What makes an ideal action hero/heroine?

[Seeley]

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I do love a hero with a snarky sense of humor."

Examples? Charlie Fox or Stephanie Plum?

Peace, Seeley

[Eileen]

A sense of humor will get through just about anything. That's why I enjoyed Eddie Chase in The Hunt for Atlantis.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Charley Davidson from the Darynda Jones books is very snarky. Eddie Chase out of The Hunt for Atlantis is another good example.

[Eileen]

Seeley wrote: "Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I do love a hero with a snarky sense of humor."

Examples? Charlie Fox or Stephanie Plum?

Peace,
Seeley
"

I had to look up Charlie Fox. That looks like something I would enjoy reading. On the list it goes!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

I've added Charlie Fox to my list as well.

I read the first Stephanie Plum and it was hilarious. Haven't gotten back to it. I hear the love triangle drags out too long and I hate that.

[Seeley]

Here is one of my more clever reviews of her work. The author, Zoe Sharp, is fun and clever. http://wp.me/p2yoTl-dm

Peace, Seeley

[Magiccats]

I just started Zoe Sharp's first book in the Charlie Fox series "Killer Instinct"
( I had not read anything by her previously) and it is definitely good. I am having trouble putting it down!. Thanks for mentioning it. Now to get back to reading it.......

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

I will have to look for her when I go back to the ubs.

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Seeley wrote: "Here is one of my more clever reviews of her work. The author, Zoe Sharp, is fun and clever. http://wp.me/p2yoTl-dm

Peace,
Seeley
"

Very good review. I also clicked on the review for Killer Instincts and read that one as well. I like your comparison; architecuture and writing.

[Rizwan]

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I've added Charlie Fox to my list as well.

I read the first Stephanie Plum and it was hilarious. Haven't gotten back to it. I hear the love triangle drags out too long and I hate that."

I heard that to and honestly, that was precisely the reason why even though I really liked Plum's character and One For The Money, I hadn't yet read any of the other in the series. I do have the whole series in my collection (paperback & ebook), and the reviews for atleast the first 9-10 books sound great, so maybe soon I'll go through the whole series. Plus they are very quick-read in only 300-350 pages.

[Seeley]

Pam (E.P. Scott) wrote: "I like your comparison; architecuture and writing. "

Thanks! I liked that one as well. I think the two art forms have many parallels.


Peace, Seeley

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Seeley wrote: "Here is one of my more clever reviews of her work. The author, Zoe Sharp, is fun and clever. http://wp.me/p2yoTl-dm

Peace,
Seeley
"

I liked your review. You have a way with words!

[Seeley]

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I liked your review. You have a way with words!"

Aw shucks, thanks

Peace, Seeley

[Eileen]

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "Seeley wrote: "Here is one of my more clever reviews of her work. The author, Zoe Sharp, is fun and clever. http://wp.me/p2yoTl-dm

Peace,
Seeley
"
I liked your review. You have a way with words!"

Seeley sure does!

[Mark]

Danielle The Book Huntress wrote: "I think that a good antihero isn't the sneering fie on goodness type. They are layered and textured, so you can see from their perspective why they aren't the typical honorable/upstanding type. I don't like antiheroes because they rejoice in doing the wrong thing. I like antiheroes because you see the battle within in them to define what is right and wrong and where they stand on that line."

While I read both kinds heroes (noble/righteous and anti-hero) I find myself gravitating toward the anti-hero more these days, for all the reasons you put forth. A well-written anti-hero draws you into their world and their struggle to balance their darkness with what they know to be right. I find the brooding hitman haunted by the blood he sheds to be more interesting than the flag-waving soldier who guns down terrorists to defend freedom.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Sorry for the late reply, Mark. I think that we can learn something from the exploration of antiheroes, and perhaps it allows us to process the nature of good and evil in a safe way.

[Alexander]

I like the dark, resourceful anti-hero. They don't do the right thing unless they're paid or something, or they're total crooks to begin with, though they fight with their own code.
Parker from the Donald E. Westlake books could be a good example. That guy is awesome.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

The thing is we're stumbling over "dark, brooding anti-heroes" today. I happen to like the protagonist who's actually struggling to do the right or noble thing, "because it's right and/or noble". They're pretty few and far between anymore.

[Alexander]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "The thing is we're stumbling over "dark, brooding anti-heroes" today. I happen to like the protagonist who's actually struggling to do the right or noble thing, "because it's right and/or noble". T..."

With all the gritty, 'Dark Knight'-style trends in movies these days where the hero is either a superhero or an anti-hero, you make a good point. But done right, it can still be pretty refreshing.

One recent movie I'd recommend with a great anti-hero is A Walk Among the Tombstones. Neeson is excellent in that one.