tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post730102895639426415..comments2023-04-27T10:10:36.337-05:00Comments on Adventure Awaits: Lovely Books // villainsTracey Dyckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-67380188297081289632016-03-04T20:18:22.516-06:002016-03-04T20:18:22.516-06:00Don't feel bad or weird about that! We all hav...Don't feel bad or weird about that! We all have different likes and dislikes when it comes to bookish things (or any thing). Maybe you're a more healthy individual than I am... sometimes I have to wonder about my enjoyment of villains, both those I read and those I write. *cough* >.><br /><br />I heard someone mention the Keeper recently. Was it Christine...? I think it was, yes, on her villains post. I really need to read Entwined because, hello, Heather Dixon wrote it! And the reasons to read Pleniline are mounting...Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-74122200663952240682016-03-04T18:40:32.697-06:002016-03-04T18:40:32.697-06:00I feel bad/weird saying I'm not that into vill...I feel bad/weird saying I'm not that into villains. o.o I just... never have been. >.> I don't know what's wrong with me! :O But this is still fun seeing yours and others' favorite villains. :D<br /><br />I'd have to definitely put Keeper from Entwined by Heather Dixon on here, as well as someone from Plenilune who's almost a spoiler but not quite... Other than that, I'm having a hard time thinking of book villains. o.o I shall have to think about this...Deborah O'Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969896655321575875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-16187055452013982532016-02-23T08:45:49.832-06:002016-02-23T08:45:49.832-06:00He's an underappreciated character, I guess. X...He's an underappreciated character, I guess. XD But he IS fabulous! Yes, that's another series I'd love to return to. (Basically everything on my bookshelves is crying out for a reread...)Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-3727386713433801472016-02-22T23:29:57.878-06:002016-02-22T23:29:57.878-06:00I haven't heard anyone talk about Bartholomew ...I haven't heard anyone talk about Bartholomew Thorne before!!! I love those books, and he....he is scary. A well done villain. My brother and I both read the series and decided he was everything a villain should be. And now I want to read them again.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395502314886308773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-49298458979592829752016-02-22T10:10:07.343-06:002016-02-22T10:10:07.343-06:00@Mary: LOL, at least I'm not the only one who ...@Mary: LOL, at least I'm not the only one who likes raisins.<br /><br />@Blue: Gasp! How diabolical! That explains why I got all those weird looks last time I ate raisins... XD<br />I'm not familiar with the first three, but they have awesome villain names. *nods*<br />The Emerald Witch! Oh, she's a nasty one. I wonder how she'll turn out in the upcoming Silver Chair movie...<br />And a Cren Cru is one of the most unique villains I've ever read about! I highly approve of its conclusion on your list. :DTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-82606547165747815572016-02-21T21:48:54.172-06:002016-02-21T21:48:54.172-06:00But these are grapes of wrath raisins! You eat on...But these are grapes of wrath raisins! You eat one, and you start seeing red and make angry wookie noises (or maybe that last one is just me). How else do the villains control their armies? Don't take the cookies! Please, don't take the cookies! <br /><br />Anyway...<br />As for villains, here are some of what I consider the best:<br />- Thenardier (Victor Hugo's Les Miserables)<br />- The Un-man (I think that's what they called him- C.S.Lewis' Voyage to Venus/ Perelandra)<br />-The murderer (Agatha Christie's Death in the Clouds)<br />-The Emerald Witch (C.S.Lewis' The Silver Chair)<br />-Cren Cru (Anne Elisabeth Stengl's Shadowhand) Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760994961683034493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-19942974387205188592016-02-21T19:16:00.302-06:002016-02-21T19:16:00.302-06:00She's such an evil temptress! I wanted to stra...She's such an evil temptress! I wanted to strangle her many times.<br />You're wanting to reread Echoes from the Edge too? So am I! Especially since Bryan Davis is rewriting/polishing them and planning to re-release them. I want to remember the originals before I read the new ones. Besides, I've only read them once (again, same as you), but it was years ago, and too spread apart for that kind of series. I had trouble keeping track of all the Blues, Yellows, and Reds running around in worlds they didn't belong. XDTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-32412654444598853592016-02-21T19:13:16.534-06:002016-02-21T19:13:16.534-06:00Great minds think alike! I'd still love to see...Great minds think alike! I'd still love to see your list, though! I'm sure we both have slightly different reasons *why* we love these villains. :)Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-91542401402473522672016-02-21T19:11:24.604-06:002016-02-21T19:11:24.604-06:00Ooh, I'll bet you have some shiveringly awesom...Ooh, I'll bet you have some shiveringly awesome ones. ;D Looking forward to seeing your list!<br />He's just terrible. Very twisted...Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-52886723652169993402016-02-21T19:10:05.230-06:002016-02-21T19:10:05.230-06:00Yay! Good to hear. :)Yay! Good to hear. :)Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-73635994818095273182016-02-21T17:34:17.283-06:002016-02-21T17:34:17.283-06:00*tiptoes into conversation* Ooh, they have raisins...*tiptoes into conversation* Ooh, they have raisins! *hastily signs up for the dark side*m a r y l i zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505343613442203117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-82852696957337331712016-02-21T17:29:34.453-06:002016-02-21T17:29:34.453-06:00Thank you, Blue! Ohhh, I don't know. Some of t...Thank you, Blue! Ohhh, I don't know. Some of these are darkly delightful. >:) Who's your favorite book villain?<br /><br />*whispers* But I like raisins in my cookies... XDTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-36225656083438402212016-02-21T17:27:57.140-06:002016-02-21T17:27:57.140-06:00My evil laugh isn't terribly evil either. (Shh...My evil laugh isn't terribly evil either. (Shh, don't tell anyone.) Not bad at all! There's something enjoyable about villains. I'm not even sure what it is... Future blog post, maybe? XD<br /><br />Oh, yes! Thorne, the Spider King, Paragal (I don't know if I got the name right--the guy from The Door within?)...<br /><br />The Solitary Tales are not everyone's cup of tea, and the first book doesn't feel conclusive at all. Nothing does until the fourth and final book! Then all the questions are answered. But yeah, it's paranormal/thriller/light horror/something else that's weird. So like I said, I can understand why you might not have liked it. (But Marsh is a creep indeed. He gets worse as the series progresses.)<br /><br />Haha, we'll go with both! Mictar is one scary dude.<br /><br />I seriously considered putting Devin on my list, but as much as I like/hate him, I lean a tiiiiny bit more towards Morgan. I remember thinking she was the scarier of the two. After all, Devin answers to her. But as the very first DIOM villain, Devin will always have that little hateful corner of my heart too! ^_^<br /><br />Like I mentioned to Christine, I seem to be picking a few less-read books with these things. XD The White Witch IS manipulative, that's very true. Same goes for what you said about Gollum. I feel sorry for him, and yet he did make his own choices... Ah, my conflicted heart!<br /><br />Maybe there's a little bit of villainy in all of us... XDTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-82913973896872265432016-02-21T17:20:35.615-06:002016-02-21T17:20:35.615-06:00Exaaactly. *rubs hands together with you* A weak o...Exaaactly. *rubs hands together with you* A weak or poorly-written villain can ruin a whole book, but a great villain just makes it amazing. (Hahaha. Glad to be cause for amusement. XD)<br /><br />Yeah, I guess I picked a few obscure books again. :P XD<br /><br />Mictar is such a creep! (I know his brother Patar wasn't really a villain, but I found him kind of creepy too...) Yep, anytime a character brings out strong emotion, you know they're done well!<br /><br />Ah, yes, Sir Devin. >:) I love to hate him too. He's a classic, what with his dragon slaying obsession and all.<br /><br />Love her, hate her, both. As I was flipping through The Magician's Nephew, I realized how quotable she is. XD<br /><br />Yes! Yet another character I want to see more of! (Basically, we want more of every single Goldstone Wood character there is.) She was really cool.<br /><br />*bursts out laughing* I'm not quite sure if I'd call him adorable, but...he kind of is? XD I don't even know! Then again, besides all the books, I've only seen him in The Hobbit movies. Okay, okay, after thinking about it some more, I have to admit Gollum is adorable.<br /><br />Ahh, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! :DTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-31422128586558060902016-02-21T15:47:01.742-06:002016-02-21T15:47:01.742-06:00Morgan le Faye! She is one of the best villains I&...Morgan le Faye! She is one of the best villains I've read about. I haven't heard of many of the others before, except Mictar, Gollum, and the White Witch. I don't really remember what I thought of Mictar, but I'm hoping to reread that series soon. So far I've only read it once, and that was probably about a year ago. lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049315699107256395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-80581120806118627082016-02-21T13:53:40.122-06:002016-02-21T13:53:40.122-06:00You picked pretty much every villain I would pick!...You picked pretty much every villain I would pick! :P Now I don't really have a blog entry to write haha :PMackenzie A. Lockharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04302830070915731520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-12434112372636191682016-02-21T01:11:18.702-06:002016-02-21T01:11:18.702-06:00Can't wait to do this one, I know so many good...Can't wait to do this one, I know so many good villains and apparently you do too.<br />I was really happy to see Pastor Marsh on there, he is the worst *shiver*Skye Hofferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385765274513034927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-83374176698613144782016-02-20T20:55:53.206-06:002016-02-20T20:55:53.206-06:00Oo, this sounds like a lot of fun!Oo, this sounds like a lot of fun!a.n.g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03667996517318905980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-74621248637318451522016-02-20T20:55:38.672-06:002016-02-20T20:55:38.672-06:00Great list! I only know a few of these villains, ...Great list! I only know a few of these villains, though. Does that make me fortunate, or not? <br /><br />Don't go to the dark side. They do the unthinkable and put raisins in the cookies. (shudder) Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760994961683034493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-22990450300765789202016-02-20T17:15:04.293-06:002016-02-20T17:15:04.293-06:00Ooh, all the delicious villainy! *does a sub-par i...Ooh, all the delicious villainy! *does a sub-par impression of a villain's evil laugh* Is it bad that I actually really enjoyed reading this post? ;)<br /><br />Oh gracious, Bartholomew Thorne! Man, is that guy evil. I always thought his bleeding stick was particularly frightening. *hides beneath layers of fuzzy blankets* Wayne Thomas Batson really does an awesome job creating horrifying villains.<br /><br />I read the first book of the Solitary Tales about four (ish) years ago, but I surprisingly didn't like it all that well. I DO remember thinking that the pastor was kind of weird/creepy, though.<br /><br />Blegh, Mictar is just downright creepy. The whole I-will-burn-your-eyeballs-out-of-your-face thing was hair-raising. (Or eyeball-raising, I suppose?) <br /><br />Morgan is so evil. She's one of those villains I love to hate. (Although I will always hold a special hateful part of my heart for Devin.)<br /><br />The only other ones I recognize from this list are the White Witch and Gollum. Classic villainry right there. The White Witch is so manipulative, and Gollum is alternately despicable and pitiful. I really do feel bad for him.<br /><br />I loved this post! It's so much fun reading about villains. Wait...that came out wrong... XDm a r y l i zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505343613442203117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-89414100055636139672016-02-20T15:38:49.229-06:002016-02-20T15:38:49.229-06:00Oh, oh, oh! *rubs hands together in malicious glee...Oh, oh, oh! *rubs hands together in malicious glee* This is a good one! Who doesn't love a good villain? (And your villainous conversation with yourself was hilarious. XDD)<br /><br />Sadly, a lot of these I don't know, but the few I do are definitely fun to hate!<br /><br />Mictar, oh man. That guy was CREEPY. But also completely intriguing. I kind of loved him as a villain. I mean, I HATED him, but that's when you know you've got a good villain, am I right?<br />Morgan le Faye was also deliciously hate-able. In fact, I'm fascinated by ALL of Bryan Davis's villains. Devin is another of his I love to hate.<br /><br />The White Witch, yes! She may have to go on my list, too. She is such a classic and you gotta love her. Er, hate her?<br /><br />Death-in-Life / Life-in-Death are soooo interesting! I always want MORE of the Lady of Dreams. Her role in the world fascinates me so much.<br /><br />And OF COURSE Gollum. The only creature I know that pulls off being repulsive and adorable at the same time.<br /><br />I loved your list and adore this idea!! Too, too, too much fun! :D :D :DChristine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.com