characters

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By giving an episode to each of our lead four characters, we could use their view of the island to make sure the complexity of Golding’s telling shined.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Briny cooking asks us to make stars out of supporting characters.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

“Steve loves his characters beyond many other writers I’ve met. He invests them with so much humanity,” says Harbour.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The Seattle doctor is one of the many technicolor characters who populated Epstein’s universe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Now, as I had no theory of any kind, don’t believe in Spiritualism, and copied my characters from life, I don’t see how this critic can be right.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott