A book with an eccentric character

[Pioup]

Miriam wrote: "I was thinking of using either a Dr. Who or a Torchwood novel for this prompt, since I would consider both the Doctor (10th in this case) and Jack pretty eccentric. And I have about a dozen of thos..."

I'm pretty sure that if you look "eccentric" in the dictionary, it has all of the twelve doctors' pictures next to it ^^ (Jack would probably work too)

[Acara]

Chris wrote: "Hi all, for anyone looking to this category and wondering if there are some different book methods to approach it I am reading Jim Henson: The Biography to fulfill this one.

Jim He..."

Thanks for this rec. Gonna check it out!

[Malaraa]

The Doctor & Jack are very definitely eccentric, that's why we all love them so much! :D

And I agree, that is really an excellent biography of Jim Henson. Had me laughing, and crying, and was really interesting the whole way through.

[Samantha]

Would POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE by Carrie Fisher qualify??

[Rebecca]

Hi folks!

I had "A Man Called Ove" down for my Eccentric Character category because I had a few people recommend it, but I found myself hating it about half way into the book. I'm reading "The Storied Life of AJ Fikry" now and loving it. I could use it for the "character's name in the title" category, but I'm thinking both AJ and Amelia are pretty eccentric. Has anyone read the book and would they agree?

[Pat]

"The Other Girl"-JPDonleavy-horrible book featuring a psychopatically "eccentric"man,two otherwise intelligent women who put up with him,and totally gross descriptions of fish being eaten alive....

[Brenna]

So i just finished Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and I was originally going to count that as one in a genre I'd never heard of before (mannerpunk), I want to do Lincoln in the Bardo for that instead. I was considering moving it to this prompt. Thoughts? I would call quite a few characters eccentric, starting with Mr. Norrell. Or I might move it to title with a character's name!

[Shelly]

Brenna wrote: "So i just finished Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and I was originally going to count that as one in a genre I'd never heard of before (mannerpunk), I want to do Lincoln in the Bardo for that in..."

How about a book that's more than 800 pages?

[Nadine in NY]

Brenna wrote: "So i just finished Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and I was originally going to count that as one in a genre I'd never heard of before (mannerpunk), I want to do Lincoln in the Bardo for that in..."

Yes, Mr Norrell is EXTREMELY eccentric!!

[Simant]

Will Animal Farm work for this?

[Laura]

Rebecca wrote: "Hi folks!

I had "A Man Called Ove" down for my Eccentric Character category because I had a few people recommend it, but I found myself hating it about half way into the book. I'm reading "The Sto..."

I loved AJ Fikry! I read it for last year's challenge. AJ is definitely an eccentric character - Amelia not as much. I'd go with "quirky" for her.

[Kirsten]

Just one eccentric character? The book I read is full of them, but it is set in a small Scottish village... and I think you have to be eccentric to live there.

The main character could not bear to see a book abandoned/thrown away and so her entire apartment is full of them.

The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

[Maureen]

The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick -- eccentric man trying to unravel a mystery while grieving the loss of his wife. In my opinion this could also work for the travel prompt.

[Carrie]

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Willy Wonka is eccentric......

[Pioup]

I read Lucky Penny for this. Penny is a chronically unlucky young woman with a love for romance-novel-of-questionable-taste who lives in a storage unit, so I feel that qualifies :D

[Shannon]

I read Illusion by Annie Oldham. It is about a girl who finds out she's a Necromancer and that is why she's been eccentric her whole life.

[Toni]

Confederacy of Dunces !

[Carrie]

Vanessa and her Sister is about Virginia Woolf.

[Julie]

Johanna wrote: "A Man Called Ove"
I'm going to go with this one for my eccentric character

[Keri]

I read the book The Widow's House by Carol Goodman. There were multiple characters the were eccentric in the book. I have been in a reading slump lately for good books...I enjoyed this one enough that I can't wait until she releases another.

[Monica]

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is full of eccentric characters. The Lady Chablis chief among them.

[Lynn Renee]

I'm reading Curious Minds by Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton for this category.

[Cindy]

I read The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley. I originally put this in my book with a red spine but the bookshop owner, Roger Mifflin is so eccentric I had to put the book in this category.

[Tina]

I just finished this, and really enjoyed it! Could be because I'm also a bit of a curmudgeon. :) A Man Called Ove

[Rachel]

I'm just over halfway through The Rosie Effect, and loving it!

[Sammy]

I would suggest Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for Willie Wonka or Alice in Wonderland for the Mad Hatter?

[Sammy]

You could also go with basically any Terry Prachett book!

[Michelle]

Has anyone read It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover? Are there any eccentric characters to fit this prompt?

[Naina]

I read The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit for this prompt -- the hermit was definitely an eccentric character.