the world from all he’s seen, and tries to be so kind and inclusive.
- Natalie Oscott, from The Tropic of Serpents (Marie Brennan). She drops out of the series and pursues her own career, and I’d love to hear more about her efforts at pushing boundaries.
There we go, I succeeded without any main characters! And I think this book club idea would be really good, if only…
Looking forward to seeing other folks’ posts on this theme — don’t forget to drop your link in the comment if you visit.
Picking supporting characters was a good idea. They often don’t get as much praise as they should.
And they’re often so fun!
I really need to read A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet sometime.
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I really love it and highly recommend it!
I love Dr Chef! And it’s so fun that you ended up with so many characters that would make for a great book club!
It wasn’t what I set out to do, but I suppose it always comes down to books with me in the end! 😛
Ratthi would be a fun friend! Of all the characters in the Murderbot series, he seems like the most open and trusting for sure.
Yes, he’d be lovely! And always supportive.
Okay, I solemnly swear I will try to read Angry Planet this week. Far too many instances of it on people’s TTst the last couple of months to keep putting it off.
It’s lovely! Not for everyone, perhaps, but what book is?
Fun twist! I often like side characters better than the main characters because they tend to have more colorful personalities and keep things interesting.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
I think we get to see the best side of side characters sometimes, because you don’t get the zoomed in view of what they’re thinking and feeling, only what they actually do (and how they support, or not, the main character/s)…
OK, honestly I’d probably wanna be friends with anyone from Becky Chambers’ books!
That’s fair, they’re a lovely bunch! Except maybe Corbin, who can be a bit of a wart…
It makes me very happy to see Lord Ruthven make your list!
He’s just so sweet!