Cheesy Love for Fictional Heroines

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kita0610 did a good thing so I memed it.

Fictional Heroines Wot I Have Loved

Anne Shirley
of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery

"It's not what the world holds for you. It's what you bring to it."
And she brings it. (Not just the carpet bag.)


Athena/Boomer/incarnations of 8
BSG

Mother, lover, fighter, flyer and friend. To the fucking end.


Buffy Summers
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

She fought for those she loved and died for them. She led them into light.
Even when they didn't want her to.
ETA: Sometimes, she saves us too.


Christy Huddleston
Christy, by Catherine Marshall

She didn't know much about the real world, but she wanted to save it.
When she found out what it really was--
she tried that much fucking harder.


Faith
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

She was fucked up and violent and ugly on the inside. But so was the world.
Then a few people showed her they could be beautiful in spite of everything. She started to have faith in them.
And in herself.


Harimad-Sol (Harry)
The Blue Sword, by Robin McKinley

It wasn't her fight.
She fought it anyway.


Jane Eyre

She left everything she loved behind out of duty.
And discovered duty is everything you love.


Leia Organa
Star Wars

Because she gives Darth Vader what-for.


Margaret Hale
North and South

Because when was the last time you stood in front of a bunch of angry rioters who were holding stones?


Maria
Sound of Music

She sets me free. All the damn time.


Martha Jones
Doctor Who

She saved the world.
And no one even fucking knows it.


Rogue
X-men

YOU CAN'T TOUCH THIS.


Sara Crewe
A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett

I always wanted to be a princess when I grew up.
She showed me REAL princesses are rich on the inside.

ETA: Can't forget these two:

Comments

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

I love kick ass women. Even when they're little girls (go, Sara Crewe!)

[scrtkpr.livejournal.com]

Anne Shirley! ♥

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

Awwwwww DAMN. You made me sniffle. A couple times.

[cordelianne.livejournal.com]

Awesome, awesome list! Of course I'm especially in agreement about Anne Shirley! :D

[m-phoenix.livejournal.com]

This list made me happy. I loved Anne of Greengables too, and Boomer, and yeah -- Martha did save the world and got precious little thanks, not to mention the loss of Zoe is one of the reasons I'm still so bitter about Firefly being cancled. As for Buffy and Faith, words fail me :-)There should be more fictional heroine love!

[marenfic.livejournal.com]

Awesome list.

[lynnenne]

This is not cheesy in any way, shape or form! It fills my heart with love. <3

[evieeros.livejournal.com]

Such a great list!

You know I've never really watched Buffy or Dr Who (iz newb) but I love the rest of the list. Robin McKinley books KICK ASS!!! Also if you like all those ladies you should read Anne Bishop's Sebastian and Belladonna but mostly her Black Jewels Trilogy. Don't read her other series, bah. Oh!! and David Weber's Honor Harrington books. *fangirls* So fucking amazing. The first one is On Basilisk Station. A new anniversary edition came out and I bought a second copy. Please let me know if you read any of these! I would love to discuss them with you!

PS *icon love*

[ruthless1.livejournal.com]

Oh! This is just wonderful! Thanks for putting this together. It's making this woeful week shiny again!

[rickey-a.livejournal.com]

yay for fictional heroines - I love your list
I'd probably add Xena, Dagny Taggart (Atlas Shrugged), and Hermione Granger;)

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

haha, wow, someone besides me knows who christy is!

i gotta share this - the boy who plays orter ball o'teale on that show? you know, the redheaded kid that's one of christy's students? his name's david, i'm good friends with him in real life. we're always squeeing together over bones and bsg while we're supposed to be working (we work in the same church). i always forget that he used to be an actor.

[anelith.livejournal.com]

Eeee! You put Harry on the list! Well of course you did. :-)

[redbrickrose.livejournal.com]

This is a fantastic list! Buffy! Faith! Aeryn! Martha! ATHENA!!

[essie007.livejournal.com]

Aeryn and Martha are on my list too. I second that so hard. This is great. You have some fantastic women here.

[femmenerd.livejournal.com]

ILU.

(It was hard deciding which icon to use, Anne or Buffy, but Anne won out - this time - because.)

[semby.livejournal.com]

Yay for heroic women!

Who is the first one after the ETA?

[crazydiamondsue.livejournal.com]

I love you and Anne Shirley, too. And Buffy. And Boomer. And Zoe. And Maria!!! *spins*

Do you think I can teach my son to love "The Sound of Music"? Is it possible???

[kyriacarlisle.livejournal.com]

Your timing and your taste in fictional heroines are both exquisite. This is exactly the post I needed to read tonight - thank you!

Aeryn! Harry, who caused me to learn to ride (almost), even though it turns out that I am terrified of horses, especially when they start moving while I am on them! Zoe! Martha Jones!

Hooray!!!!

[scrollgirl.livejournal.com]

Christy! I loved that book and I loved that series. I even own the DVDs now, though it's been a while since I looked at them.

Love your list.