Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Top Ten Tuesday: The Supporting Cast


And one again, I bring you a list as inspired by The Broke and Bookish.... to list ten of my favorite supporting characters.... almost all of which seem to be the friend of the main character. I guess that's pretty much what the definition of "supporting" means, right?


1. Mr. Bingley: Mr. Darcy's friend of course, from Pride and Prejudice and truly a happy fun loving guy!

2. Alec: Clary's friend in the Immortal Instrument series. There's lovely foreshadowing about him, and now I must keep reading to find out what!

3. Much: Robin Hood's loyal friend who (at least in the TV series) steals the show much (ha!) of the time!

4. Samwise: another loyal friend character, this time Frodo's from Lord of the Rings. What can I say about him? What a guy.




5. Charlie Swan: as in Bella's dad in Twilight, etc. I just think he's awesome.

6. Rudy: Leisel's friend in The Book Thief and the character that makes us weep and think... if only.

7. Bast: A recent discovery from The Name of the Wind. Kvothe's student, but he appears to be much more than that I hope the next book reveals a bit more about him.

8. Keiro: Finn's adopted brother of sorts from Incarceron, with an obnoxious attitude yet you love him anyway.

9. Gale: from The Hunger Games. Even though he's a big part of the story, we hardly see him, so that makes him supporting, right? Ah, Gale.

10. Fang: the dark and mysterious quiet dude from the Maximum Ride series. I don't know, is he supporting or main? Max is the main and he is by her side, yes? Whatever he is, I think he is awesome.

What supporting/minor characters do you enjoy? Who did I blatantly forget?

8 comments:

  1. Great list. I loved Much from Robin Hood- he was a scene stealer!

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  2. Charlie made my list too. I love him. He's so great.

    Gale is a great character, but I have a hard time seeing him passed Peeta since I'm a Peeta girl. :)

    And, I love Alec! He's such a great character. His inner turmoil is intense and it's great to watch him learn to deal with that. I hope you enjoy the other books. :)

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  3. Whether Fang is a minor character or not he's awesome!

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  4. I'm curious about Alec now too! Charlie is an awesome dad. Gale is intriguing as well. Hopefully the actor will do a good job with his character in the movie.

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  5. Aw, I love Gale, too. I always wanted to see more of him.

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  6. Lots of good choices here - Charlie, Alec, Gale and Bast had me nodding my head!

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  7. Anne: Much is awesome!

    Jenni: Love Charlie! And now thath I'm reading City of Ashes I realize I got characters mixed up and meant Simon, when I said Alec. Opps... Alec is interesting too though! :)

    Jenny: I think I'm a book behind and need to read it for a Fang fix!

    Thereadingdate: I agree with you on wondering how the actor will handle Gale. Interesting.

    Alissa: Yes, I didn't like how his character was left... at all.

    Marg: So excited to read more on Bast... book is in the mail!

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  8. Much is awesome. Especially as Lord Much. He cleans up pretty nice, when he isn't wearing that blasted scarf.

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