Comments on: Hot messes

By: Kristin Laughtin

Kristin Laughtin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:58:33 +0000

See, I *love* Darcy, but can’t stand most other “heroes” of his type. I like angst and brooding up to a certain point, and it’s got to have a good reason–if the hero is just whiny or spoiled or the angst is self-inflicted, I roll my eyes.

I tend to be most into the well-meaning guys who, if they’re involved in some sort of romance, have been in love with the girl for a long time. Something about that steadfastness appeals to me.

By: Mardi

Mardi — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:07:38 +0000

Reacher. It’s always been Reacher.

By: Gilbert J. Avila

Gilbert J. Avila — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:52:29 +0000

As an F & SF fan I like my heroes a bit on the rogue-ish side, like Fritz Leiber jr’s Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, or Harry Harrison’s Slippery Jim DeGriz, the Stainless Steel Rat.

By: Amy Armstrong

Amy Armstrong — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:12:15 +0000

I like mine nerdy and neurotic. I do not dream of Fabio. That said, I wouldn’t kick Ashton Kutcher out of bed unless my husband came home. (Just kidding.)

By: Catherine Whitney

Catherine Whitney — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:56:23 +0000

Yawn.

By: Becky Levine

Becky Levine — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:13:00 +0000

I know, it’s the wrong age-genre, but it has to be Calvin O’Keefe from A WRINKLE IN TIME. And maybe Gilbert Blythe from ANNE OF GREEN GABLES. Although, if you look at Jennifer R. Hubbard’s blog: writerjenn.livejournal.com/266548.html, you’ll see some of us don’t think they grew up all that satisfactorily.