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I am attracted to radically independent idealist-types, like Howard Roark in The Fountainhead and Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird...although dark, brooding anti-heroes like the Phantom of the Opera are the ultimate sexy thrill for me.
With these male characters, my attraction is not so much wanting to be "with" them as wanting to "be" them, in all their brilliance and sexual glory. It's a fluid-identification-fantasy-attraction, I suppose?
As for female characters, I've always loved Anna Karenina...I wonder if she was bi? ;-)
With these male characters, my attraction is not so much wanting to be "with" them as wanting to "be" them, in all their brilliance and sexual glory. It's a fluid-identification-fantasy-attraction, I suppose?
As for female characters, I've always loved Anna Karenina...I wonder if she was bi? ;-)
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Re: Sexiest Fictional Characters of Literature?
Mon, July 17, 2006 - 6:36 AMMatron Malice Do'Urden of House Daermon N'a'shezbaernon, formerly 8th House of Menzoberranzan.
A decidedly cruel, sensual and seductive drow woman who knew exactly how to use the talents she harbored.
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Mon, July 17, 2006 - 4:43 PMTess of the d'Urbervilles.
But this could be more because Nastassja Kinski played Tess in the 1979 Roman Polanski film version of the story.
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Tue, July 18, 2006 - 6:24 PMI agree with Howard Roark and Atticus Finch.... But there are also..... Francisco D'Anconia, Mr. Darcy, Edmund Dantes, Aragorn and Ged (Sparrowhawk). I think Judas also fits into this category. Dark and brooding is good... but they must look good in high boots and a long cloak (cape or coat). -
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Wed, July 19, 2006 - 1:26 AMMr. Darcy? Blech! No, thank you. He's all yours.
As for Judas...TOTALLY! Hooray for misunderstood evil folk. I actually named my first car Judas--mainly because he betrayed me in an accident. OK, so maybe it was my fault. Whatever.
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Wed, July 19, 2006 - 7:37 AMOooh, someone said Ged!
I still say 'Avert' and wave my hand when I see something suspicious... and the little Wicker Man standing by my front door is referred to as Master Gatekeeper...
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Wed, July 19, 2006 - 8:29 AM
Aragorn/Strider, definately. Also Mr. Rochester. I know there must be women, I just can't think of them right now.
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Wed, July 19, 2006 - 6:14 PMALL u people are wrong....
The SEXIEST fict charctr has got to be TYLER DURDEN. Period.
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Wed, July 19, 2006 - 9:36 PMThe only fictional character I ever had a crush on was Aragorn, but I was only 14 at the time. As an adult I never have crushes on fictional characters, but then I also read mostly non-fiction these days. -
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Wed, July 19, 2006 - 9:38 PMOh wait. There was one other in my teens. The Count of Monte Cristo, whatever his character's real name was supposed to be. And Cyrano de Bergerac. Come to think of it, back then I loved the tragic hero of courage and determination who does what's right no matter what it costs him and who loves something or someone deeply. -
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Thu, July 20, 2006 - 12:13 AM"Oh wait. There was one other in my teens. The Count of Monte Cristo, whatever his character's real name was supposed to be. And Cyrano de Bergerac."
Yeah, Benjy mentioned him. Surprised you didn't catch it:
"Edmund Dantes". He also played Jesus in "The Passion of the Christ."
Tragic hero type. Go figure.
~ Kole
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Thu, July 20, 2006 - 12:14 AMOh, and someone explain the sexiness of Mr. Roark. I understood it on a primal level (being a fellow Alpha), but I want to read the explanation by some living women.
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Thu, July 20, 2006 - 1:21 AMRoarks sexiness is due to his ruthless authenticity. Some women may find him too cold, but idealists (like me) idolize him.
To be blunt, he doesn't give a fuck what anyone thinks about him. He knows he's damn talented, he believes in his work, and that's that. He takes what he wants without stopping to question if he's hurting anyone (remember the pseudo-rape scene with Dominique?). And besides, he knows that she wants him, too, even if she doesn't know it yet. Because he's sexy like that.
How's that for a literary analysis? Haha. Go English majors!
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Thu, July 20, 2006 - 9:31 PMOK, I'm about to admit how much of a hopeless pulp fantasy geek I am
I soooo had a crush on Vanyel Ashkevron.
Eh, I like the pretty boys.
Unfortunately so do most of the pretty boys.
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Sun, July 23, 2006 - 9:37 AMAnd Please don't foget Petruchio (Taming of the Shrew). Also...While not really sexy, George Orr (Lathe OF Heaven) would be a very secure and loving... The the is a certain sexiness in his quiet and contant inner strength. -
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Sun, July 23, 2006 - 9:39 AMAbout Howard Roark... If Howard were to desire you, it would be an unstated complement about yoursef! He wouldn't just desire anyone!!! -
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Sun, July 23, 2006 - 4:06 PMSo true!
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Thu, March 8, 2007 - 3:32 AMThe first person that came to mind when I saw the subject line was definitely Howard Roark!
Although with Ayn Rand, I'm a little troubled that most of the sex scenes describe blatant rape. Henry Reardon was quite similar. (Did anyone figure out the HR initials?) Anyway, don't get me wrong, I can appreciate a confident and aggressive man, but Rand comes close to crossing the line of actual rape. It's just slightly disturbing. (Maybe that's why I enjoy it so much :-?
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Thu, March 8, 2007 - 11:42 AMI've never read anything by Rand, but now I think I may do so soon.
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Fri, June 22, 2007 - 3:15 AM<<OK, I'm about to admit how much of a hopeless pulp fantasy geek I am
I soooo had a crush on Vanyel Ashkevron.
Eh, I like the pretty boys.
Unfortunately so do most of the pretty boys.
If you don't know where this character is from I'm not going to help you unearth my shame. >>
I will! I will! Although, the way I see it, there is no shame in being a closet Mercedes Lackey fan....
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Wed, October 31, 2007 - 5:24 PM>>I soooo had a crush on Vanyel Ashkevron.
you're forgiven ;)
i personally preferred Stefen... i like the naughty pretty boys...
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Tue, July 25, 2006 - 7:14 PMWonder Woman has it by far. I always wanted her to tie me up with her golden lassoo and make me tell her the truth!! -
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Thu, July 27, 2006 - 7:05 PMi'm dating myself, but i could practically smell Valentine Michael Smith.
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Tue, August 15, 2006 - 11:51 AMOh Heinlein, how we love thee.
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Tue, August 15, 2006 - 11:56 PMi'm currently housesitting for a friend and she has a copy of stranger ina strange land - which is the original, uncut version, much longer than the one i read as a teen.
holymoly, i haven't read it since like 1974.
but i'm diving back in.....was he really this precious? OMG.....
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Sun, February 11, 2007 - 5:26 AMLord Valentine was awesome. I so wanted to be him.
HE was certainly sexy.
On the other end of the spectrum, I also thought HORSELOVER FAT
(philip k. dick)
was pretty damn sexy but of course that's cause I have a thing
for clever minds and that one spun out to the fartherst reaches imaginable.
Lastly the sexiest most desirable woman for me in all of literature has to be
PROMETHEA? I'll submit a picture of her to the group page. Wow.
revRob
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Fri, March 9, 2007 - 5:06 AMValentine Michael Smith is about as good as it gets, but then Jubal Harshaw is pretty good too. Heinlein did paint a fantastic character if you know what I mean.
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Wed, August 9, 2006 - 7:27 PMStella Maris from Illuminatus!
Amanda from Another Roadside Attraction
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Mon, August 14, 2006 - 8:17 AMValentine micheal Smith was awesome, But Jill was a hottie. And jubals secretaries were all sassy and thats always a bonus.
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Mon, August 14, 2006 - 8:36 AMHeathcliff from Wuthering Heights. Although, if he were someone I had to deal with in real life, I'd probably find him too brooding for my taste. That gets very old, very fast with me. But the intensity of his love for Cathy was something that gets to me.
That and the fact that Sir Laurence Olivier played him in the 1939 movie!! *sigh*
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Tue, August 15, 2006 - 11:15 AMthe sexiest fictional character of all time is the character phedre no delaunay from the book kushiel's dart by jacqueline carey. or even her consort joscelin. by far -
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Tue, August 15, 2006 - 12:01 PMPhedre is sexy, Joscelin makes me want to slap him upside the head with a clue (I'd take Hyacinthe over Joscelin any day), Anafiel Delaunay had a sexy brain but was too short lived of a character, but Melisande Shahrizai takes the cake for me. I guess I like my women vicious.
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Mon, November 12, 2007 - 7:11 PMso far i find i relate more to Joscelin, he and i are lot alike. i dont really find Phedre' to be all that terribly sexy, very attractive, but not my type. im having a hard time finding the perfect sexy character for me. -
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Sun, November 25, 2007 - 10:07 AMMeh. It's all a matter of taste.
If you don't want Phedre I'll sure as gravity take her!
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Wed, September 27, 2006 - 11:52 AMI'd have to say the sexiest literature character of all time is Lestat from Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. Don't think of the tom cruise movie version but the one Anne Rice lays down for you in her pages. He's to die for.
Second place would have to go to Aragorn/Strider. I seem to have a thing for dark, potentially dangerous half humans.
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Sun, November 12, 2006 - 5:34 AMI get what you're saying about wanting to be some characters rather than finding them sexy in the sense you want to have sex with them - with me it's Ned Kelly as portrayed in The True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey.
Although this protagonist is somewhat flawed I just loved the whole exuberence of him as an outlaw prince.
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Sat, November 25, 2006 - 5:22 PMThis will sound ridiculous, however growing up I used to collect "G.I. Joe" action figures, and I always thought the Baroness was amazingly hot.
To take it a step further, she was perfectly matched with Destro, WHO (BTW ) was an avid though secretive high priest C'thulu worshiper.
Years later...I still secretly wish I were Destro, although if I had to pick I might rather be Prince Rákóczi III of Transylvania, the infamous Comte de St. Germain.
Nina Haugen is pretty hot...well she was when she was younger, now she is just weird...but thats fine, also she isn't fictional.
I will try to think of more...thats a fun question
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Sat, February 10, 2007 - 7:16 AMHeinlein's Friday.
Come to think of it, many of his female characters...
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Sat, February 10, 2007 - 4:44 PM"Come to think of it, many of his female characters... "
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Sun, February 18, 2007 - 2:31 PM
> Heinlein did one female character very well but could not write a believable female that did not fall into that personality type
I am told that this is because all of his female characters were based on his wife.
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Sun, February 18, 2007 - 3:39 PMThere is some truth to that but you could see that his concept of the feminine already leaned towards that character type before he met his wife.
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Fri, March 9, 2007 - 5:07 AMFriday was amazing.
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Mon, February 12, 2007 - 1:22 PMLord Valentine was awesome. I so wanted to be him.
HE was certainly sexy.
On the other end of the spectrum, I also thought HORSELOVER FAT
(philip k. dick)
was pretty damn sexy but of course that's cause I have a thing
for clever minds and that one spun out to the fartherst reaches imaginable.
Lastly the sexiest most desirable woman for me in all of literature has to be
PROMETHEA? I'll submit a picture of her to the group page. Wow.
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Tue, February 13, 2007 - 3:32 PMCarla (Gli Indifferenti by Alberto Moravia)....seen as a good girl...who in fact hides some nastiness inside wink;)...a feminine, sexy, intriguing heroine....
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Mon, February 26, 2007 - 7:11 AMi'm sure some will want to debate it being 'literature' as opposed to simple 'fiction' but i am completely head over heels for edward cullen of twilight and yes i am well over the age of sixteen. the author never wrote the book for young adults but publishers have marketed it that way so a lot of adults are missing out -
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Wed, March 7, 2007 - 7:39 PMI always thought that the Count of Monte Cristo was hot, such a great mind. Eric from Phantom of the Opera, romantic, terrible, doomed. Hyacinth from the Kushiel books. Durendal from the King's Blades books.
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Fri, March 9, 2007 - 7:12 AMI had quite a crush on the Scarlet Witch (from Marvel's The Avengers) as a kid. Also Star from Heinlein's Glory Road (who, as has been observed, is someone interchangable with several other of his heroines). Later Hildy (both genders!) from Varley's Steel Beach.
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Wed, April 25, 2007 - 4:39 PMI love the dark, brooding, Byronic type...! Heathcliff of Wuthering Heights comes to mind.
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Fri, April 27, 2007 - 5:08 AMI can't think of any, I think I need to come up with the sexiest fictional character ever. I'm working on it...yesss...all is going according to plan... -
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Fri, April 27, 2007 - 5:10 AMHmmm, well, I have to admit: Michael Scofield (Prison Break) is incredibly sexy...Intelligent, serious, yet caring, bold, scientific, great face, good body...mmmm YUM!
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Fri, April 27, 2007 - 9:16 AMLegolas Greenleaf.... The Lord of the RINGS -
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Sun, May 13, 2007 - 9:09 PMMy cheesy answer is LESTAT from Interview with a Vampire
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Tue, October 30, 2007 - 5:12 PMi loved that book, another favorite.
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Sat, June 30, 2007 - 5:00 PMwow, this question has me stumped. I'm at a total loss to think of anyone at the moment, even in my favorite books. sheesh. -
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Sat, June 30, 2007 - 7:00 PM
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Sun, July 1, 2007 - 6:00 PMDefinitely Aragorn. Mr. Darcy and Mr. Knightly would do in a pinch. Tom Cruise ruined Lestat for me, though Brad Pitt did wonders for Louis. Phaedra and Jocelyn were both good, but I too wanted to smack Jocelyn.
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Sat, October 27, 2007 - 8:02 AMI'd definitely go for Aragorn over Legolas. I don't know why, and no offense intended, but it seems like mostly younger women and girls are into Legolas. Maybe it's something of my dark, cynical, loner style that draws me to Aragorn. And no, I don't give a fudge about the crown and kingdom. I just want to be alone in the woods with him for a few days... wink, wink!
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Sun, November 25, 2007 - 10:08 AMSince the movie you are most certainly right. Before the film I would have debated you.
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Thu, October 25, 2007 - 8:31 AM(my) antonia. cathers women are so earthy, so sensually written. and i third or fourth howard roark. also a very earthy, rugged, deific/creative quality. the violence, the passion. weird that im attracted to just the opposite in living people- probably because i am too much like this myself. ah, the theatre of life!
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Fri, October 26, 2007 - 2:09 PMMy fictional fantasy man has always been Rhett Butler, the man who saw in the belle of the ball the coldly calculating, strong willed free spirit she really was and loved her *for* it, not in spite of it.
"With these male characters, my attraction is not so much wanting to be "with" them as wanting to "be" them, in all their brilliance and sexual glory." I tend to select mates this way, LOL...
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Mon, August 4, 2008 - 11:21 PMMercutio
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Wed, August 6, 2008 - 11:30 AMStrangely enough; Jill (Death's granddaughter) from the Discworld books.
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Wed, August 20, 2008 - 9:42 AMDominique Francon!
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Wed, August 20, 2008 - 10:35 AMSatan.
He is a fictional character, and the King James Version is great literature.
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Sun, May 2, 2010 - 4:28 AMSexiest: sensuality and fertility? Anna Brangwen, in D. H . Larwrence`s "The Rainbow".
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Fri, May 7, 2010 - 2:46 AMaliena from pillars of the earth
apollonia - the godfather
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Wed, March 27, 2013 - 10:24 PMLily Bart, The House of Mirth
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