The only other hero I count as filling that emotional niche, as you say, is Ramses Emerson. And he's not a prototype, by any means, or unique. He just hits my emotional buttons in a similar way. I'd give my eyeteeth for more heroes like Miles or Ramses. Which is why when people who like either one say, oh, this hero is like one or the other of them, I leap on it and am usually disappointed in the recommendation [sigh].
This has been going on for quite some time for me -- I used to belong to a librarians' listserv called Fiction-L (http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html) which specializes in readers' advisory, librarian-speak for helping people find good books to read (as opposed to reference, helping them find the answers to their questions). They do a lot of what they call "readalike" lists, an "if you like that, you'll like this" sort of thing. The only time I've ever seen them stumped is when they've been asked for readalikes for the Vorkosigan series. AAMOF, when the question was posed, Diana Tixier Herald, who is one of the gurus of readers' advisory, said, point blank, there is no one like Miles. Which frustrated me no end [g].
She did redeem herself, though, by describing Miles, in her book Genreflecting, as the sexiest, most charismatic man in this or any galaxy -- under five feet tall. So I suppose that's something...
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Date: 2007-11-09 03:19 am (UTC)This has been going on for quite some time for me -- I used to belong to a librarians' listserv called Fiction-L (http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html) which specializes in readers' advisory, librarian-speak for helping people find good books to read (as opposed to reference, helping them find the answers to their questions). They do a lot of what they call "readalike" lists, an "if you like that, you'll like this" sort of thing. The only time I've ever seen them stumped is when they've been asked for readalikes for the Vorkosigan series. AAMOF, when the question was posed, Diana Tixier Herald, who is one of the gurus of readers' advisory, said, point blank, there is no one like Miles. Which frustrated me no end [g].
She did redeem herself, though, by describing Miles, in her book Genreflecting, as the sexiest, most charismatic man in this or any galaxy -- under five feet tall. So I suppose that's something...