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Coffee Break Moments - Who Is Your Favorite Fictional Character from a Book? - Transcript

September 11, 2008 05:20 PM EDT (Updated: September 22, 2008 10:08 AM EDT)
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Tonight, grab a cup of coffee and join us for another live chat in our Coffee Break Moments Hour, tonight at 9PM ET. Tonight we want to know:

Who is your favorite fictional character from a book?

What stands out about this person? Is he or she someone you might befriend in real life? Is this person like you? The live chat will take place between 9-11PM ET. Five members who participate during the chat will be drawn to receive a COFFEE-MATE coupon. Three additional members will be drawn to receive a COFFEE-MATE coupon and 250 Gather Points each!

Can't make the chat? We still want to hear about your favorite reads for your summer vacation. Your book suggestions might end up on someone else's "must read" list!

Tip: You'll need to continually REFRESH your browser to see new comments appear during the live chat.

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Comments: 354

Ruthe M. Sep 11, 2008, 5:50pm EDT
sounds like fun! Almost like going to a costume party! Hey, now that's an idea: A costume chat! Where everyone chats as their favorite character--real or fictional!!
Cara D. Sep 11, 2008, 5:57pm EDT
I love allie and noah from The Notebook! The whole story is just beautiful. The sequel The wedding with noah is great.
Ethan . Sep 11, 2008, 6:02pm EDT
Gonna be a good time.
I might try and make it.
Johnny M. Sep 11, 2008, 6:14pm EDT
Who is your favorite fictional character from a book?
Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes

fav reads this summer were
The Garden of Last Days, The Good Thief, and Swan Peak
golds g. Sep 11, 2008, 6:16pm EDT
hmmm there are a few ... in real life we would be friends from purple Hearts by Deborah Wilson I cant rmeber her name but she's someone ...
Vivian P. Sep 11, 2008, 6:33pm EDT
Mom from John Stienbecks, The Grapes of Wrath because she possesed more strength hen I could ever hope to obtain
M C. Sep 11, 2008, 6:55pm EDT
Santiago from the Alchemist
Nana to Seven Cutiepies Sep 11, 2008, 7:07pm EDT
This sounds wonderful but a little too late for me. I'll have to check in tomorrow and read all the comments. I'm always looking for something new to read.
My favorite character in a book is Jonathan Kellerman's Alex Delaware. Alex Delaware is a retired child psychologist who solves mysteries, often with the help of his best friend Milo Sturgis, an LAPD detective. All of Jonathan Kellerman mystery books are page turners and keep you guessing.
Kylee **Queen of Karaoke** S. Sep 11, 2008, 7:24pm EDT
I am not sure if I will be able to stay for the whole chat, I will try to come back for some of it.
Wendy F. Sep 11, 2008, 7:27pm EDT
now if I can just remember to show up at the right time .
Janet H. Sep 11, 2008, 7:32pm EDT
Kinsey Milhone from the Sue Grafton alphabet series of mysteries.
golds g. Sep 11, 2008, 8:13pm EDT
chat start yet?
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 8:52pm EDT
No chat here. Everyone can go home now ;)
Jan S. Sep 11, 2008, 8:56pm EDT
Odd Thomas - Dean Koontz' very lovable character!
JoAnne D. Sep 11, 2008, 8:58pm EDT
I think I like too many fictional characters, Is Jane Ayre a fictional character?
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:00pm EDT
Tasslehoff Burrfoot from the Dragonlance Chronicles
April H. Sep 11, 2008, 9:02pm EDT
Holden Calufield from Catcher in the Rye
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:02pm EDT
Tyrion Lannister from A Song of Ice and Fire
Amy C. Sep 11, 2008, 9:02pm EDT
Hi everyone! I would have to say Forrest Gump is my favorite fictional character from a book. He is funny, caring and very entertaining. He has depth.
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:02pm EDT
Richard Rahl from The Sword of Truth series
Ava's Mom (formerly known as Robiyah) Sep 11, 2008, 9:03pm EDT
Wow, Shannon was the first comment? Hard to believe.

How about Kay Scarpetta from the Patricia Cornwell books?
April H. Sep 11, 2008, 9:03pm EDT
Evening folks is this the place for the chat?
Amy C. Sep 11, 2008, 9:03pm EDT
I loved the book Gump and Company it would make you laugh, and make you cry. I really enjoyed that book.
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:03pm EDT
For the most part, my favorite characters from books are the sarcastic and/or funny ones.
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:03pm EDT
Go home, Robi. No chat here.
Amy C. Sep 11, 2008, 9:03pm EDT
yes April it is
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:04pm EDT
Robi, you remember Tas don't you?
Amy C. Sep 11, 2008, 9:04pm EDT
I can only stay a few tonight my husband is buggin me so he can use the computer
Rose H. Sep 11, 2008, 9:04pm EDT
I'm hanging around for some coffee, Shannon:)
One of my absolute favorite women characters was Scarlett O'Hara.
Strong, obstinent, domineering, good hearted in spite of herself, self-absorbed on occasion, slow to accept that love is not what you think it is when you are eighteen and a spoiled Daddy's girl.
I loved that she always gave it her all. She loved to party and convention be damned.

A woman after my own heart - she used what she had to her own advantage, and went for everything she thought she wanted.
A lover and a fighter and an all around feisty, real woman. I loved her strength and her faults - both made her an amazing character.
Heather ~of the Whippets~ M. Sep 11, 2008, 9:04pm EDT
Mary Minor Haristeen, aka Harry, from the Sneaky Pie Brown series by Rita Mae Brown is one of my favorite characters.
Ava's Mom (formerly known as Robiyah) Sep 11, 2008, 9:04pm EDT
The girl that was tied to her bed in Gerald's Game, by Stephen King. I can't remember her name but she sure had a lot of awesome things run through her mind.
Amy C. Sep 11, 2008, 9:04pm EDT
Oh good choice Rose!
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:04pm EDT
The Fool from Robin Hobb's Tawny Man series
T Cheri P. Sep 11, 2008, 9:05pm EDT
fun!
Jan S. Sep 11, 2008, 9:05pm EDT
I also thoroughly enjoy Stephanie Plum - Janet Evanovich's hilarious heroine.
Amy C. Sep 11, 2008, 9:05pm EDT
I liked Scarletts go get em attitude too she did what she had to. She went after what she wanted...
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:05pm EDT
Coffee, Rose? Then I really wouldn't be able to sleep. I try to finish my coffee by noon.
April H. Sep 11, 2008, 9:05pm EDT
I find ythat some of the most influential and interesting people in the world are fictional. Sherlock Holmes, Huck Finn, Anna Karenina, and Superman, just to name a few. They may not have walked the earth (or, in Superman’s case, flown), but they certainly stride through our lives. My all time favorite though is Arjuna.
T Cheri P. Sep 11, 2008, 9:05pm EDT
I didnt realize the chat started, When I hit submit 20 comments came up.

sorry guys
JoAnne D. Sep 11, 2008, 9:06pm EDT
She was going to be my second choice Rose H
Amy C. Sep 11, 2008, 9:06pm EDT
Huck finn was a good one too! And Tom Sawyer!
The Red Headed Witch of Gather G. Sep 11, 2008, 9:06pm EDT
Rachel Morgan from Kim Harrison's books, she has just enough edge and isn't raunchy :)
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:06pm EDT
Drizzt Do'Urden from R.A. Salvatore's many books
April H. Sep 11, 2008, 9:07pm EDT
Rose, I too love Scarlet. She is among my top 25
Kylee **Queen of Karaoke** S. Sep 11, 2008, 9:07pm EDT
I have never read Gone with the Wind and I think it would take me forever to finish it.
T Cheri P. Sep 11, 2008, 9:07pm EDT
I dont get to read much for myself.

The only books I read are kid friendly ones.
SO I would have to say my favorite character is:

The Tree, in "The giving tree"
Rose H. Sep 11, 2008, 9:07pm EDT
Vivian - I agree the mom from Grapes of Wrath - such strength is hard to imagine. I don't think I could handle that much either, I'd collapse under the pressure.
Ava's Mom (formerly known as Robiyah) Sep 11, 2008, 9:07pm EDT
Shanniyah, you mean Tas, as in the cat we named after Tasselhoff?
Johnny M. Sep 11, 2008, 9:08pm EDT
hi i cant stay just wanted to say hello!!
have a good night
Kylee **Queen of Karaoke** S. Sep 11, 2008, 9:08pm EDT
I have so many favorite literary characters I am trying to think of one in particular.
April H. Sep 11, 2008, 9:08pm EDT
This is why I love Arjuna. HE is the Hero of the Mahabharata, the national epic of India, this master archer conquered in the realms of love, war, and the spirit. Desired by many women, he won his most remarkable wife, Draupadi, in an archery contest (but by a fortuitous turn of events, he had to share her with his four brothers!).
Kylee **Queen of Karaoke** S. Sep 11, 2008, 9:08pm EDT
The Giving Tree is one of my favorites as well.
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:08pm EDT
Yup, that Tas.
Ava's Mom (formerly known as Robiyah) Sep 11, 2008, 9:09pm EDT
Oooh, I loved Kay Scarpetta's gay niece Lucy too in Patricia Cornwell's books. She was awesome.
April H. Sep 11, 2008, 9:09pm EDT
I loved the things in Gone with the Wind that were never putinto the movie.
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:09pm EDT
I liked Lucy too.
Jan S. Sep 11, 2008, 9:10pm EDT
I love The Giving Tree!
The Red Headed Witch of Gather G. Sep 11, 2008, 9:10pm EDT
This is where I'm supposed to post my comment, right?
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:10pm EDT
Probably aren't too many characters to like in the books you read, Robi.
Ava's Mom (formerly known as Robiyah) Sep 11, 2008, 9:10pm EDT
OMG Becky Bloomwood in the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella was AWESOME!

How could I forget, Shan? I remember everything. What about Toonces? 'Member him?
April H. Sep 11, 2008, 9:10pm EDT
Odysseus.ranks right up there in my top 25 favorite charachters He is Quick-witted and crafty (remember the Trojan Horse?), and ruthless as well, this versatile playboy of the Mediterranean world was irresistible to human women and goddesses alike. And who else could shoot an arrow through 12 axes?
Jan S. Sep 11, 2008, 9:11pm EDT
I agree, April. The movie would have been so much longer, though.
April H. Sep 11, 2008, 9:11pm EDT
YEs Melissa this is the place
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:11pm EDT
Toonces, the driving cat! Some day I am going to take a photo of Sage doing some driving. He has that same coloring.
Ava's Mom (formerly known as Robiyah) Sep 11, 2008, 9:11pm EDT
I know there aren't many characters. There are the dead people and Kay Scarpetta. So I'll just remember some of the other books I've read.
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:11pm EDT
My fave character from LOTR was actually Sam.
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:12pm EDT
What was that babysitter crud you used to read?
Kylee **Queen of Karaoke** S. Sep 11, 2008, 9:12pm EDT
Becky Bloomwood from Sophie Kinsella's Confessions of a Shopaholic and the four books that follow it.
Ava's Mom (formerly known as Robiyah) Sep 11, 2008, 9:12pm EDT
Just make sure he doesn't drive off a cliff.

Can I nominate the dead people in all the forensic books I read? Those people do a bang-up job ... you know, being dead.
Rose H. Sep 11, 2008, 9:12pm EDT
Ah I see we have several Scarlett fans:) Hi Amy and April and Kylee and JoAnn!

Whenever I have a tough situation and I'm overwhelmed - I still say - "I'll think about it tomorrow".
It is not a bad idea - you need sleep and strength to deal with the things life thows at you.
Heather ~of the Whippets~ M. Sep 11, 2008, 9:12pm EDT
Anita Blake is an interesting character, too, but I haven't read any of Hamilton's books recently.
Ava's Mom (formerly known as Robiyah) Sep 11, 2008, 9:12pm EDT
KYLEE!! YAY I'm not the only one that read that!
JoAnne D. Sep 11, 2008, 9:12pm EDT
The Little Women characters are also impressive.
Kim M. Sep 11, 2008, 9:12pm EDT
Hi everyone! My favorite characters are the ones in Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove series. They are all so well described and sounds like people you'd want to be friends with.
Fanny Hackabout Jones from Erica Jong's "Fanny". The book is an historical fiction, set in the late 18th century and told from the point of view of a very liberated woman. She is strong and smart and bold and keeps her head and sense of humor all through the story.
Ava's Mom (formerly known as Robiyah) Sep 11, 2008, 9:13pm EDT
That babysitter crud was The Babysitters Club. You're trying to age me now, toots. I was YOUNG when I read that. But I did love it. Not anymore, though.
April H. Sep 11, 2008, 9:13pm EDT
Aww but we can not forget Hamlet. Shakespeare’s magnificent Dane-in-the-doldrums. He is the ultimate isolated, tortured soul. and Hamlet still gets around
Kylee **Queen of Karaoke** S. Sep 11, 2008, 9:13pm EDT
Confessions of a Shopaholic is being made into a movie that will be coming out in early spring of 2009 starring Isla Fisher.
April H. Sep 11, 2008, 9:14pm EDT
Then there is Genji. The Hero of the world’s first novel, and the deepest fictional influence on Japan for 1000 years. This multitalented "shining prince" showed his greatest aptitude in the field of romance.
The Red Headed Witch of Gather G. Sep 11, 2008, 9:14pm EDT
I stopped reading Anita Blake when she became a....well I can't think of a nice way to say it...a person who sleeps with everyone and anyone.
JoAnne D. Sep 11, 2008, 9:15pm EDT
Rose, I agree, snap decisions could get you in trouble.
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:15pm EDT
One of the few female characters I could stand for any length of time in ANY books:

Phedre from the Kushiel's series
The Red Headed Witch of Gather G. Sep 11, 2008, 9:15pm EDT
I used to read the Babysitters Club and I'm a lot younger than most gatherers so I don't think that gives away your age.
Kylee **Queen of Karaoke** S. Sep 11, 2008, 9:15pm EDT
I also like Emily in William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily". She is an extremely complex character who has a twisted fear of letting go.
Ava's Mom (formerly known as Robiyah) Sep 11, 2008, 9:15pm EDT
Confessions of a Shopaholic will be a movie?! Oh yes! And I love Isla! Thanks Kylee!
Rose H. Sep 11, 2008, 9:16pm EDT
Oh ya - The Little Women - that was awesome, both in book and movie form. Smart and clever and always finding a way to survive.
Mary G. Sep 11, 2008, 9:16pm EDT
My favorite character is Perry Mason and there are many cases. I collect the books and have been trying to get all of the books. I have recently started reading Mr Monk series the character from the television show.
Debra C. Sep 11, 2008, 9:16pm EDT
This is terribly hard. I suppose the favourite is between Miss Marple (Agatha Christie) and Kay Scarpetta from the Patricia Cornwell mysteries.
Kim M. Sep 11, 2008, 9:16pm EDT
I've never read babysitters club. I did read teh Sweet Valley High books though. I loved those.
Ava's Mom (formerly known as Robiyah) Sep 11, 2008, 9:17pm EDT
Melissa, Shannon is my sister ... just taking a jab at her any chance I get. She's a FEW years older than me so it would have aged her slightly more than me. =)
Stephanie B. Sep 11, 2008, 9:17pm EDT
Roarke from the JD Robb "In Death" series.
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:17pm EDT
Well. I guess I'm the only fantasy fiction reader, as usual.
Kylee **Queen of Karaoke** S. Sep 11, 2008, 9:17pm EDT
I am currently reading James Patterson's "Sunday's at Tiffany's"
JoAnn C. Sep 11, 2008, 9:17pm EDT
HI everyone
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:17pm EDT
I've never heard of most of the ones y'all are naming.
Jan S. Sep 11, 2008, 9:18pm EDT
Don't forget Nancy Drew and her chums, Bess and George, the girl detectives.
Dexter Morgan from the 3 Dexter books by Jeff Lindsay. This is the character the Showtime series is based on, but read the books because the stories are different. Dexter is so darned likable even though he is a serial killer. But he does kill only to make things correct in the world. For all I know, I'm working with him!
Karen M. Sep 11, 2008, 9:18pm EDT
Oooh....I have so many favorites....I guess I really like Elphaba from Wicked...
☀ Aunt Shanny Sep 11, 2008, 9:18pm EDT
I get tired of Roarke sometimes though. He does the same things in every book. As do the rest of the characters. Although I've still read them all.
Ava's Mom (formerly known as Robiyah) Sep 11, 2008, 9:18pm EDT
Sweet Valley High? Hmmm ... I don't remember those.

Who was the detective in the young adult books? I can't remember now and it's right at the tip of my tongue!