Most Memorable Characters I “Met” in 2016

I got the idea from this post after I considered doing the “2016 End of Year Survey” but found it to be too long and it quickly became repetitive as I kept answering the same few books for multiple questions. But I really wanted to answer this question, so I’m making it into a post of its own. 

I’m going to be talking about the characters from the last reading year that are the freshest in my mind. Who stayed with me? Who do I remember as if they were a real person, or at least almost a real person?  Alternatively, who did just really like? 

So here they are, in no particular order. 

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These two are both so vivid in my head, despite their very strange forms. The fact that I could so easily imagine them before even searching for any type of fanart or illustration says a lot I think. I also really love Karou, but Madrigal… Oh, Madrigal.

I tried to find some fanart that depicts her the way I see her, but for some reason I always saw her as dark-skinned and I can’t find any art like that 😦 Boo. So here is one of Brimstone and Karou instead. 

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Alright, I’ve only read the first book in The Raven Cycle, and I really do love all the Raven Boys (and Blue!) but this far, Gansey is the most “alive” and vivid character to me. He has these quirks that make him a real person. This might change when I get more into the next book, which seems to center more around Ronan?

I’m scared to search for any fanart art in case of spoilers, so I’ll just settle for the book cover. 

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Poor Auggie. He’s memorable to me because of his story and what he went through. Auggie is a little boy with severe facial deformity which makes him hard to look at for some and downright frightening to look at for others. There are some details in the book that I don’t remember, but I’ll always remember Auggie and his journey. I think this should be a must-read books for all children. 

I can’t say much about Petra without spoiling what her story and her background is, but I don’t think it would be spoiling too much to say she’s trans. I just really enjoyed her background, it would be so interesting and unique to have a whole entire book just based on that. Imagine that journey! I want it, I need it. Give it to me. 

Couldn’t find any art, boo. 

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While Illuminae was a bit disappointing overall, I really fell for these two. Yes, I remember these characters better than both Kady and Ezra. McNulty had personality and humor, and I loved him so much. I haven’t been this emotional over a character in a while. He was so incredibly vivid to me when I read it. AIDAN was just fantastic. Gotta love me some rogue AIs. “Don’t look at me.” Chills.

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Another disappointing book, but everyone loves Scorpius. What an absolute blessing of a child. Finally we get to see more sweet and lovable Slytherins. Draco did something right with this one. I’m just upset the rest of the play wasn’t as good as Scorpius was. 

I’m not going to tell you how long it took me to find some art I wanted to use for this… 

Merricat is different. She’s childlike, creepy, and you never really know what’s up with her until the end. She was wonderful to read about. I have to add Constance as well though, because her agoraphobia was really palpable and I really felt for her throughout the story. Yay for strange sibling dynamics and overall very strange characters! I wish I’d read this while still in uni, I’d definitely write an essay on it. 

I also get the children’s rhyme stuck in my head from time to time. 

All the characters in this book are extremely vivid and realistic, but these two will stay with me the longest. Well, Sissy as well. I enjoyed reading about Francie’s love for books and stories and about her journey into adulthood. I really liked how much Francie loved her father despite him being an alcoholic, and I also loved how Johnny was kind and tried so hard to be a good father but kept failing. He wasn’t a violent drunk, he was just unhappy because he’s a dreamer in a world where his dreams can’t come true. I’m so sad for Johnny. 

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Tell me some of the most memorable characters you “met” last year!

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