Top Ten Tuesday: You Remind Me Of Me

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is fictional characters who are similar to me. Yay! A narcissism post! Honestly, there aren’t many fictional characters who are like me because I’m way too squishy for life-threatening adventures. If I was a book character, readers would be treated to the thrilling experience of seeing me type on a computer while re-watching Game of Thrones. But, I’m going to give this list my best shot. Here are ten characters who remind me of me.

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You Remind Me Of Me

1. Elise From After Zero

Elise has the same mental disorder I had as a child (and maybe still have? Who knows? It’s dark and messy inside my body.) The author clearly did her research and gets the disorder 100% correct.

2. Ramsay Bolton Brienne From A Song Of Ice And Fire Series

You didn’t think we could get through a whole list without a Game of Thrones character, did you? (Be grateful that Ramsay Bolton isn’t on this list.) There’s a scene in the TV show where Brienne is telling Pod about a party her father hosted. The boys at the party were nice to her face and then laughed at her behind her back. Brienne’s story basically sums up my whole teenage experience. I watch this show for the schemes and murders, not to relive my childhood!

3. Samwell From A Song Of Ice And Fire Series

You didn’t think we could get through a whole list without TWO Game of Thrones characters, did you? Me and Sam are both squishy and severely lacking in athletic ability. If I got sent to the Night’s Watch, I’d curl up in the library and promptly freeze to death. Now my watch has ended . . . .

4. Hermione from The Harry Potter Series

I bet Hermione would be on a lot of readers’ lists. She’s the ultimate bookworm. Harry and Ron wouldn’t have survived book 1 if Hermione didn’t live in the library and pay attention in class.

5. Cath From Fangirl

Another character that I expect would make a lot of readers’ lists. I’ve never written fanfiction, but I did study writing in college, and my experience with it was almost identical to Cath’s. (Well, minus the nice boy. For mysterious reasons, that part didn’t happen to me.)

6. Felicity From The Lady’s Guide To Petticoats And Piracy

If I lived in the 1700s, I’d probably be Felicity. I’m more interested in desserts than marriage proposals, and I could totally see myself blurting out disgusting medical facts at fancy upper-class parties. Felicity is more ambitious than me, but we’re both painfully awkward and hate hugs.

7. Travis From The Serpent King

I’m pretty sure that narcissism is the whole reason this book resonates with me. Like the characters, I grew up in a small town with conservative values. Since I was an utter weirdo at school, I turned to books and the Internet. I understand Travis’s desire to live in a fantasy world. Sometimes the real world is so irritating that you’d rather just make up a fake world and live there.

8. Esther From The Bell Jar

I think I’m pretty good at keeping a chill exterior while everything is secretly going to heck. That’s what Esther does in the beginning of this book. She has problems, but to the outside world, she appears successful, intelligent, beautiful. I’m . . . none of those things, but I am quite talented at maintaining illusions.

9. Sym From The White Darkness

Me and Sym both had all-consuming obsessions with Antarctica when we were young teenagers. Just like Sym, I had a shelf full of “ice books.” I read everything I could about Scott’s failed attempt to reach the South Pole in the early 1900s. Also like Sym, I was more comfortable with my imagination than with real people. Unlike Sym, I never believed I was in a relationship with the ghost of a dead Antarctic explorer. That’s weird, even by my standards.

10. Jenny From Furiously Happy

Okay, I know that Jenny Lawson is a real person, but this is a hard list! My brain is getting a workout right now. I think me and Jenny Lawson both embrace the ridiculousness of life. We have similar brands of self-deprecating humor. Also, we both love animals. (Though, I prefer my animals to be alive or deep fried, not taxidermied and covered in glitter.)

Well, that was an uncomfortable public therapy session. Which characters are you most like?