Which character from fiction would you like as a friend?

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If you could have any character from a book as your best friend who would you choose?

Lizzie Bennet from Pride and Prejudice. She's funny, kind, brave and loyal. I once heard an old literature professor say "I've been in love with Lizzie Bennet since I was 15." Bless him.

Bertie Wooster from the Jeeves books. Kind, witty, self-mocking and endlessly cheerful. He's also quick to forgive and wishes everyone well. Above all he's happy. The littlest things fill him with joy.

I think I'd also like Sally, from Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway. Oh, and Anthony Blanche from Waugh's Brideshead Revisited. I'm not sure either would be loyal or reliable, but they'd be entertaining.

Possibly Lord Henry from Wilde's Dorian Gray. I also love Mr Scogan From Aldous Huxley's Crome Yellow (he was based on Bertrand Russell). Lord Henry, Mr Scogan and Anthony Blanche are all superb talkers. It would be amazing to meet them for a coffee and listen to them rattling away.

Are you telling me they aren't already my friends, OP? 😱

I'd quite like to be friends with Agatha Raisin.

Herbert Pocket, Ralph Touchett, Prue Sarn, Lucy Snowe.

I would love to know Hercule Poirot but I think best friend status might be a bit much. Many of Marian Keyes’ characters would be ideal friends, or even Marian herself. Similarly with a lot of Maeve Binchy characters.
Also would love to be a member of the Thursday Murder Club but think I’m too young, would have to work there.

Elizabeth Bennet, of course!

Tristan the vet from James Herriot

Becky the shopaholic

Jack Reacher. ❤️

Rachel in Rachel's holiday - Marian Keyes

Sand Dan Glokta from Joe Abercrombie's first law trilogy and Monza Murcatto from Joe Abercrombie' Best Served Cold. I'm a bit obsessed with his books at the moment.
Both characters survive against all odds and refuse to let the horrible things done to them define them. Also Monza dedicates herself to vengeance. I love vengeance.

Anne Elliot from Persuasion. Whilst I love Pride and Prejudice, I think I have more in common with Anne and we'd be good friends.

Nessa from Gavin & Stacey

Miss Marple - Joan Hickson
Julia from 1984

Rob in High Fidelity.

Eve Malone - Circle of Friends
Mrs Banks or Bert - Mary Poppins
Sally, Pattie or Linus - Peanuts

Why?! He’s not exactly reliable… do you just want his record collection?

Buzz Lightyear
Cormorant Strike

Heathcliffe

Titus Moan I'd enjoy talking to him about music.

Fanny from Nancy Mitford's novels.
Charlie Weasley from Harry Potter.
Julius Caesar's mother Aurelia from Colleen McCullough's series about Ancient Rome.
Siobhan Clarke from the Rebus novels.

Laura Ingalls. I so loved her books as a child. And, her daughter sounds interesting as well.

Anne Shirley and/or Jo March

Midge Carmichael from Jane Shaw's Susan's books. She's hilarious.

What’s the appeal in a friend who can’t cope with you marrying someone else, then marries your dimwit SIL to annoy your husband, beats her up and impregnates her, mauls you on your deathbed while you’re heavily pregnant, kidnaps your daughter, then digs up your dead body?