# Your Literary Crushes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 29, 2006, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596 "2006-05-29T04:55:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/61 "2006-06-04T02:46:04Z")
No one else fell in love with Caddy Compson from _Sound and the Fury_? (No one other than Faulkner at least?) ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2006, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/62 "2006-06-04T09:00:26Z")
Lieutenant Abigail Hearns, Miss Owens, the first Grayson-born woman to be commisioned as an officer in the Grayson Space Navy in the Honor Harrington series of books. What can I say? I love a woman in uniform. Although her personal armsman, Lieutenant Mateo Gutierrez, would probably be intimidating enough to be around. Also from the same series of books, Admiral Shannon “Oops” Foraker, the Havenite tech-witch who is always finding new ways to apply the Republic of Haven’s relatively limited technology in it’s ongoing war against the smaller but more technologically advanced Manticoran Alliance. What can I say? I also like the smart girls (who on occasion destroy entire enemy fleets with computer viruses). Captain Kylara Vatta, from Elizabeth Moon’s “Vatta’s War” series, also scores highly on my list, although guys who develop crushes on her in the books tend to meet unfortunate ends, much to her continued dismay and annoyance. Lady Barbara Wellesy Harrington, from C.S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower series. The sister of the Duke of Wellington, she is smart, capable, and unconventionally beautiful. I really do wish they would make some more Hornblower movies so they can put her into a movie already. ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/63 "2006-06-04T14:09:00Z")
Woohoo! Saint Germain (from the Chelsea Quinn Yarbro books) is mine! All mine! And Loren Silvercloak from the Fionavar Tapestry series (Guy Gavriel Kay). And Elric (Michael Moorcock). And [sub]ahem[/sub] Tristan and the Prince from Ann Rice’s Beauty series. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2006, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/64 "2006-06-04T15:00:52Z")
**bobkitty** - Excuse me, but I have a long existing claim to Saint Germain. Hence my username. See my membership date? I’ll also add Jamie Fraser and Roger Mac and Constantine. My own little man-harem. StG ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/65 "2006-06-04T20:19:53Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > I’ll also add Jamie Fraser and Roger Mac and Constantine. You can have Roger, but I already claimed Jamie. See above. Find another third man for your man-harem. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/66 "2006-06-04T20:21:57Z")
Ooh, I had a thought, **StGermain**. Since I already have Jamie, would Roland Deschain of _The Dark Tower Series_ be a suitable replacement? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2006, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/67 "2006-06-04T20:45:48Z")
> [@](#): > > Also from the same series of books, Admiral Shannon “Oops” Foraker, the Havenite tech-witch who is always finding new ways to apply the Republic of Haven’s relatively limited technology in it’s ongoing war against the smaller but more technologically advanced Manticoran Alliance. What can I say? I also like the smart girls (who on occasion destroy entire enemy fleets with computer viruses). Damnit! I always forget to mention her in these threads! And for those who might get the wrong impression, although “oops” is her greatest line, it does **not** indicate clumsiness. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/68 "2006-06-05T01:33:11Z")
> [@Raguleader](#): > > Lady Barbara Wellesy Harrington, from C.S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower series. The sister of the Duke of Wellington, she is smart, capable, and unconventionally beautiful. I really do wish they would make some more Hornblower movies so they can put her into a movie already. Bah, this should say Lady Barbara Wellesy **Hornblower** , as she married Horatio, not Honor. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/69 "2006-06-05T18:21:30Z")
[QUOTE=ACC\_Expat] It’s _so_ true (in re: Littlefinger)…and I certainly won’t begrudge you The Hound either. (The real question, not appropriate for this thread, becomes “Who should Sansa be with?” 😃 ) [QUOTE] Bah. Tyrion, of course! ---
**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/70 "2006-06-05T18:22:59Z")
> [@](#): > > Bah. Tyrion, of course! :smack: I promise to start previewing my posts tomorrow. _darts eyes_ ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/71 "2006-06-05T18:43:52Z")
**Angua** , from the _Discworld_ series. I see I’m not the first to pick her, however. **Meg** , from _A Wrinkle in Time_. I suspect that my lifelong fascination with girls who wear glasses can be traced directly back to her. **Millie** , from _Jumper_ and _Reflex_. Smart and sarcastic, a dangerous combination for me. ---
**Author:** ![Chance\_the\_Gardener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@Chance\_the\_Gardener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chance_the_Gardener)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/72 "2006-06-06T01:14:32Z")
Can I be the only one smitten with **Franny Glass** from J.D. Salinger’s _Franny and Zooey_? I’ve always been drawn to girls like that. And I’ve always preferred the dark hair, too. I’ve also got a thing for **Nately’s Whore** from Joseph Heller’s _Catch-22_. Would it be so wrong to say **Mary Magdalene** from the Gospels? I mean, I know she wasn’t that easy, which is a plus, and I have a hunch she’d be a tiger. I dunno why. Queen Sheba, too. Back on the dark hair thing: **Six** from Maxx Barry’s _Syrup_. I usually prefer curves, but I could dig her, I think. ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/73 "2006-06-06T18:45:04Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > **bobkitty** - Excuse me, but I have a long existing claim to Saint Germain. Hence my username. See my membership date? > > StG But… but… you should’ve gotten to _this thread_ earlier. ::sniffle:: All right, fine. I’ll take Marius from Ann Rice’s Vampire Chronicles instead. ::sigh:: ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/74 "2006-06-07T22:16:10Z")
Becky Thatcher, from _Tom Sawyer_. (I’m willing to wait a few years till she is old enough to marry.) Theodosia from _The Robe_. ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/75 "2006-06-07T23:23:26Z")
Nick Carraway from “The Great Gatsby.” And Sam Waterston as Nick in the movie, too! ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/76 "2006-06-07T23:29:24Z")
> [@handsomeharry](#): > > Becky Thatcher, from _Tom Sawyer_. OK, maybe I was just a young perv, but even at 12 I knew what I wanted: Becky Thatcher _and_ Amy Lawrence. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/77 "2006-06-07T23:33:42Z")
I’m tempted to name Friday Jones from Heinlein’s _Friday_ – but how’s a genetically unenhanced guy supposed to keep up with her?! ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/78 "2006-06-08T03:34:08Z")
I’ld say Travis McGee, but as I recall all his SO’s conveniently died before the end of the book. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/79 "2006-06-08T13:18:53Z")
Agent Pendergast from the books by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-literary-crushes/358596/80 "2006-06-08T13:40:45Z")
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