2021 A-Z Character Challenge

[Lu]

The goal of this challenge is to use the first or last name of a major character in a book (more than 150 pages) you have read about between January 01, 2021 - December 31, 2021.

You can use books you read for other challenges. So total books to be read is 25 - 1 letter can be excluded at your discretion. It can be any one of them. A character can be used more than once, for their name and surname, but you need to have read two books with the character in it as a major character.

Major character = someone who plays a big enough role in the book. Not someone mentioned in passing.

You can keep track of your challenge in this thread.

[Lu]

My Spot:

A - Amelia - Unearthed
B - Benedict Bridgerton - An Offer From a Gentleman
C - Colin - Romancing Mister Bridgerton
D - Dash - Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
E - Erin - One by One
F - Five - The Revenge of Seven
G - Greyson - Miss Frost Ices The Imp : A Nocturne Falls Mystery
H - Hood, Robin - Medieval Myths & Mysteries
I - Isobel - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
J - Jayne - Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case
K - Kinsey - A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
L - Layla - Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World
M - Miller - Leviathan Wakes
N - Nine - The Fall of Five
O - O'Brien - 1984
P - Prestor John - Medieval Myths & Mysteries
Q - Quirrel - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
R - Robert - Origin
S - Dr. Swan - V-Wars: Blood and Fire
T - Tia - The Girl with the Louding Voice
U - Onyesonwu Ubaid-Ogundimu - Who Fears Death
V - Valkyrja - Dreadnought
W - Wren - The Wren Hunt
X - Nick Xenokostas - The Queen of Hearts
Y - Yeva - Hunted
Z - Zeus - Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold

26/26

Round 2:

A -
B - Birdie - Miss Frost Chills The Cheater
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J - Jayne - Miss Frost Braves the Blizzard
K - Mae Koskinen - Gameboard of the Gods
L -
M - March, Justin - The Immortal Crown
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S - Sinclair - Miss Frost Says I Do
T -
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

5/26

[Carolien]

My Spot:

A - Adam Dalgliesh - The Lighthouse
B - Barack Obama - Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime
C - Charlie Jardim - Quota
D - David Axelrod - Double Down: Game Change 2012
E - Eustacie de Vaubin - The Talisman Ring
F - Florence - The Girl with the Louding Voice
G - Gavin Scott - The Bromance Book Club
H - Hector Costa - Buried Strangers
I - Isak Baek - Pachinko
J - Jonga Jende - Behold the Dreamers
K - Kintu Kidda - Kintu
L - Lutie Johnson - The Street
M - Marguerite Johnson - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
N - Madeline Neroni - Barchester Towers
O - Bobby Owen - Crossword Mystery
P - Liv Papandreas - Undercover Bromance
Q - Professor Quirrell - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
R - Ron Weasley - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
S - Sophie Barrington-Ward - Kingfishers Catch Fire
T - Tiffany Moore - The Flatshare
U - Um Nabeel - Flight Against Time
V - Desiree Vignes - The Vanishing Half
W - Wren Silke - The Wren Hunt
X - Xan Molyneux - Iris & Ruby
Y - Yujin - Half a Lifelong Romance
Z - Idris Zaidi - East of Hounslow

26/26

[Wayne]

Wayne's Characters
Progress: (25/25)

A. Andrei Petrovitch - The Captain's Daughter
B. Belisarius - The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume the Fourth
C. Cruso - Foe
D. Dona Constanza - The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts
E. Ellie - Mozambique Mysteries
F. King of France - King Lear
G. Bennie Griesel - 13 Uur
H. Thomas Hobbes - The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity
I. Isabella Dusi - Bel Vino: A Year of Sundrenched Pleasure Among the Vines of Tuscany
J. Oom Joors - Spekskiet
K. Susie Kelly - Two Steps Backward
L.: Angus Lordie - The Unbearable Lightness Of Scones
M. Maeve - The Wren Hunt
N. Edward Newson - Past Mortem
O. Onyesonwu - Who Fears Death
P. Precious Ramotshwe - The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
Q. Quinn - Spoor
R. Rubeus Hagrid - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
S. Sookie Stackhouse - Wolfsbane and Mistletoe
T. Anna Travis - Wrongful Death
U. Anton Ulrich - Germania: A Personal History of Germans Ancient and Modern
V. Lewis Vernor - Centennial
W. Booker T. Washington - Up from Slavery
X. Conde Pompeyo Xavier de Estramadura - The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzmán
Y. Yumi (Yummy) Fuller - All Over Creation
Z. Eugene Znosko-Borovsky - Complete Defence to Queen Pawn Openings - Eric Schiller (Planned)

[Monique]

Total: 4/25
A - Arabella Tallant (Arabella)
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -
H - Holly Golightly (Breakfast at Tiffany's)
I -
J - John Cavendish (The Mysterious Affair at Styles)
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M -
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R -
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T -
U -
V - Viv Delaney - The sundown motel
W -
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Y -
Z -

[Temweka]

Total: 7/25
A - Albert Einstein from Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
B -
C - Chike Ameobi from Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo
D -
E -
F - Farai from The Maestro, the Magistrate and the Mathematician by Tendai Huchu
G - Greer Kadetsky from The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M - Marianne Sheridan from Normal People by Sally Rooney
N -
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P -
Q -
R -
S - Samira Khan from Black Dog Sunday: A novel about being lost and finding yourself by Carly Tinkler
T - Tsukiko from Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami
U -
V - Verdad from The Truth Is by NoNieqa Ramos
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

[Motaung]

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0/25

[Jennifer]

Total : 22/26

A - Antonio Starabba (Pleasure's Fury)
B - Holly Blake (Burn For You
C - Celia Lawrence (A Wanton Woman)
D - Dante Strak (Operation Cobalt)
E - Dominic Edwards (The Baby of Their Dreams)
F - Felicity Lightburn (Craving the Cowboy)
G - Gwen Hudson (Kash)
H - Shandra Higheagle (Vanishing Dream: Shandra Higheagle Mystery)
I - Isla Peterson (Fierce at Heart)
J - Jessie Wheeler Redding (Jessie)
K - Kayla Lourcy (Assigned a Guardian)
L - Lila Richards (Lila's Loves)
M - March McIntyre (March Of The Cowboys)
N - Cassidy Norton (Cassidy)
O - Henry Ogle (The Finch and the Devil's Petticoats.)
P - Piper Holland (The Lone Wolf's Wish)
Q - Quinn Peirce (Stolen Butterfly: Gabriel Hawke Novel)
R - Alexa Ranger (Dating a Cougar)
S - Dash Scudo (Wild Card)
T - Toro (All In)
U -
V - Valentine Smith - Wait for me
W - Henry Wyatt (His Best Friend's Little Sister)
X -
Y -
Z -Zac Mackay (Cyclone)

[Carolien]

Done!

[Wayne]

Carolien wrote: "Done!"

Well done Carolien. The challenges are certainly adding another enjoyable aspect to my reading

[Carolien]

I find that challenges force me to read outside my comfort zone and I end up reading a much wider variety than I would if left to my own devices. However, I was very lucky with characters this year. The other A-Z challenges are at the stage where I have to search for books to complete them.

[Wayne]

Carolien wrote: "I find that challenges force me to read outside my comfort zone and I end up reading a much wider variety than I would if left to my own devices. However, I was very lucky with characters this year..."

I will most probably only worry about those challenges during the last quarter, hopefully by then all will be sorted.

[Carolien]

Same here, I first need to finish my Classic and African ones and then I'll do the rest.

[Lu]

Oh wow well done!

[Wayne]

Character Challenge for 2021 done.

[Carolien]

Well done, Wayne!

[Wayne]

Carolien wrote: "Well done, Wayne!"

Thank you Carolien. I did not expect these yearly challenges *Author, Title, Setting, Character) to be completed as quickly as this. Maybe members who have completed one of these could try for more than one set (tempted by the 12 Reader points ;,>))

[Carolien]

You can definitely do another one! This one went very quickly for me this year as well.

[Wayne]

Wayne's Characters Take 2
Progress: (25/25)

A - Anthony Doerr: Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
B -JLB Matekoni: The Miracle at Speedy Motors
C - Chani: Dune Messiah
D - Domenica: The Importance of Being Seven
E - Eliza Jane: Farmer Boy
F - Florence Adeoti: The Girl with the Louding Voice
G - Gerald Durrel: The Whispering Land
H - Hrun the Barbarian: The Color of Magic
I - Duncan Idaho: Children of Dune
J -Jan Bublanski: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
K - Louis Kincaid: Dark Of The Moon
L - Laura Ingalls: Little House in the Big Woods
M -Marita van der Vyver: Franse briewe: Pos uit Provence
N -Nazrullah: Caravans
O - Nelly Oleson: Little House on the Prairie
P -Pheoby Watson: Their Eyes Were Watching God
Q -
R -Rose-Johnny: Homeland and Other Stories
S -Stanley Kowalski: A Streetcar Named Desire
T - Tannie Maria: Recipes for Love and Murder
U - Ulysses: Bertie Plays the Blues
V - Senor Vivo: Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord
W -Meyer Wolfsheim: The Great Gatsby
X - Jalabar Xho: A Game of Thrones
Y -Yuki Ikeda: The Salaryman's Wife
Z - Eugene Znosko-Borovsky: Complete Defense To Queen Pawn Openings

[Carolien]

Go for it, Wayne!

[Wayne]

Carolien wrote: "Go for it, Wayne!"

Heheheheh, I was actually surprised to see the progress already with no 2

[Carolien]

Ok, you're on, Wayne! Here's my second attempt (I know I'm going to regret this!)

25/25

A - Adam Dalgliesh - The Private Patient
B - Bruno Correges - The Devil's Cave
C - Janie Crawford - Their Eyes Were Watching God
D - Kyra Dixon - Second Time Around
E - Eleanor Harding - The Warden
F - Frank Amberley - Why Shoot a Butler?
G - Frank Gresham - Doctor Thorne
H - Hugh Beringar - One Corpse Too Many
I - Ibrahim Nassiri - Dreams of Maryam Tair: Blue Boots and Orange Blossoms
J - Jean Turane - Happiness
K - Kitty Charing - Cotillion
L - LaTasha Baxter - Leaving Atlanta
M - Molly Gibson - Wives and Daughters
N - Nasreen Dawood - An Imperfect Blessing
O - Bobby Owen - The Bath Mysteries
P - Bronwyn Palmer - A Husband's Regret
Q - Mr Quiverful - Barchester Towers
R - Ian Rutledge - A Test of Wills
S - Miss Maud Silver - The Case Is Closed
T - Thandi - What We Lose
U - Frederick Ullathorpe - Murder in Stained Glass
V - Vuyo Tontsi - A Sin of Omission
X -
Y - Yves - The Virgin in the Ice
Z -Ziyad - The Bridges of Constantine

[Wayne]

Carolien wrote: "Ok, you're on, Wayne! Here's my second attempt (I know I'm going to regret this!)

21/25

A - Adam Dalgliesh - The Private Patient
B - Bruno Correges - [book:The Devil's Cave|1608547..."

Great stuff, and at the rate we are going I cannot see major problems. Enjoy.

[Lu]

Wow you guys are on a roll!

[Diane]

My Spot:

A - Adrian Rookwhistle [Rosy is my relative]
B - Bosch, Harry [The Drop]
C - Clarissa Pye [Magpie Murders]
D - Dalinar Kholin [Oathbringer]
E - Ethan Burke [Pines]
F - Faulkener, Miles [Hidden in Plain Sight]
G - Gabriella Flores [The Missing Girl]
H - Steve Hatch [Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir]
I - Irene Steel [Troubles in Paradise]
J - Jane the Midwife [The Midwife's apprentice]
K - Kit Parry [The Other Passenger]
L - Loving, Eddy [Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid]
M - Marie-Antoinette [The Bad Queen]
N - Nikko [Oracle]
O - Odie O'Banion [This Tender Land]
P - Pa Salt, The Missing Sister [Lucinda Riley]
Q - Queen Jasnah [Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson]
R - Riley [ Summer Frost]
S - Shae Kaul [Jade City]
T - Tané [The Priory of the Orange Tree]
U - Uncle Avrum [Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse]
V - Venli [Rhythm of War [Stormlight Archive #4] by Brandon Sanderson]
W - Waters, Augustus [The Fault in our Stars]
X - Xoliswa Mufa [A Family Affair: A novel by Sue Nyathi]
Y - You Choose Watson [Quiet until the thaw by Alexandra Fuller]
Z - Zarb, Harry [The Rose Code by Kate Quinn]

[Wayne]

Lu (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "Wow you guys are on a roll!"
Yeah, we are on a vicarious meet-and-greet blitz. I think the admin of maintaining the record is a challenge in itself ;,>)

[Lu]

Quick question, do you guys think that this guy's alias would count as an X Witness X?

[Wayne]

Lu (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "Quick question, do you guys think that this guy's alias would count as an X Witness X?"

Hi Lu, I will pass the alias, but the page count is on the light side.

[Lu]

Oh wow I didn't even realize! But I just found another one: (Nick Xenokostas)

[Wayne]

Great, X is not so easy to find

[Wayne]

And the I come across Jalabar Xho, the dark knight in A Game of Thrones

[Lu]

Ooooh that is a good option!

[Lu]

I just finished this challenge! :D

[Carolien]

Well done! Hope you join us for version 2, because you probably already have a long list of names to use.

[Lu]

I'm in for version 2 :D

[Carolien]

I'm done with version 2.

[Wayne]

Carolien wrote: "I'm done with version 2."

And away she goes....Well done Carolien. Hope to join you soon

[Lu]

Wow that was fast!

[Wayne]

And Character Challenge Take 2 dusted, On to Take 3

[Wayne]

Wayne's Characters Take 3
Progress: (25/25)

A - Aimee Leduc: Murder in the Marais
B - Nina Borg: The Boy in the Suitcase
C - Vaughn Cupido: 7 dae
D - Robert D. Kaplan: Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea
E - Eustace Forsyte: The Man of Property
F - Fred Leiser: The Looking Glass War
G - Ginger Winsnip: Much Obliged, Jeeves
H - Leo Harting: A Small Town in Germany
I - Isrid: The Bridal Wreath
J - Jonathan Dimbleby: Russia: A Journey to the Heart of a Land and its People
K - Klaus Malter: Stones from the River
L - Frances Larson: The Body: A Guide for Occupants
M - Michael K.: Life & Times Of Michael K
N - N'Deye Touti: God's Bits of Wood
O - Amos Oz: Telling Tales
P - Harry Potter: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Q - Quirke: Showdown at the Red Lion: The Life and Time of Jack McLoughlin
R - Cedric Ülinda"Radebe: Kobra
S - Patricia Storace: Dinner With Persephone
T - Tomaszs: Two Caravans
U - Ungwe Lianti: The Book of Lost Tales, Part One
V - G. F. M. van Eeden: The Welensky Papers
W - Wenche Breivik: One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway
X -
Y - Yangdron: A Year In Tibet
Z - Zofia: Exit Into History

[Carolien]

Wayne wrote: "And Character Challenge Take 2 dusted, On to Take 3"

Well done, Wayne!

[Lu]

Good luck with round 2!

[Marlese]

My spot: 25/25

A: Arland Krahr - Sweep of the blade
B: Mikhael Blomkvist - The girl with the dragon tattoo
C: Nina Cormier - Keeper of the bride
D: Dina Demille - One fell sweep
E: Edgar Doyle - Carnival of Shadows
F: Faith Mitchell - Fractured
G: Garman Orde - The unlovely bride
H: Hercule Poirot - The Hallow
I: Maura Isles - Last to die
J: Jane Rizzoli - Last to die
K: Kay Scarpetta - Body of evidence
L: Sara Linton - Blindsighted
M: Michael Tolliver - Carnival of Shadows
N: Sam Navarro - Keeper of the bride
O: Olivia - The guest list
P: Hercule Poirot - Mrs McGinty’s dead
Q: Quinn - Night shift
R: Andrew Ryan - Bones never lie
S: Kay Scarpetta - The body farm
T: Jeffrey Tolliver - Blindsighted
U: Uriah Ashby - The Body reader
V: Alex Verus - Fated
W: Will Trent - Fractured
X:
Y: Justin Young - Immortal in death
Z: Zander Wells - The last sister

[Wayne]

Wayne's Characters Take 4
Progress: (25/25)

A: Aton 77 - Nightfall
B: Brother Cadfael - A Morbid Taste for Bones
C : Cap Garland - The Long Winter
D: Diotallevi - Foucault's Pendulum
E : Eleanor Grantly The Warden-
F: Frances Mayes: Under The Tuscan Sun
G - Muammar Gaddafi: Libya: The Elusive Revolution
H - Jim Hawkins: Treasure Island
I: Inspector O - A Corpse in the Koryo
J: Joseph Malan - Looking on Darkness
K Kungo Tsarong - Seven Years in Tibet
L: Lord Luton - Journey
M: Maigret - Pietr the Latvian
N : Nina - A Dry Spell
O: Odili Samalu - A Man of the People
P: Josie Pye - Anne of Green Gables
Q: Qhorin Halfhand - A Clash of Kings
R: Raoul Duke - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
S: Seth Starkadder -Cold Comfort Farm
T: Tomas - The Unbearable Lightness of Being
U: Uchendu - Things Fall Apart
V: V.I. Warshawski - Deadlock
W: White Fang - White Fang
X -
Y: Ysabell - The Light Fantastic
Z: Nina Zenik - Shadow and Bone

[Carolien]

Carolien's version 3: 25/25

A - Anna Nyrud - The World According to Anna
B - Anders Breivik - One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway
C - Christene Dawson - Children of the Street
D - Dirk deJong - So Big
E - Ella - Ella Enchanted
F - Fanny Robarts - Framley Parsonage
G - Gladys Gatsby - All Four Stars
H - Henri - Hart van Staal
I - Irina - Two Caravans
J - James Dering - Music In The Hills
K - Yianni Kouros - Murder in Mykonos
L - Lilly Swanson - Burning Moon
M- Mathilde Donnay - A Very Long Engagement
N - Nic Wilkinson - Just for Fun
O - Onyesonwu - Who Fears Death
P - Prudence - The Masqueraders
Q - Quinn Montgomery - Light The Stars
R - Rae Isles - The Translator
S - Louis Smith - Hart van Ys
T - Tolani Ajao - Swallow
U -
V - Abby Villiers - Just My Luck
W - George Wilcox - The Suspect
X - Xan - The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Y - Yasin Abd al-Jawad - Palace Walk
Z - Zabanguni Kani - Death on the Limpopo

[Carolien]

Carolien's take 4:

25/25

A - Axl - The Buried Giant
B - Bertram Hemingway - A View of the Harbour
C - Carlos - The Proposal
D - Drew Callahan - Just Once More
E - Esther Greenwood - The Bell Jar
F - Dinah Fawcett - The Unfinished Clue
G - Pere Goriot - Père Goriot
H - Hugh Latimer - Just Not Mine
I - Isabelle Perrault - The Resistance Man
J - Jocelyn Irving - A City of Bells
K - Tété-Michel Kpomassie - An African in Greenland
L - Walt Longmire - The Cold Dish
M - Malyen Oretsev - Shadow and Bone
N - Nadine - Bailey's Café
O - O-lan - The Good Earth
P - Philip Winter - Summer Half
Q - Quesnal Lefoux - Imprudence
R - Roland Mitchell - Possession
S - Sophie Grimaldi - An Unexpected Find
T - Tate Mwiya - The Mourning Bird
U -
V - Viola Wither - Nightingale Wood
W - Rajaram Wrexham - Snowspelled
X - Xoliswa Mafu - A Family Affair: A Novel
Z - Zanuba - Palace of Desire

[Wayne]

Carolien wrote: "Carolien's take 4:

25/25

A - Axl - The Buried Giant
B - Bertram Hemingway - A View of the Harbour
C - Carlos - The Proposal
D - Drew Callahan - [b..."

Great stuff Carolien.

[Wayne]

Character Challenge Take 4 dusted

[Carolien]

Well done, Wayne!

[Wayne]

Carolien wrote: "Well done, Wayne!"

Thanks Carolien