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October 4: All About The Villains — I don’t think we’ve done a villains topic since back in November 2010 so let’s revisit: top ten favorite/most compelling villains in books, top ten of the most vile villains/bad guys in books, top ten villains I secretly (or not so secretly) love, favorite tv villains, favorite comic book villains, ten “villains” of contemporary lit.
Here’s a list of villains who aren’t all bad. Probably. 🙂
1. Zaphod Beeblebrox. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; Douglas Adams. He’s a thief, but so perfectly self-centered he’s entertaining.
2. Kaz Brekker. Six of Crows; Leigh Bardugo. Really, his whole crew–but there is some honor among thieves.
3. Guy Montag. Fahrenheit 451; Ray Bradbury. He burns books, but then he tries to save them.
4. Mark Vorkosigan. Brothers in Arms; Lois McMaster Bujold. So originally he wanted to kill and replace his clone-brother, but he got better.
The Blackwood Sisters. We Have Always Lived in the Castle; Shirley Jackson. Terrible things, and yet… I feel for them.
Locke Lamora. The Lies of Locke Lamora; Scott Lynch. He lies and steals, but he loves his friends.
Narrator. Invisible Monsters; Chuck Palahniuk. Sometimes the search revenge has a silver lining.
The Antichrist. Good Omens; Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman. He’s a good kid, really.
Frankenstein’s Monster. Frankenstein; Mary Shelly. He can’t help the way he’s made, and he loves books.
Dr. Jekyll. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Robert Louis Stevenson. He mad some poor mad scientist decisions, but haven’t we all?
caitlinsternwrites 
Kaz! Love that dude! 🙂 Nice choices.
My TTT.
Antiheroes can be fun, right? 😀
YES!
Like your choice of ‘the monster’ – definitely not his fault. Lynn 😀
What the movies have done to him is rather sad. Poor guy.
Lol, “antichrist” and “good kid” in the same sentence still makes me giggle. Even though he pretty much is in Good Omens. Lovely list!
I didn’t want to give too much away… but yes, I smiled myself when I wrote it!
Is Kaz the villain, though? I’d say he’s really more of an anti-hero.
Great list! 🙂
Some of these are a bit of a stretch, but I figured I could get away with it. 😉
Love your description of Locke Lamora 🙂 🙂
😀
Actually, I don’t think that I ever have made any mad scientist decisions. 😉
How tragic!