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[bubosquared]

Managed to lock myself out for and a half. In sandals, and no armwarmers or collar or even my pendants. So i want for a ride, considered a movie, decided a against sa I couldn't let my bike outof my sight. Went and bought me some 2nd-hand books. So before I go and take me my 4-hour nap, I have a question for you all:

What was the last book you read with a prominent female character you could actully stand and even identify with? Elaborate, please.

Good pika night. ^_^

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[mydarkstar.livejournal.com]

Most recent one would have to be Voice of the Blood, by Jemiah Jefferson. Jemiah has admitted that Ariana, the protagonist, is a total Mary Sue (she also writes fanfic), but she's still a damn cool character. Second most recent would probably be the Sonja Blue books (Sunglasses After Dark, In the Blood, Paint it Black - these can also be found collected in one novel called Midnight Blue) by Nancy A. Collins. Sonja is a hybrid vampire who carries a silver switchblade and escapes from a madhouse, kills demons, etc. She's deeply kickass. I was thinking of going as her for Halloween, but I figured no one would recognise who I was supposed to be, and also I couldn't bring a knife to work.

Those are the main ones I can think of off the top of my head. Most of the books I read are either non-fiction, have no female protagonists, or have really annoying ones. Mimph.

(Well, wait. Do comic books count? Tulip from Preacher is pretty cool...)

[mydarkstar.livejournal.com]

By "she also writes fanfic" I meant Jemiah, not Ariana. Um.

Another book! The title character from Donna Jo Napoli's Zel, a young-adult novel adaptation of the Rapunzel fairy tale. Zel starts going mad while trapped in the tower, which I found really fascinating. Good book.