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This weeks question:
Q: Happy Mother's Day! Who is your favorite mom from fiction?
Oh geez... OHHHH GEEZ. This took me a long while to figure out. I went through Goodreads books and couldn't find one I liked best. I'm going to turn this question around and tell you why it's hard to find one (at least for me).
Mothers are supposed to be nurturing, kind, always there for the daughter/son, always looking out for them... but a lot of books have them doing the opposite They either: Die, let the characters do something stupid, aren't in the book that much, are there for support but then leave the character hanging, leave them for some reason (not death), ect. If I were to pick one, it would have to be like MY mother. Mine has been there for me all the time! Without her I'd be doing absolutely nothing with my life; she's the rock I lean on.
Out of my Goodreads list I'd say:
Don't-mess-with-me mother award: Alex's mother from Perfect Chemistry
Mother keeping her shit together in a dire-situation award: Katniss's mother (after her husband dying breakdown)
Mother who doesn't care who you look like award: Ashlyn from The Lord of the Underworld series
Backstabbing mother award: Heather Wells from Size 12 and Ready to Rock mother (took all of her money and ran away)
Most clueless mother award: Katys mom from the Lux series
Mother I want to slap: Nora's from Hush Hush
Only mother who will keep calm after horrible character situation choices: Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes
Tell me in the comments:
What award would you give a characters mother?
33 comments:
Great picks! There's definitely more than one fictional mom that deserves the honor. :D Thanks for visiting my blog earlier. Old GFC follower. Happy Friday!
My FF
I like your idea of "mother award" but I have none since I didn't really pay attention to the mom. Anyway thanks for stopping by and I follow back.
Amie @Magic of Words
good picks! :)
Old follower.
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Jackie @Jackie's Book World
HAhaha! That's quite a list! LOL
I added your website through feedly.
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Mystifying Paranormal Reviews
You've made quite a list. Some I know. Some I don't.
New Follower via GFC
My FF @ Marilyn's Mystery Blog
Hopping through. new follower! Thanks for your comments on my manga mondays posts. I'm sorry I haven't responded to your email about manga yet. I keep meaning to. I will, I promise! Hana Kimi is indeed on my TBR list!
My Hop
I looked through my goodreads books but didn't really find anyone. Bravo for finding more then one mother!!
Angie
Angela's Anxious Life
I think most mothers in books are dreadful. Love your list!
Rie @ Mission to Read
I totally forgot about Mrs. Fuentes. I love her x) Great picks! And I hate Nora's mom too. Not a fan of the Lux books. *shrug*
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Christie @ The Shadower's Shelf
OMG, I could slap Nora's mom too!!! lol
New follower here. :)
Reading Lark After Dark's Feature Follow & Book Blogger Hop (18+ Book Blog)
Just stopping by to say Hi! And that you have a new follower here! Hope to see you follow mine as well!
Amber
http://paradiseofpages.blogspot.com/2013/05/feature-and-follow-friday-favorite.html
Great Choice! I'm a new follower. Here is my FFF at my blog, Nala's Book Corner!
ooh great way of answering. i like your awards lol
new follower
http://itchingforbooks.blogspot.com/2013/05/feature-and-follow-47.html
LOL I love your list of moms! And you're right, it was very difficult for me to choose one for the same reasons you described here. But I finally settled on one ;) Here’s my FF for the week
Daisy from Paramour Books
New GFC follower.
Hilarious fun list!
New follower via GFC.
Find me here:Sabrina @iheartyafiction
That is a great list. There are a few on there that I haven't heard about, but in general I like the categories you came up with. Thanks for visiting my F&FF. New follower.
LisaILJ @ I’ll Tumble for YA
YES!!! Katy's mom was SOOOOOO clueless!!! Love the list and thanks for stopping by my post!!!
New follower via GFC
I haven't read any of these (I don't think) but I love the idea and you may have just given me some books to read!!
Welcome! Thanks for the follow. Following you back on GFC. AND wonderful answer...clearly she has all the good qualities! My FF
Hey. Thanks for stopping by. So great to see you've mentioned Ashlyn (Fellow LOTUW fan)
Have followed you back :0)
Linsey @ mybooksnthings.com
Great picks! Glad you went with the list and not just "Mrs. Weasley" like so many others :)
Added you to Google+
Toni @ My Book Addiction
Hey! Thanks so much for popping by my blog and following!
I'm following you right back!
Hey! I love that you included awards! Such a great system especially since as you said in YA few moms qualify for Best Mother Award :D Following you back (:
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. I'm now following you back through Bloglovin
I love your post, hilarious! I like the twist you put on it.
Thanks for dropping by my blog. I'm going to the midnight premier as well. So excited!
Lol I love the list! And I agree Calvin's mom is certain to keep calm..
Thanks for stopping by! Follwoing via GFC!
I love that you broke it down my types of moms. I haven't read all those books, but some of them are on my TBR list.
Thanks for stopping by my FF! Followed you back via GFC :)
~Andrea @ Beauty but a Funny Girl
Great list! Love the Calvin and Hobbs reference. New Follower : )
Oh God, Calvin's mum! I feel so sorry for her XD But she is one of the sassiest mothers I've ever read as well, so good choice! Thanks for stopping by, sorry for my late return visit! I hope you had a great weekend, I'm following back!
Juli @ Universe in Words
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and leaving such a great comment!
I really like your blog too, and your answer!
I'm your newest follower!
J.B. :)
http://jbkantt.blogspot.com/
Hi! Thanks for the visit and the follow. I'm following you back!
I like your awards. I hereby award the Steel Magnolia award to Meg's mom, Mrs Langslow. (Go to my F&F for the details, at http://janereads2.blogspot.com/2013/05/feature-and-follow-blog-hop-part-2_12.html
Jane
Haven't tried one of these yet. Maybe this Friday. I'm new and I'm a little bit nervous about messing it up. Good luck grabbing some new followers!
Laura
www.thebooknerd2013.blogspot.com
Thank you for the comment that you left on my blog! I am following you now. If you are interested here is my link:
http://beautifulchaptersblog.blogspot.com/
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