# What literary characters have you fallen in love with? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 3, 2002, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234 "2002-06-03T20:55:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/1 "2002-06-03T20:55:37Z")
I would have to say the great love of my life is Augustus McCrae, from Lonesome Dove. Perhaps I project myself too much into the character of Clara, because I wonder if we would be able to tolerate one another as lifelong mates. Or would I rather, like Lorie, worship him for his heroic rescue should I be captured by an outlaw? Sigh. Besides all that his humor, talkativeness, skill and bravery – combined with my recent fetish for fiesty older gentlemen – make Gus one of the few fictional characters I’ve fallen for head-over-heels. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/2 "2002-06-03T21:17:35Z")
Jame Talissen, from P.C. Hodgell’s Kencyrath novels (_Godstalk, Dark of the Moon, and Seeker’s Mask_. Her sense of humor hooked me–it’s much like mine: dark, wry, and occasionally even macabre. Add stunning competence and a mysterious past, and I’m landed. Of course, the last couple of guys who fell for her are dead or worse…I did mention that she’s the unwilling avatar of the god of destruction, didn’t I? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/3 "2002-06-03T21:35:13Z")
Jamie Fraser from Outlander…he’s tall, he’s strong, he’s a redhead, he’s honest with his heart and feelings, and he’s got a brogue…what more do you need? ---
**Author:** ![jlzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jlzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jlzania)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/4 "2002-06-03T22:53:29Z")
Ah yes, _drooling_ Jamie Fraser. ---
**Author:** ![Jurhael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@Jurhael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurhael)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/5 "2002-06-03T23:06:57Z")
Claude Frollo I’ve probably mentioned it before, but I’ll do so again. He simply has to be among the best literary characters like…ever. He’s certainly not the best person in the world, but he’s not a cardboard black/white cutout and nor is he dull. He is wondefully intelligent, knowledgable, dedicated, multi-layered and PASSIONATE. Sure, his obsessiveness destroyed him and nearly everyone around him, but that doesn’t make him less of a very powerful and strong character, even when he does act rather pathetic sometimes. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/6 "2002-06-03T23:48:14Z")
Catherine from “Wuthering Heights”. Mavis/ Miss Mao/ Stella/ Eris from “Illuminatus! Trilogy”. Yum! I seem to remember having a thing for the girl from “girl”, too, back in the day. Dunno that it would still apply today, though. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/7 "2002-06-04T01:43:38Z")
Susan Sto Helit (“Susan Death”) from the Discworld novels. Viola from _Twelfth Night_. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/8 "2002-06-04T02:05:28Z")
Ummmmm, pardon my gaping ignorance, but who is \*\*Claude Frollo? \*\* or what book is he from? For me, I was 12. \*\*Outsiders \*\* I fell in love with the oldest brother \*Darry \* because of how hard he had to work to keep things together. ---
**Author:** ![Primaflora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Primaflora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Primaflora)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/9 "2002-06-04T02:06:22Z")
Francis Crawford of Lymond ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/10 "2002-06-04T02:24:45Z")
**Vanyel Ashkevron** of _The Last Herald-Mage_ trilogy by Mercedes Lackey. Gorgeous, powerful, humble, and…GAY! The first sci-fi/fantasy book I’ve ever read with a gay protagonist…I was overwhelmed and seriously crushing on him. jayjay ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/11 "2002-06-04T02:37:48Z")
Why, that would be Dejah Thoris; heroine of the E.R. Burroughs _Mars Series_.😃 Burroughs’s descriptions of her made an impression on my then eight year-old mind that has never dimmed, never faded. **First Love** dies hard! ---
**Author:** ![Katisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Katisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katisha)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/12 "2002-06-04T03:37:49Z")
Hamlet, definitely. And Henry V, though that’s mostly due to Kenneth Branagh’s influence. And Aragorn from _Lord of the Rings._ Swoon. ---
**Author:** ![Deadly\_Nightlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/13 "2002-06-04T04:58:57Z")
King Mongkut from the Novelization of Anna and the King meeeeeeeooowwwww 😉 ---
**Author:** ![WortMeWorry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@WortMeWorry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WortMeWorry)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/14 "2002-06-04T05:07:07Z")
Mavra Chang from the original Well of Souls books. She’s smart, courageous,& beautiful. The Killer fingernails or the whip only add to the fun. ---
**Author:** ![DarkWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@DarkWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkWriter)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/15 "2002-06-04T05:09:01Z")
**Stu Redman** , from Stephen King’s _The Stand_. Sheri ---
**Author:** ![crazy4chaucer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@crazy4chaucer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazy4chaucer)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/16 "2002-06-04T15:41:19Z")
I’m a sucker for Jane Austen novels. I’ve fallen for Mr. Darcy (Pride and Prejudice ) and Mr. Knightly (Emma ). ---
**Author:** ![CurlyD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@CurlyD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CurlyD)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/17 "2002-06-04T16:32:46Z")
Heinlein’s Lazarus Long, a strong man who really appreicates smart women. And he’s a redhead, too! ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/18 "2002-06-04T16:53:02Z")
Benedict and Julian from Zelazny’s _Amber Chronicles_. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/19 "2002-06-04T18:21:23Z")
Thirdhand quote from a Russian Lit professor: “_War and Peace_ is not about war and it’s not about peace. It’s about falling in love with Natasha.” I have to agree with that professor. If you are a heterosexual male, then by the time you finish the book, you will be in love with Natasha. You do not have a choice in the matter. Tolstoy pushes all of your buttons. ---
**Author:** ![pendgwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234/20 "2002-06-04T18:31:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Primaflora \* > \*\*Francis Crawford of Lymond \*\* I’ll second this one. He’s brilliant, witty, articulate, and handsome. Sounds like a good combination to me. Of course in real life the fact that he’s good at absolutely everthing might be tad intimidating but that’s irrelevant. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-literary-characters-have-you-fallen-in-love-with/112234.md?page=2)