Top Ten Favorite Heroines

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's theme is Top Ten Tuesday Rewind, which is a chance to go back through the archives and choose a past Top Ten to do, or maybe re-do.

I've chosen to list my Top Ten Favorite Heroines (in no particular order):
  1. Éowyn (Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien) - Shieldmaiden of Rohan! (top right)
  2. Elizabeth Bennett (Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen) - To me, she is the original heroine.
  3. Mary "Jacky" Faber (Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer) - "A girl what's meant for hangin' ain't likely to be drowned."
  4. Hermione Granger (Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling) - I had to include the clever, bookish girl!
  5. Lisbeth Salander (Millennium series by Stieg Larsson) - petite hacker chick and total badass (middle right)
  6. Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë) - a heroine that sticks to her morals and refuses to accept defeat in any form
  7. Arya Stark (A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin) - the tomboy
  8. Daenerys Targaryen (A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin) - another strong, epic female character (bottom right)
  9. Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins) - The Girl Who Was on Fire!
  10. Sabriel (Abhorsen trilogy by Garth Nix) - This little necromancer gets things done!

Honorable Mentions:

These are all strong, admirable heroines for various reasons. I think that a lot can be learned from each of them. Every one of these ladies has certainly earned my respect.

      13 comments:

      1. Fantastic List. You reminded me of so many great characters.

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      2. Jane Eyre for sure! I love her, she is so indendent and determined. Definitely deserves to be in the top 10 list!

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      3. Great list. My favorites are Elizabeth Bennett and Eowyn

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      4. Yes, Jane Eyre would have made my list too. I love a feisty independent female character.

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      5. Great choices! I love the characters of Jane Eyre, Sabriel, and Éowyn!

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      6. Excellent list! ^_^ I totally agree with most of them, especially Eowyn, Elizabeth Bennett, Hermione, and Lisbeth.

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      7. A Wow! list, I agree.

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      8. Excellent list! I haven't heard of Bloody Jack but it sounds pretty interesting.

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      9. Oh, man! How did I forget Deryn Sharp? I should have included Hermione and Katniss on my honorable mentions list.

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      10. I was tempted by this list, but went with top ten tear-jerkers. Nice list. I love Lisbeth.

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      11. You really hit the nail on the head -- I need to be able to RESPECT my heroines. Katniss Everdeen most definitely tops my list. And yes! Lizzy is the original Heroine =)

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      12. Ah Jane. She is so often overshadowed by Elizabeth Bennet.

        Here is my list

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