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LuckyLabrador
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Favotite literary Hero
Wed, 04/11/07 11:49 AM
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Mitch Rapp, Reacher, Harry Bosch, The Silent one in Vacchs novels, Dirk Pitt,Stone Barrington, Jason Bourne, etc. Whose yours?
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pdxyyz
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Wed, 04/11/07 1:26 PM
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Jack Reacher, Jamie Hawkins, Elvis Cole and Joe Pike.
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CajunKing
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Wed, 04/11/07 1:38 PM
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Bilbo & Frodo Baggins
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lunasatic
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Wed, 04/11/07 2:29 PM
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quote:Originally posted by CajunKing Bilbo & Frodo Baggins Amen, and second that! Frodo Lives!
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lunasatic
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Wed, 04/11/07 2:43 PM
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And then there's Repairman Jack, Dexter Morgan, Hannibal Lector, Jack Ryan, Special Agent Pendergast & Lt D'Agosta, Nora Bonesteel, & Harry Dresden.
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lunasatic
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Wed, 04/11/07 2:45 PM
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And if you'll allow characters from paperbacks based on TV shows: Gil Grissom, Horatio Caine, and Mac Taylor.
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xannie_01
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Wed, 04/11/07 2:59 PM
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ignatius j. reilly. serge a. storms. biff.
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Jimeats
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Wed, 04/11/07 3:50 PM
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WALDO! As in Where's Waldo. Chow Jim
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Dipstick
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Wed, 04/11/07 4:24 PM
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Lucas Davenport
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LuckyLabrador
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Wed, 04/11/07 4:51 PM
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quote:Originally posted by CajunKing Bilbo & Frodo Baggins Whose the Author, I read alot, not come accross them.
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xannie_01
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Wed, 04/11/07 4:53 PM
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 .. j.r.r. tolkien
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LuckyLabrador
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Wed, 04/11/07 4:54 PM
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quote:Originally posted by pdxyyz Jack Reacher, Jamie Hawkins, Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. I second Reacher , Cole and Pike, Rapp has to be the deadliest creature in print.
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CCJPO
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Wed, 04/11/07 8:22 PM
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Travis McGee
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Adjudicator
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Wed, 04/11/07 8:30 PM
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H. P. Lovecraft (  )
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Space
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Wed, 04/11/07 11:19 PM
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I have to go with one of the classics...Edmond Dantes.
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mayor al
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Wed, 04/11/07 11:51 PM
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Jack Ryan and John Clark/Kelly Ken "Killer" McCoy USMC and Dirk Pitt
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mr chips
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Thu, 04/12/07 5:56 AM
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Lew Archer Harry Bosch Phillip Marlowe Spenser Lt. Colombo
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abe_froeman
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Thu, 04/12/07 9:49 AM
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Atticus Finch
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Niagara
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Thu, 04/12/07 9:56 AM
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Titus Groan
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Bushie
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Thu, 04/12/07 10:12 AM
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Archibald McNally
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improviser
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Thu, 04/12/07 2:43 PM
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Skink from Carl Hiaasen's novels, Rickey and G-man from Poppy Z. Brite's Liquor novels, Sherlock Holmes. I'll second Atticus Finch. A fantastic character in a fantastic book.
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Pwingsx
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Thu, 04/12/07 3:18 PM
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Jesus (hero) and Biff (anti-hero)
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RubyRose
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Thu, 04/12/07 3:34 PM
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Mrs. Pollifax
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C Turner Joy
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Thu, 04/12/07 4:36 PM
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quote:Originally posted by CCJPO Travis McGee Yea! I just reread all of the McGee books, in order, last month. Well, almost. I couldn't find a new copy of The Empty Copper Sea. I thought Amazon was just out. Then I looked a little deeper. It turns out that a movie was made of this book. So a movie studio must own the rights. I had to settle for a used copy.
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C Turner Joy
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Thu, 04/12/07 4:37 PM
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quote:Originally posted by abe_froeman Atticus Finch Well done.
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Pigiron
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Thu, 04/12/07 8:19 PM
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Kilgore Trout and Billy Pilgrim.
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douginvirginia
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Fri, 04/13/07 8:37 AM
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quote:Originally posted by Dipstick Lucas Davenport One of my favs as well. The state of Minnesota rarely, if ever, has had to waste money on a trial for the bad guys when Lucas was on the case.
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lunasatic
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Fri, 04/13/07 9:12 AM
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quote:Originally posted by Adjudicator H. P. Lovecraft (  ) cthulu lives!
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lunasatic
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Fri, 04/13/07 9:14 AM
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quote:Originally posted by C Turner Joy quote:Originally posted by abe_froeman Atticus Finch Well done. Boo Radley??? And, like Scout, I spent most of my childhood in hot water! Which, brings to mind Tom Sawyer!
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tmiles
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RE: Favotite literary Hero
Fri, 04/13/07 10:40 AM
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quote:Originally posted by Al-The Mayor-Bowen Jack Ryan and John Clark/Kelly Ken "Killer" McCoy USMC and Dirk Pitt I like the "Killer" too, and I really hope that there will be a few more books in the series. I liked Craig Lowell, even more, and because that series had an actual end, we know about his happy retirement.
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