The Girls
1. Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games- Like I can have a list about dystopia without including this kickass heroine. She is my absolute favorite. I cannot say enough about her. Strong, independent, fiercely loyal and minimally distracted by the two hot men vying for her love. Love her.
2. Lena Haloway, Delirium- I've said this before, but if I had to compare myself to any dystopian lady, Lena is one of my two. She is a rule follower and afraid to upset the balance...at first. Then she just goes crazy and rebels and it is just amazing. Her growth through 3 books is incredible.
3. Gaia Stone, Birthmarked-This girl is the other dystopian heroine that I most relate to. Independent, stubborn, strong-headed and as opinionated as the day is long. This girl is a fighter and she does whatever she needs to do to protect her family. She is one for the books for me as far as characters go.
4. Tris Prior, Divergent- Talk about taking a 180. Abnegation Beatrice to Dauntless Tris is just so cool. She fights. She can handle weapons. She is smart. She acts according to her heart. I adore this character. She just has so much strength yet fragility at the same time. It makes her real. It makes her relatable. It makes her kickass and cool.
The Boys
5. Four, DIvergent-Um, this is pretty self-explanatory. Strong, smart, good with a gun, brooding, quiet. He is just swoonworthy to the max. Love love love.
6. Thomas, The Maze Runner- Oh I heart Thomas. So much. I fell in love with The Maze Runner and Thomas is just one of those characters that is so inherently good. He acts with his heart and morality in a world that is so destructed and evil. He is one of my absolute favorite characters of all the books I've read.
7. Perry, Under The Never Sky- Oh Perry. Again, such a good guy. So protective. Fantastic leader. Always thinking of others before himself. Swoon.
8. Jonas, The Giver-Legit, going way back to my roots. First and favorite book (well, one of) and Jonas is a phenomenal character. He is so in tune with his emotions and is so caring. He does what he think is right and always follows his heart...even when the choices are tough.
9. Adam, Shatter Me-Just like Four, do I even need to explain this one farther? Once more, just a good guy. He is so selfless and amazingly caring. He looks out for his brother and is always the protector and the one taking care of everyone else. *sigh* *swoon*
10. Warner, Shatter Me-Sorry not sorry. And yes the pun on that Keep Calm poster is intended, thought of it myself :) This is the one bad boy that I love. I am NOT into the villians...ever. Warner is my exception to the rule. After reading Destory Me I saw him in a whole new light. I don't know what it is, he is just so broken and endearing to me. I just wanna snug him and take care of him. Haven't read Unravel Me yet, hoping to read it, like, today. Can't wait :)
Hope you liked my Top Ten Dystopian Characters!! Cannot wait to see what genre you all chose and who made the cut! :)
Oh, I like your sub-genre pick. I can definitely agree with you on #1 and #8 - I need to read some of the others on your list. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI keep hearing so many good things about Tris; I'll have to read Divergent soon! :) My TTT list: http://aliceinreaderland.com/2013/02/18/favorite-characters/
ReplyDeleteAlice @ Alice in Readerland
I think I'd have to choose Guy Montag, but then again I've read very few dystopian books.
ReplyDeleteYAY FOR WARNER LOVE, haha. You'll definitely like Unravel Me then. I totally agree with Katniss, she's pretty much a staple to any dystopian list. I really liked the change in Tris too and excited to see where she goes next. This is a wonderful list, Kelly!
ReplyDeleteWarner love is growing! And I love the Keep Calm posters!! Awesome!
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Deidra @ Simply Books.
Great list! I have Unravel Me sitting there, starting at me, and I can't wait to see what all the Warner fuss is about.
ReplyDeleteTonile @ My Cup and Chaucer
Haha what a creative way to show your favorite characters! My personal favorites: Keep Calm and Shower with Adam, and Keep Calm and Give Warner a Shot. I totally agree with all your characters, love them all! (Especially Jonas)
ReplyDeleteKatniss, Tris, Four, Adam and Jonas? Amazing picks!
ReplyDeleteOh I forgot Perry on my list of Dystopia. Four made my list though. I love Katniss, Lena, and Tris. Great list.
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~Danica Page@Taking it One Page at a Time
Tris and Four would be at the top of my favorite dystopian characters list :)
ReplyDeleteAww wow, loving the 'keep calm' pictures! Love a lot of those characters :) some really great choices.
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Here's my TTT :)
of course, i haven't read most of these, but i do agree with Katniss, Tris & Four. Really need to read the others. :) ~daphne
ReplyDeleteDamn you! I was sitting here at the computer... sun was shining.... drinking my coffee, which I must add had just the right amount of cream and is the perfect temperature--- that rarely happens. Then to top it off I'm reading your list and having all these *moments* as I think back to the amazing books and THEN I HIT FREAKING #10. You had to do it!!! Suddenly.... the sky turned cloudy, my coffee tastes a little chalky, perhaps even luke warm..... and I've lost my appetite. Happy TTT to you!!! ;)
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adore the way you formatted this list. However, I agree with Betty. I looooved your list and then number 10 happened :( But I will ignore that and fangirl over #9. KEEP CALM & SHOWER WITH ADAM? Heck yesssss <3
ReplyDeleteLove the keep calm posters! You have so many characters on your list that I love. Lena, Katniss, Tris, Four, and Adam, but I think my favorite inclusion was Perry! I wasn't the largest fan of Under the Never Sky, though I do want to pick up Through the Ever Night sometime, since I've heard it's even better, but Perry was by far the best part of UtNS for me after Roar. Still stuck in my ways of hating Warner, however.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! This year I'm participating in the Dystopian challenge, just because I haven't read a lot of dystopian books. & you got me all excited! :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome characters. They sound super cool.
J'adore Happy Endings
I love how you did this, with the Keep Calm sigtns!
ReplyDeleteAnd what a great topic...I now have some reading to do.
Great list. Love the Keep Calm pictures! I love dystopian but really haven't read much of the books on your list but I do have a few on my bookshelf :) I have Katniss on my list too, she is a great kickass heroine!
ReplyDeleteBecca @ Lost in Thought
http://lostinthought-becca.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/top-ten-favourite-ya-female-characters.html
Lena is one of my favorites as well - and Four. AH. He's incredible. Plus I love the Keep Calm signs!!
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My Top Ten
Katniss is an obvious favorite and Jonas! I really like him. :D
ReplyDeleteI need to read Shatter Me, Divergent, The Maze Runner, and Delirium still. Those are all very high on my TBR this year. Hopefully, I'll get to them soon!
Great list!
My Top Ten
Katniss is definitely a favorite of mine in the dystopian world as well! Great list!
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Love your list! I did Dystopian too, since it seems to make up the majority of my reading now. I have Tris, Gaia, and Four on my list. And I love your Keep Calm posters, especially the Leon one.
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Ashling @ Reading, Writing, & Anything but Arithmetic
I'd so love to shower with Adam Kent, just sayin' xD Ahh and everyone is saying that about WARNER! I have yet to read Destroy Me yet. Working on Roar and Liv e-novella now and I'm so loving Roar! :D
ReplyDeleteReally great list, Kels. Especially them boys ;)
First of all, YAY for making a DYSTOPIAN LIST!!! Hooray for doing that. I will love dystopians always and forever. I just never get tired of them.
ReplyDeleteSecond, that one about Adam just flat-out cracked me up. Love it.
I LOVE that you chose Dystopian. I love at least have of the people on this list. Especially Perry and Four *swoon*
ReplyDeleteHalee @ Confessions of a Book Addict
My Top Ten
I freaked out when I saw "Keep Calm and Love Leon" because that's my brother's name. LOL. Four is so freaking swoonworthy and I just... have no words to describe how much I love him.
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Ha ha great thing including the Keep Calm images. And I so have to read Delirium and Divergent soon and especially because dystopian books rock. Great list =D
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Sana @ artsy musings of a bibliophile
Oh I like Katniss as well. I haven't read much dystopian books, though...
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I love Jonas! So much depth! Here's Ours
ReplyDeleteI had a sneaking feeling that you would pick Dystopian. :) I love the way you used the Keep Calm and... posters! Of course Warner is my favorite character on your list. But I also do love Four and Perry. Great list!!
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