tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954811040366122923.post8195624980727419348..comments2023-10-15T06:03:19.974-04:00Comments on Tea & Biscuits: Heroine Addict - What Makes for Some Serious Girl Power?Caitlin R. O'Connellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10783453696462112780noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954811040366122923.post-61776383267497109432011-03-17T13:05:29.569-04:002011-03-17T13:05:29.569-04:00I love this entry's title.
I haven't read...I love this entry's title.<br /><br />I haven't read a lot in the last decade--tho' I'm working on remedying that this year!--and thus don't have a lot of specific literary examples to draw on. The female characters in the books I've finished recently (A Brief History of Montmaray, Jellicoe Road) have been wonderful, unique individuals. ABHoM's Sophia is very feminine and intrigued by "ladylike" things, but her sense of individuality--not to mention its expression--is unrelenting. That's the kind of character I'd like to see more of: cognizant of her faults, but self-confident nevertheless.<br /><br />Your final paragraph about strong characters made me smile. That doesn't just describe who I like to read about, but the kind of person I love to have as friends.<br /><br />Thanks for the thought-provoking entry!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06036505968642985025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954811040366122923.post-78128389235195483682011-03-17T12:54:47.381-04:002011-03-17T12:54:47.381-04:00So true! One of my favorite subtly strong female c...So true! One of my favorite subtly strong female characters is Sheyrena from the Elvenbane series (she mostly only shows up in Elvenblood, the second book in the series). She's not a warrior. She's a high-bred elven lady, who only possesses "female magic" (guy elves can set stuff on fire with their minds and throw huge rocks around -- the ladies can meld flowers into shapes they want and help heal injured birds and stuff).<br />But then (slight spoiler alert) at the end of the book, when there's finally a show-down between her and her totes evil over-bearing father, it's because he doesn't think twice about her wimpy female powers that she's able to subvert his magic and win. She's not a superpowerful BAMF, but her subtle bad-assery wins the day.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17202494819302527977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954811040366122923.post-49626293385546336132011-03-17T12:30:42.626-04:002011-03-17T12:30:42.626-04:00I much prefer the quite strength of characters. It...I much prefer the quite strength of characters. It always seems more genuine to me...and I can relate more to it. Great post!Nicole Settlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06205918337710478398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954811040366122923.post-27131801121828336402011-03-17T12:09:07.686-04:002011-03-17T12:09:07.686-04:00You put in all of my thoughts here. Merely wieldin...You put in all of my thoughts here. Merely wielding swords and having sarcastic comebacks don't make for strong heroines. Strength comes from within. Which is why even though I love Katniss, she doesn't exactly top my list of favourite strong heroines.<br />Strong heroines make me think of someone like Tessa from Jenny Downham's Before I Die who is afraid but does draw on her inner strength to face her fatal condition and set her mind into doing all that she wanted to experience in life before time runs out. I think of many such characters. And they are the ones who stand apart in my mind because they found courage in the most daunting situations.Bidishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382938442171208326noreply@blogger.com