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If You Could Be A Character From A Novel
If you could be a character from a novel which one would it be?
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Ever dreamed of being one of the characters you've read about in books... or even on Writing.com itself? Which one would you like to be the most and why?

: blue jellybaby
: 03-08-12 @ 4:26am
I want to be: I have two! either Alice from Wonderland or Arwen from Lord of the Rings {e:smile}

: Mrs. Whatsit
: 03-05-12 @ 4:29pm
I want to be: Menolly from {i}Dragonsinger{/i} by Anne McCaffrey.

: GloFish
: 02-26-12 @ 8:54pm
I want to be: either Alex from Slathbog's Gold, or the dragon who saves Kendra in the Fablehaven series.

: Angus
: 02-25-12 @ 5:00pm
I want to be: There's a lot of them, but offhand I guess I'd like to be Bilbo's nephew, Frodo Baggins, from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy. Actually, I just want that ring...my precious....

: Persephone
: 02-22-12 @ 3:43pm
I want to be: Ginny from Harry Potter or Avry from Touch of Power by Maria V Snyder

: Bonnie ♡PDG Grad Party
: 02-20-12 @ 3:02am
I want to be: I have always been super jealous of Elizabeth Bennet, because she gets MY Mr. Darcy {e:smile} I don't want to be her, I just want him. {e:laugh} My hero!

: Dark Rose
: 05-28-11 @ 9:01pm
I want to be: I want to be: Charmain from House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones.

: Bre-Bre the Ringleader
: 01-23-10 @ 10:27am
I want to be: I would probably be Hermione from Harry Potter. I don't read many novels, but that's one I enjoyed! She had an adventurous sense to her. Someone should start an In And Out about what television characters they would be!

: omni_squirrel/Keev
: 01-22-10 @ 10:28pm
I want to be: Bobby Pendragon, from the Pendragon series, because of all the cool stuff he gets to learn...and see! In second Eragon, because magic + swordfighting = Epic. Honorable mention: My own character, Dox. He's not really in a book, but hey.

: Lupus
: 10-26-09 @ 6:29am
I want to be: I'd like to be Semyon from Sergei Lukyanenko series of Watch book's. His age and experience and capability to read people without having too resort to magic all the time makes for a well rounded person.

: VictorianWriter
: 10-25-09 @ 5:19pm
I want to be: I would like to be Esther Summerson from Bleak House by Charles Dickens. I admire her great courage and quality of character - her kindness and her ability to become friends with just about anyone just because she is open to serving others.

: R, at work
: 10-21-09 @ 8:41pm
I want to be: Oh, such a difficult question... I'd have to be either Odd Thomas from Dean Koontz's series, or Scott Langdon from Stephen King's "Lisey's Story"

: Echo
: 10-21-09 @ 6:21pm
I want to be: Samantha Beckett on Quantum Leap. Okay. He wasn't female, but I would be.

: Smiling Sonali is Thankful!
: 10-18-09 @ 12:02pm
I want to be: *So many characters, which to choose!?* I think I'd pick Mrs. Harris, from Paul Gallico's "MRS. HARRIS" Books!

: Outasync: Out to lunch
: 06-21-09 @ 1:19pm
I want to be: Sybil Vimes, just because I admire her so much. In truth, I suspect I am more like Agnes Nitt. (Yes, another Discworld fan here. We get everywhere...)

: ness
: 05-29-08 @ 5:17pm
I want to be: Everyone's choosing such noble characters! I want to be Mr Wodehouse out of "Emma" He is rich, beloved and surrounded by friends (but not in the least admirable!)

: Of Fire Born ~ welcome, 2012!
: 04-08-08 @ 4:28pm
I want to be: I'd be Laura Ingalls from the "Little House" series. She came from an era and societal expectations I understand and embrace.

: No-ones Shadow
: 11-16-07 @ 5:59am
I want to be: Kitty Jones from the Bartimaeus Trilogy.. Mm she's cool, says what she thinks, and gets to kill a couple werewolves along the way. Plus, I'd love to be able to call myself a real rebel

: zephermakingchanges
: 09-29-07 @ 2:00pm
I want to be: Leto Atreides from Children of Dune. He makes the ultimate sacrifice to save humanity.

: VaMpIrIcAlLy TaInTeD
: 08-29-07 @ 6:45am
I want to be: I want to be Minerva Macgonnagal from Harry Potter because she is smart, powerful and brave...i really don't care if she's old...

: Mrs. Whatsit
: 06-30-06 @ 1:17pm
I want to be: Lucy from the Chronicles of Narnia.

: Fluffi
: 06-26-06 @ 10:18pm
I want to be: Raistlin Maejare from the Dragonlance series just so I could be soo evil...

: Mrs. Penguin
: 06-08-06 @ 11:52pm
I want to be: Tracy Whitney from Sidney Sheldon's "If Tomorrow Comes"...she's beautiful, strong, intelligent and able to overcome adversity, get revenge and end up with fabulous wealth and the perfect man! lol

: April Showers
: 06-08-06 @ 8:16pm
I want to be: Dupin from Poe's 'The Puloined Letter', becuase he is so smart!

: April Showers
: 06-08-06 @ 8:15pm
I want to be: Ligeia for Poe's "Ligeia". Even though she is dead by the begining of the story, she was obviously a very well loved person.

: Sheherazade
: 05-15-06 @ 9:16am
I want to be: Either Natasha or Maria from War and Peace.

: Pia Veleno
: 05-10-06 @ 1:17pm
I want to be: It would have to be M'Rhal Donati from my book, Blood Embrace. She is a strong woman... and being bonded to tall, dark, and handsome Angelo wouldn't hurt none either!

: GoldenHopeisWorkinHard!
: 05-09-06 @ 9:03pm
I want to be: I would say either Dumbledore or Fred Weasley from HP..I'm in love with both of them. Lol

: Mme. AF
: 05-09-06 @ 8:05pm
I want to be: Well.... I think I would be Darren from Cirque du Freak probably... Not sure though.... Maybe Violet from Series of Unfortunate Events....

: Cabaret
: 03-31-06 @ 6:26pm
I want to be: Charlie Bucket. Why? Chocolate Factory.

: Crystalwizard
: 03-31-06 @ 1:11am
I want to be: I would have to be one of the characters in my own books. Currently that would probably be Dale from Wizard's Bane (in my port).

: LadyVesper
: 03-28-06 @ 8:06pm
I want to be: I am pretty sure that this character is not in a book yet, but she should be... Severus Snape's girlfriend. He needs one. lol

: Kåre Enga en Costa Rica
: 03-24-06 @ 12:54pm
I want to be: I best identify with characters that don't quite make it. Think Chopin's "Awakening", Vesaas' "Bird", Ibsen's "Wild Duck". Maybe I should just be a hobbit with a good garden!

: Voxxylady
: 03-21-06 @ 9:07pm
I want to be: Susie from my own novel *blush* -- she has her life because I can't have it, lol.

: : : BlueFairy : :
: 01-24-06 @ 7:50am
I want to be: Umm...the protagonist of 'Princess Diaries'(both parts)...or Hermione from Harry Potter (she's a fave, i see!)

: Nothing There All Along
: 01-02-06 @ 8:06pm
I want to be: There are so many, but I wish I were Jane Eyre.

: Okami
: 01-02-06 @ 1:35am
I want to be: If I have to pick one, I wouldn't be able to choose just once Tolkien character, so I'd want to be Zaphod Beeblebrox from Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy! Or the fourth Doctor....there have been lots of books written about Doctor Who....

: MoonMoth
: 12-31-05 @ 2:52am
I want to be: Scrooge. Not the namby-pamby Scrooge at the end of `A Christmas Carol,' but the early Scrooge, before the three ghosts get to him.

: Broken Inside
: 12-31-05 @ 1:21am
I want to be: I have a lot I already identify with but...I would really love to be..Josephine March from Little Women!

: Anne B.
: 12-04-05 @ 11:01pm
I want to be: Anne of Green Gables, no contest.

: Bridget Steffen
: 11-30-05 @ 10:25pm
I want to be: This sounds silly, but I would like to be Ginny Weasley from "Harry Potter"...I don't know...I like her red hair!

: Julieann
: 11-30-05 @ 3:48pm
I want to be: Hermione from Harry Potter. How wonderful to be able to enjoy a whole new world of wonderment. I love that boys and girls all have the same potential in the world of magic. And how great would it be to have my tea cup refil itself!

: goghvinci
: 11-30-05 @ 12:55pm
I want to be: ally from "at first sight" by elizabeth chandler. it's really only a teenage romance paperback, but to have the most popular guy secretly in love with a plain girl like me, it's really sweet and toe-curling.

: Loralei
: 11-29-05 @ 12:20am
I want to be: I'd love to be a castle dwelling damsel in a well-written book, such as Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet. Only, I'd have to be brave. I just can't stand whining damsels!

: please do love animals
: 11-27-05 @ 3:50pm
I want to be: Coraline from...Coraline because she has adventures in a half-dream

: Ravenwand, Rising Star!
: 11-27-05 @ 9:04am
I want to be: This sounds juvenile for a 42 year old woman, but I would love to be Severus Snape from the Harry Potter series. That character absolutely fascinates me. I would love to get inside his mind and figure out his duality.

: Prosperous Snow
: 07-17-05 @ 10:51pm
I want to be: A mystic poet and/or the captain of a star ship. OK, I have difficulties making up my mind.

: Andrea
: 04-09-05 @ 9:43am
I want to be: Lol at Gwyneth! Not that I've got anything against your choice I just find it funny having read the book.

: Verm
: 11-15-04 @ 11:25am
I want to be: I'd be Thomas Builds-the-Fire (a creation of Sherman Alexie). He's the reservation geek and something of a mythical story-teller.

: dayan
: 09-02-04 @ 4:50am
I want to be: I would love to Wlily Wonka from'Charlie and The Chocolate Factory".He's so funny! And I also want to be Inman from Cold Mountain cos he was so determined and faithful.

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