Booking Through Thursday: Heroine: 02/28/08

Booking Through Thursday

Who is your favorite female lead character? And why? (And yes, of course, you can name more than one ... I always have trouble narrowing down these things to one name, why should I force you to?)

Pupil Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim's Daughter Longstocking (or Pippi to her friends) is one of my favorite children's fiction heroines. I also adore her anime / manga incarnation as Radical Edward (Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV) in Cowboy Bebop.

I like Pippi because she's always true to herself and her father throughout the series no matter how much folks try to "civilize" her. Sure, she has an unconventional childhood but she seems to thrive in it.

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Comment #1: Thursday, February, 28, 2008 at 14:43:08

Breeni Books says:
"I've never actually read any Pippi Longstocking books. Interesting, they just never occurred to me!

Happy BTT!"

Comment #2: Thursday, February, 28, 2008 at 15:39:05

Julia says:
"True - and I remember reading Pipi Longstocking books. :) Thanks for visiting my blog, I hope you stop by again soon! Happy Thursday! Julia-Yen"

Comment #3: Thursday, February, 28, 2008 at 19:19:00

pussreboots says:
"I am a subscriber to your blog but I mostly lurk."

Comment #4: Thursday, February, 28, 2008 at 15:48:56

trish:
"Hehehe!! I was Pippi for Halloween this year...lots of fun!

Happy BTT!"

Comment #5: Thursday, February, 28, 2008 at 17:55:06

GeraniumCat says:
"I've never read Pippi Longstocking, but I love Radical Edward! Thanks for reminding me of her (most go and watch ALL of Cowboy Bebop again)."

Comment #6: Thursday, February, 28, 2008 at 15:30:22

pussreboots says:
"You should read Pippi if you ever get the chance. :)"

Comment #7: Thursday, February, 28, 2008 at 17:57:17

Susan Helene Gottfried says:
"LOVE it! What a great choice, and for a great reason, too. How can you NOT love Pippi?"

Comment #8:Thursday, February, 28, 2008 at 15:40:22

pussreboots says:
"Thanks. She was certainly at the top of my list. All these years later and I still want to be Pippi for a day!"

Comment #9: Thursday, February, 28, 2008 at 19:31:47

Chris says:
"Funny, I never read Pippi!"

Comment #10: Thursday, February, 28, 2008 at 19:37:20

Auria Cortes says:
"Oh man, oh man, oh man. I'm tearing up. Pippi! How I love her so. "

Comment #11: Thursday, February, 28, 2008 at 16:59:24

pussreboots says:
"She seemed liked the obvious choice to me."

Comment #12: Sunday, March, 2, 2008 at 04:19:56

Lesley says:
"I've never met Pippi Longstocking. When I was a child I loved The Secret Garden and The Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett. They had wonderful girls in the lead. Thanks for dropping by my blog for BTT!"

Comment #13: Sunday, March, 2, 2008 at 8:33:56

pussreboots says:
"I've read both those books and I agree that the leads would make fine answers for last week's BTT but I still prefer Pippi. "