Top Ten Tuesday October 23 | Villains with Flair

by 

Hey, hey Top Ten Tuesday friends! Let’s have a look at our topic Top Ten Tuesday October 23 list. For today our topic, appropriately is as follows.

That Artsy Reader Girl | Top Ten Tuesday October 23: Villains

[sc name=”Disclosure Notice”] 

I’m going to be honest. I am not a villain girl. Nope. I like the protagonists in my stories to be noble and good (which doesn’t mean perfect). Some of the best heroes are flawed and yet, they are still someone we can look up to and admire. When it comes to villains, there are some “Disney greats,” but not many bookish “greats” as based on my reading experience.

In fact, I really should have made a list of favorite (using this term in a non-endearing, but rather I’m-remember-this-creepy-dude kind of way) animated villains a-la Disney style. Alas, I was too disorganized. Still, I do add one or two Disney villains below. Mainly because I remember very few book villains. Needless to say, this isn’t my kind of topic. But it’s still fun to read all the posts and put one together.

With that said, let’s take a look at this villain list aka my these-books-should-have-villains list.

Top Ten Tuesday October 23 List | Villains with Flair


1: Because You Love To Hate Me (Anthology/Novella Collection) | This anthology collection is the one book I do not have on my shelf (from this list). But I added it because it’s a perfect match for today’s prompt and I am (surprisingly) curious. Amazon | Goodreads

2: Zenith by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings | From all I know of this book, it’s full of bad-guys (even the “heroes”!). Tell me if this is wrong, because I’m (somehow) still curious. Amazon | Goodreads

Top Ten Tuesday October 23

3: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo | This series is about a gang of “bad guys” who form together to become a kind of heist crew. Or again, this is my impression. Either way, I am curious about Leigh’s books, and this duo in particular. Amazon | Goodreads

4: Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribbean | OK, so I lied. This is one anti-hero (I cannot call him a villain) I actually do adore. Johnny Depp makes this character so quirky you cannot help but like the weird dude. Buy or rent on Amazon Video

5: Blackhearts by Nicole Castorman | A pirate-esque story!? I have no doubts this one has a villain or two – probably a character we’ll be glad to see defeated! Amazon | Goodreads

Top Ten Tuesday October 23

6: DC Icons (Series) | Again, I haven’t read this series (same can be said for all but one book on this list), but it stands to reason that any superhero story is also going to have villains. Amazon | Goodreads

7: Edward Murdstone from David Copperfield | Though I’ve never read a Dickens novel I have to believe that the film or TV adaptations are getting good source material for his creepy characters. Either way, Edward Murdstone is one of the creepy ones. *shudder* It makes me quite sad to see The Scarlet Pimpernel aka Anthony Edwards play the character in the 2000 adaptation. Amazon | Goodreads

8: Ursula from The Little Mermaid | As a child, this was my favorite Disney film. Or so I’m told. I find this odd since the whole whale situation in Pinocchio scared me, but Ursula’s terrifying sea creature didn’t!? *shrugs* No matter my strange child preferences, this is a Disney classic, and is a favorite for nostalgia’s sake. Also, who’s excited about the rumored live action version!? Oh, and am I the only one who now wants to re-watch this? Buy on Bluray

9: Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland | Though I haven’t “met her” in a book, Marissa Meyer did re-tell the Queen of Hearts story in Heartless. I’m not sure anyone can play the character better than Helena Bonham-Carter. Buy or rent Alice in Wonderland (Disney) on Amazon Video

 

10: White Witch from The Chronicles of Narnia | The only novel I have read on today’s list. I don’t remember specifics about the first Narnia novel, but do know I adored it and closely thereafter, seeing it all unfold on the big screen. It’s a magical memory. Amazon | Goodreads | Rent or Buy on Amazon Video

Today we talk about my distrust of VILLAINS! Come by and tell my about your favorite (or not-so-favorite) villain characters. #TopTenTuesday October 23: Villains Click To Tweet

FINDING WONDERLAND on BOOKTUBE*

*video publishes Tuesday afternoon; channel linked above


How about you. Do you like villains or do you root for their eventual just demise? I’m curious. Let me know if you’ve met any villains turned good! I’d love to know which of these books you’ve read – and which you recommend, too.

If you joined today’s meme, make sure and leave your Top Ten Tuesday links below so I can visit – or simply introduce your blog. I’d be glad to visit your bookish spaces.

Thank you for visiting Finding Wonderland.

About Rissi JC

amateur graphic designer. confirmed bookaholic. bubbl’r enthusiast. critical thinker. miswesterner. social media coordinator. writer.

38 comments

  1. Cool list! Helena Bonham Carter did do the Red Queen rather well. Did you like Heartless? I personally found it a tad underwhelming. And glad to see Jadis on a list! The White Witch was great on screen too. The first Narnia movie was such magic.

  2. The White Queen always freaked me out. Like, I could never understand how the hell Edward thought she was nice. Not in the books and not in the movie. But especially the movie. As for the DC Icons series. I’ve read Wonder Woman : Warbringer and that villain would have made my list (if I had done it this week, rofl). It was incredibly satisfying to see the nemesis get their ass kicked for good by a couple of teenage girls. :D

    1. I think Edward was always looking for something beyond the shadow of his siblings. His elder two were bossy, and then there’s Lucy, who’s the youngest and therefore the one everyone dotes on. He had a rebellious streak because of this, and whether or not he really believed the White Witch, she gives him the appearance of “power,” or as if he’s being seen.

      SO glad WW has a villain who gets bested in the end. These are the best kinds of stories! :)

      Thanks for the visit, Jessica. Glad you stopped by.

  3. Great list! The characters in Six of Crows are so much fun, I do love a well-crafted set of anti-heroes, and it’s great to see Ursula on another list. Weirdly it was never the whale that scared me in Pinocchio but the woman who turned all those boys into donkeys – I still find that scene hard to watch!

    1. Glad to know this, Jess! I’ve been meaning to read ‘Crows’ for SO long, and hope sooner rather than later I mark them on my “read” list.

      Someone else mentioned the donkey scene in Pinocchio earlier in the comments, too! I don’t even remember that scene. Guess I was too “traumatized” by the film as a whole.

      Thanks so much for visiting. :)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

(Enter your URL then click here to include a link to one of your blog posts.)

Optimized by Optimole