Supporting Characters in books

Since I'm not entirely sure what the post here is for I'll take the opportunity to talk about some of my absolute favorite supporting characters.

First up has to be the White Court vampire, Thomas, from the Harry Dresden series. I think that having Thomas there has really given Harry sort of a touchstone that he never had previously. Also, I'm a sucker for romantic relationships and Thomas' impossible relationship with Justine is really very tragic. I'm quite apprehensive about what will happen after the events of Turn Coat and am really anxious for the next Dresden book. Anyone have any idea when it may be coming out?

Another great supporting character is Nick from Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter series. Another totally tragic story there, even when Nick is making all the wrong decisions I can't help but like him.

My absolute favorite sidekick character is Fai from Clamp's Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles which is a fantasy based manga series. just gotta love him :-)

I guess I really go for the tragic type supporting character. The one with all the problems that I can't help but root for.

Umm, I'm sorry if I took this over and am totally off base, but it is something I've been thinking about when I should be doing other things.

I particularly enjoy the supporting character Melrose Plant in the Richard Jury mysteries by martha Grimes.

I love Fergus from Outlander in each story I enjoy him more & more There are several more but Im at work & Im so bad with names - this is a post I need to come prepared lol...

LuLu & Grandma from the Stephanie Plumbooks by Janet Evanovich

The Dowager Duchess of Denver, from Dorothy L. Sayers' Peter Wimsey books.

MasterHarper Robinton in the Pern books. He is such a strong character in the early books, and I think he must be the most sensible person on the planet. Eventually he gets his own book, but I prefer reading about him in the earlier ones.

The shrewish Preserved Killick from the Aubrey and Maturin books by Patrick O'Brien. Actually, his books are packed with fascinating supporting characters.

I'll second 6 and 8.

You could also cite practically any of Dickens's supporting characters - they're all wonderful.

Illsidi Jago and Benachi from the Foreignerseries, the serie sis all told exclusively from Bren's point of view, but these three aliens really add some depth and alternative viewpoints.

Second #2's comments on Thomas.

Does Sherlock count as a supporting character for Watson's ramblings?

Funny you should mention Sherlock/Watson. Have you seen the previews for the new movie? It actually looks really good although I would have never pictured Robert Downey Jr. as a Sherlock type before. But, in answer to your question, I think they did a good job of being each others supporting characters from what I remember. It has been long time since I've read a Holmes.

The monster from Frankenstein.

Definitely Jeeves in the P.G. Wodehouse series. He is perfect in every way!~!

If we have Jeeves, we need Bunter, too, from the Lord Peter Wimsey books.

I'm nuts about Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White and, much as I love Sugar, my other real heroine of the book has to be the marvellous Emmaline Fox. It's when a writer makes his/her secondary characters as important and enthralling as the main ones that you know you're onto a good thing.

Rex Stout's Archie from the Nero Wolf books.

And let us not forget the ever-faithful Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.

I agree, #3 nurisana, about 'Melrose Plant' in Martha Grimes' 'Richard Jury' series...I also like the characters (both meanings of 'character') who meet at the village pub.

'Barbara Havers' in Elizabeth George's 'Insp. Lynley' series is also a good supporting character.

#17 > When it comes to HP, my favorite is definitely Luna Lovegood. (And when it comes to the HP movies, my favorite is also definitely Evanna Lynch!)

But anyway, my own Number One would definitely be Jane Eyre's Helen Burns.

Hi mrAndrew:

Having been a Trivia Game chat room before 2007, Iʻm aware of many trivia questions that were devised based on "the leading" or "the title" role in the classic movie version of Frankenstein. Boris Karloff had the former (the Monster) and didnʻt have the latter (Frankenstein himself). So, to the screenwriter, at least, the Monster not just a supporting role.

Hmm, I remember having to write assignments at uni about 'who is the 'hero' of Frankenstein'. It's my opinion (and that of lots of other people, though not all) that Frankenstein/creation are two parts fo the same same dual character. It does seem there's a better than average chance that that's the way the author intended (though that is only one of many theories - I'm not trying to second guess Mary Shelley). So I guess, if she wasn't sure herself about who was the leading character, the rest of us can probably be forgiven for being a little confused abut the issue.

I'll second Banichi and Jago from Foreigner#10.

I would also add Ivan, Miles Vorkosigan's hapless cousin, who gets dragged desperately protesting into Miles' schemes. Cetaganda.

And Hannibel Sefton, the consumptive fiddler, from the Benjamin January books. A free man of color.

I'm very partial to Joe Pike in the Elvis Cole novels by Robert Crais. He is one badass dude.

#9 You could also cite practically any of Dickens's supporting characters - they're all wonderful.

The same could be said of practically all the supporting characters in Mervyn Peake's Titus Groan.

George Mouse and Ariel Hawksquill from Little, Big by John Crowley.

I dont know why my message disappeared but my question was can you recommend me books in which supporting characters effect the story plotline

shortly the books that i can analyse the effect of supporting characters

>26 laklak77: Sorry I hijacked your thread :(

Both Thomas (The Dresden Files) and Nick (The Dark Hunter) series are side characters with significant impact on the plot of the series. However, I can't say that the impact of these characters can be isolated to any one case or any one book of either series and I'm not sure if that helps.

If I were to pick individual books from the series where the impact was the most profound I would say Blood Rites from the Dresden books for Thomas and Seize the Night of the Dark Hunter books for Nick.

Samwise Gamgee

Bertha Mason Rochester

Burma Jones (Confederacy of Dunces)

Horn (Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun)

Harriet Vane (if we think of her as suporting Lord Peter rather than as a main character)

Diarmuid, Matt, and Ivor (Guy Kay's Fionavar Tapestry)

I was thinking of Myrna Minkoff for Confederacy of Dunces

And of course Behemoth from Master and Margarita. 'My favorite 5 foot tall cat.

I love the uncles in Jim the Boy and The Blue Star by Tony Early.