Berries, I’ve become picky. I won’t read a book if it’s characters are terribly named. I’ve run into a few with kre8ive spellings, even. Anyhow, can you recommend some books with exceptional names? I’ve read the Hunger Games and enjoyed [name_f]Suzanne[/name_f] [name_u]Collins[/name_u]’ naming style. Oh, and [name_u]Neil[/name_u] Gaiman is great too. I’ve read most of his works.
I read The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie a few months ago, which features a sib-set with [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], and [name_f]Flavia[/name_f]. That one was a delight to read.
I still haven’t read the Pendragon series, despite countless recommendations from friends, because the main character’s name is [name_m]Robert[/name_m] nn [name_u]Bobby[/name_u].
I read mostly YA, but here are some picks:
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba [name_u]Bray[/name_u] was an amazing read set in the Victorian era, so I was enthralled by the names.
The Gone series by [name_m]Michael[/name_m] [name_m]Grant[/name_m] has some well thought out names. The meanings fit the characters well.
[name_f]Tamora[/name_f] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] is one of my favorite authors, and while many of her names may appear made up, they either actually do mean something/based on a name or have something to do with the world.
I enjoyed [name_m]Gregor[/name_m] the Overlander, by [name_f]Suzanne[/name_f] [name_u]Collins[/name_u]. It’s one of my favourite series, and I personally like it way more than the Hunger Games.
[name_m]George[/name_m] R.R. [name_m]Martin[/name_m]'s Song of Ice and [name_m]Fire[/name_m] series has beautiful names both real and invented. My favourites are Cersei, [name_m]Tyrion[/name_m], Sansa, Loras, Olenna, Syrio, Thoros, Eddard, Rickon, Osha, Jojen, Renly.
And I recently read these books called Angelopolis that had excellent names. I don’t remember them all but my favourite was Otterly.
I love the Song of Ice and [name_m]Fire[/name_m] series! I love the books so much that the show was boring to me. lol I saw Angelopolis in BAM today, but I wasn’t sure about it.
Looking at my goodreads library:
Daughter of Smoke & Bone |Karou, [name_u]Akiva[/name_u], [name_f]Madrigal[/name_f], [name_m]Thiago[/name_m] |
Children of the [name_u]Red[/name_u] [name_m]King[/name_m] series |[name_f]Zelda[/name_f], [name_m]Naren[/name_m], [name_m]Lysander[/name_m], [name_u]Asa[/name_u], [name_f]Inez[/name_f] |
Bitter Greens | [name_f]Margherita[/name_f], [name_f]Athenais[/name_f], [name_m]Tiziano[/name_m], Moliere |
A Song of Ice and [name_m]Fire[/name_m] by [name_m]George[/name_m] R.R. [name_m]Martin[/name_m], hear, hear! He has named the majority of his characters so eloquently (just some of my favourites: Illyrio, Renly, Valarr, Victarion, Viserys, Margaery, Rhaenys, Visenya, Aelinor, [name_f]Alysanne[/name_f]).
[name_u]Jo[/name_u] Rowling is also a really good namer. Though having been a [name_m]Potter[/name_m]-geek ever since I first read The Philosopher’s [name_m]Stone[/name_m], I do connect most of the names she’s used in the books with [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m], but they’re great nevertheless.