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100 Books With the Most Memorable Characters

I have found that my absolute favorite books have at least one character who stays with me long after I have read the last page. The characters in the books on this list are some of the most memorable I have been introduced to. I hope you agree!
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1
Mark Twain
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
2
Paulo Coelho
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
3
Robert Penn Warren
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
4
Erich Maria Remarque
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
5
Philip Roth
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)
An Artist of the Floating World
6
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
7
Garth Stein
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
8
Ian McEwan
Bang the Drum Slowly (MARK HARRIS)
Bang the Drum Slowly
9
MARK HARRIS
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
10
Ben Fountain
Bitter Is the New Black (Jen Lancaster)
Bitter Is the New Black
11
Jen Lancaster
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
12
John Boyne
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
13
Aldous Huxley
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
14
Junot Díaz
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
15
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Call of the Wild (Jack London)
Call of the Wild
16
Jack London
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
17
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
18
J.D. Salinger
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
19
Roald Dahl
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
20
Alice Walker
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
21
Alexandre Dumas
The Cowboy and the Cossack (Clair Huffaker)
The Cowboy and the Cossack
22
Clair Huffaker
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
23
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter (Tom Franklin)
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
24
Tom Franklin
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
25
Miguel De Cervantes
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
26
Jane Austen
Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus
27
Leon Uris
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
28
Thomas Hardy
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
29
John Green
The Fort (Aric Davis)
The Fort
30
Aric Davis
Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
31
The Game by Ken Dryden
The Game by Ken Dryden
32
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
33
Stieg Larsson
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
34
Lois Lowry
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
35
Shel Silverstein
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
36
Jeannette Walls
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
37
Pearl S. Buck
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
38
John Steinbeck
The Great Alone (Kristin Hannah)
The Great Alone
39
Kristin Hannah
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
40
Charles Dickens
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