Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is about novels that are character driven. Although there are many great characters in books and many that I love, here are a few novels that stand out for their memorable characters that drive the plots forward. They are in no particular order.
1. ![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PEYX9GRcUAs/UgI7rxEph5I/AAAAAAAAANM/NizSpl26rAo/s1600/925007737-2887690-2_s.jpg) |
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley |
2. ![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DKAA7cOJ1A0/Uhn3VMfLvcI/AAAAAAAAARo/pQBWjrfzJdk/s1600/th.jpg) |
TransAtlantic by Colum McCann |
3. ![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MTruOvP6IpA/UlR448jp-1I/AAAAAAAAAXA/bmgc9tlKs6o/s1600/15783514.jpg) |
The Ocean at The End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman |
4. ![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NoBtbRqPowI/UnRAJoAG_uI/AAAAAAAAAaU/ykxtE66tVkM/s1600/15815363.jpg) |
The Movement of Stars by Amy Brill |
5. ![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9dYigbn3uf0/Uv_PoUBlOnI/AAAAAAAAAos/J7prFzSnqGY/s1600/download%2B%281%29.jpg) |
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris |
6. ![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q3g1lVSOK_g/U0U-Lw7oh6I/AAAAAAAAAsc/wCttNDP-VUc/s1600/7320740.jpg) |
Mermaid by Carolyn Turgeon |
7. ![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--1CgWyakPVU/U43LntvzXSI/AAAAAAAAA1o/lbJklpyYbMk/s1600/9780345516114_custom-9ef413845c4c26efef5e92d750ac2ce161999a0e-s6-c30.jpg) |
Juliet by Anne Fortier |
8. ![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4hOmhEKKqpc/UcmOykcm8-I/AAAAAAAAAKA/ytqpQpZXxIU/s1600/th%2B%281%29.jpg) |
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker |
9. ![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t6lri_79gPs/Uk3s-1KDE9I/AAAAAAAAAVc/dfwWMM1EkSA/s1600/16158600.jpg) |
The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell |
10. ![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lz2YZ0AEhKs/U5BQU5evNLI/AAAAAAAAA3s/rqk_dXUJO_4/s1600/to_kill_a_mocking_bird.jpg) |
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee |
breathesbooks.com
October 7, 2014 - 9:03 pm ·Ooh, I've got Juliet (Anne Fortier) to read too; I've had it for ages. I'm gonna guess you liked it?
My TTT.
Megan Easley-Walsh
October 7, 2014 - 9:29 pm ·It was great! A very full novel- all the elements combined together that are rarely present in a single work.