Happy Tuesday and welcome back to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! This week's topic is Books That Feature Characters X. This gives me a little a little freedom, so I've decided to share great characters with red hair. Since I myself have red hair, I have to admit that I feel a bit of a thrill when I read about characters with the same mutation as me! Her we go, in no particular order:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling - The entire Weasley clan has red hair!
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell - Eleanor herself has curly red hair.
These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner - As you can see on the cover, Lilac has brilliant red hair.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clark - Jonathan has red hair (but unfortunately he doesn't in the excellent adaptation - Bertie Carvel still does a marvelous job in the role, though).
Across the Universe by Beth Revis - Amy has red hair, different from everyone else on the ship.
A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin - Sansa, Catelyn, and Robb (less so in the show) Stark all have auburn hair.
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - Jamie has ginger locks.
Archie by Mark Waid and Fiona Staples - This classic redhead is given a modern new look in this reboot.
Have you ever tried any of these books? Thanks as always for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!
What a fun and fabulous way to spin this week's topic, Lauren. I have what I like to call faux "red" hair - really, more auburn, all thanks to a little box of L'Oreal color. ;)
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite red-headed characters is Amy Pond from Doctor Who. She's got LOTS of sass!
I did read Lilac's story once upon a time, but it's been so long since I read that I don't remember much... except that it's kind of Titanic... in space. :D
Thanks, Rissi! :)
DeleteMine too! Amy - and Rory - are the best!
It's definitely Titanic in space - for a bit anyway. I loved seeing her and Tarver coming back later in the series!
I was just thinking of redheads this weekend, because I feel like there are so many redheaded MCs in romances, yet they make up a small part of the population. I think red hair is awesome (mine is boring brown), but still. The first red head that popped into my head was Anne Shirley. She will always own a piece of my heart.
ReplyDeleteThere are quite a few in YA too. :) I was so close to adding her to my list!
DeleteSuch a fun topic! I love red hair, I'm so jealous of people who have it. One of these days I'm going to get to Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - I think it could be a good book to read over Christmas.
ReplyDeleteJonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is so good - I loved the audiobook production. :)
DeleteRed hair is becoming more and more common in books (especially in YA female protagonists) and I love it! I wish I had a more interesting-looking hair but mine is as plain as it gets 😂
ReplyDeleteSeems like it! :)
DeleteAh, well - thanks for coming over, Adri!
As soon as I saw your topic, I knew you'd have the Weasleys on here! My first book's MC has red hair actually (hopefully it will be published one day)!
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/26/top-ten-tuesday-126/
I couldn't not include them! :D
DeleteGood luck - and thanks for sharing!
Remember in 2012 when it was nothing but redheads on YA covers?
ReplyDeleteI remember them well! :)
DeleteAwesome topic! I just loved Mark Waid's Archie series!
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So did I - loved his take on it. :)
DeleteDang it! I knew I was forgetting someone!!! Kell would have topped my list, if only I had remembered! *sigh*
ReplyDeleteJonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is absolutely wonderful. I bet you'd enjoy it, Emily.
Ha! I love that you call it a mutation. These Broken Stars has one of the most stunning covers and that partially do to Lilac's hair. Have you read The Falconer series by Elizabeth May? The covers are also beautiful and feature the MC's awesome red hair.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read that one, but I've been eyeballing it! :)
DeleteWhat a fun take on the topic today! I love it. I don't have red hair, but I do enjoy a good red-headed character. I wished for a long time I had red hair. I think I'm finally happy with my own color, but it took a while. :-) Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming over! :)
DeleteFun topic! Yay for Archie ha ha! Love the Game of Thrones picks, and Across the Universe too!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I loved those Across the Universe books. :)
DeleteFab list! I love a red headed character. You've picked some good characters.
ReplyDeleteMe too! Thanks Chrissi!
DeleteThis makes me soooo happy! I am also a red-head, and sadly, I barely notice when other red-heads appear in text! I obviously adore the Weasley family~ But I would add Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables to this list for sure. Great TTT!
ReplyDeleteJackie B @ www.deathbytsundoku.com
Woot!
DeleteI was so close to adding that classic character. :)