Kevin's Watch

Who? We've kinda covered this topic before. but there was no poll.

Who then?

Terisa gets my vote.

You need to add an option for the ladies who are not attracted to other ladies, but who would still like to see the results.

post pictures!!! then we can reply like the msn "vote" gallery!!!!

Creator wrote:post pictures!!! then we can reply like the msn "vote" gallery!!!!

We can't... they're in books... not picture...

I picked Terisa-you knew I would-I have a thing for gingers. As far as comparing the gals to actresses I haven't totally made my mind up about Myste or Torrent yet but, to me Julianne Moore is Terisa, Angelina Jolie: Saddith and Jennifer Conelly is Elega. I'm wild for Julianne!

Darth Revan wrote:

Creator wrote:post pictures!!! then we can reply like the msn "vote" gallery!!!!

We can't... they're in books... not picture...

I bet someone can draw them ... or have models dress up as them! [Was done at a recent gaming awards show - Anna Nicole Smith introduced the award category.

Spoiler

Riku from Final Fantasy X-2 won!

]

I have a confession. When I first read these books (when they first came out... sheesh I was young), I was totally infatuated with Terisa. Her description enraptured me. He physical description was entising, yes, but it was the combination of her extreme vulnerability, sadness, lonelyness combined with this inner strength and cunning just waiting to get out. It was very alluring for a naive man in his early 20s.
(Heck, even re reading it once a year, I am still moved by her.... )

I chose Myste. Terisa is probably more physically attractive (the cover art on the version I got was great), and did alot of growing in the story, but I think Myste's personality is much more in tune with my own. It was a hard decision, though...

Usivius wrote:Her physical description was entising, yes, but it was the combination of her extreme vulnerability, sadness, lonelyness combined with this inner strength and cunning just waiting to get out. It was very alluring for a naive man in his early 20s.

Well said! I think there is a very sexy quality about Terisa's demure nature. Same with Myste. We want to save them, but also we want to be saved by them. Well, I wouldn't mind being saved by them, at any rate.

Saddith.

I'm a shallow person

A question for the guys: If you were attracted to Terisa, who is the protagonist of the book, does that mean you didn't identify with her?

Is that a rule if you read a novel that's told from a woman's point of view?

I'm really curious, so don't be shy!

I freely admit I identified best with Gereden, though I also felt in tune with Terisa. SRD's "not-quite-first-person" POV makes it easy to identify to just the extent you need.

Torrent: Oh, I totally identified with her. When I first read it when the novels came out, I was very much like her --- not to that extreme, but always felt I was part of the background, etc... Male/female had little to do with the emotional and psychological affinity I felt towards the protagonist (Teresa).

Nowadays I know I am nothing like that (having 'matured' a whole bunch in nearly 20 years), but can still understand and sympathize with her -- and still be attracted to her....

Usivius wrote:Torrent: Oh, I totally identified with her. When I first read it when the novels came out, I was very much like her --- not to that extreme, but always felt I was part of the background, etc... Male/female had little to do with the emotional and psychological affinity I felt towards the protagonist (Teresa).

Nowadays I know I am nothing like that (having 'matured' a whole bunch in nearly 20 years), but can still understand and sympathize with her -- and still be attracted to her....

That's interesting. In know that from movies, too. I can identify with the main character to some extent and still find the actor 'hot' or cute. I'm just wondering if that's ever happened when I read a book.

On the other hand, if I'm identifying with a male character I can somehow understand his attraction to a woman as well, although I'm quite heterosexual.

I was wondering what it's like for men, because you're probably not as much used to female protagonists as we are to male ones.

personally, it doesn't matter to me. In fact, I hav just gotten in to the writings of Patricia McKillip who writes a lot of strong and interesting female characters...
I usually find something to identify with, or at least sympathize with...

Torrent wrote:

Usivius wrote:Torrent: Oh, I totally identified with her. When I first read it when the novels came out, I was very much like her --- not to that extreme, but always felt I was part of the background, etc... Male/female had little to do with the emotional and psychological affinity I felt towards the protagonist (Teresa).

Nowadays I know I am nothing like that (having 'matured' a whole bunch in nearly 20 years), but can still understand and sympathize with her -- and still be attracted to her....

That's interesting. In know that from movies, too. I can identify with the main character to some extent and still find the actor 'hot' or cute. I'm just wondering if that's ever happened when I read a book.

On the other hand, if I'm identifying with a male character I can somehow understand his attraction to a woman as well, although I'm quite heterosexual.

I was wondering what it's like for men, because you're probably not as much used to female protagonists as we are to male ones.

I personally don't really think about the attraction she feels about Geraden. Oh, I adored the love story - but didn't think much of Terisa's attraction towards Geraden as a phsyical form. But her attraction to Eremis annoyed me to no end.

But of course I can understand Geraden's attraction to Terisa more.

danlo wrote:I picked Terisa-you knew I would-I have a thing for gingers. As far as comparing the gals to actresses I haven't totally made my mind up about Myste or Torrent yet but, to me Julianne Moore is Terisa, Angelina Jolie: Saddith and Jennifer Conelly is Elega. I'm wild for Julianne!

There's a new employee at my workplace who is a redhead and who bears a passing resemblance to Julianne Moore. She's also very nice!

I don't quite picture Jennifer Connelly as Elega, but I don't mind watching her in a movie either.

Torrent's more my type.

Maybe I'm weird... Or a serial contrarian picking a minor character...