3.77 avg rating — 202,861 ratings

"Shylock....the original complex villain...almost even an antihero. "

4.14 avg rating — 388,292 ratings

"Sherlock is a character that launched a thousand mysteries."

4.17 avg rating — 365,931 ratings

"Tolstoy kicks butt at characters....all 200 of them"

4.21 avg rating — 843,973 ratings

"This whopper is full of memorable characters...Jean Valjean and Fantine are just the start."

3.78 avg rating — 356,766 ratings

"Septimus Smith "

3.87 avg rating — 945,888 ratings

3.98 avg rating — 115,367 ratings

4.16 avg rating — 2,324,140 ratings

"Around the time Henry James was making some really lame female characters...the Bronte sisters shone."

3.98 avg rating — 105,907 ratings

3.68 avg rating — 176,770 ratings

3.79 avg rating — 68,034 ratings

"Alan Stewart is a pretty unforgettable Scot."

3.97 avg rating — 378,353 ratings

"the only merit of this book is the humorous narration of the memorable Harry Dresden. "