Top Ten Tuesday: Friendships in Books

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Not all of the characters in this post are human, but all of them are excellent examples of how meaningful friendships can be throughout someone’s life.

I asked a few of the other bloggers here for help coming up with ideas this week since the topic was a bit of a tricky one. Thank you to Cholla and Marianne for your assistance. It was greatly appreciated.

1. JD Robb’s “In Death” series.

Dallas has a few really amazing friends (Mavis, Peabody, etc) who really serve to balance and support her and the stories.  One of the reasons I follow the series is for the interpersonal relationships the author has created.  – Marianne

2. James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club series

There are also a lot of police procedurals with that kind of relationship as well.  Lindsay Boxer the ME, Claire, from James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club series – Cholla

3. Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie

The friendship between Morrie and Mitch was a beautiful thing. They only had a few short months together to reconnect after losing touch for many years, but in that time they made a lifetime’s worth of memories. I also like the idea of learning from the wisdom of older generations. Some senior citizens have a lot of fantastic advice to pass down to younger people.

4. Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty

This is one of those stories that has somehow only grown better over time, and it’s not something that will only appeal to kids. Anyone who cares about animal welfare or horses should read it. Black Beauty went through a lot of difficult experiences as a young horse, but his relationships with the kind humans he met made a permanent difference in his life.

5. Judy Blume’s Summer Sisters

I’m in awe of people who still maintain close relationships with their childhood friends long into adulthood. Two people might have a lot in common when they’re six or ten, but it sure seems to be rare for them to share the same interests and values decades later.

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6. W. Bruce Cameron’s A Dog’s Purpose

Fair warning: this one’s a tearjerker. The main character was a smart, if also a little goofy, dog who was attempting to understand human culture and protect the man he loved. There were so many scenes that made me laugh until I cried, and even more than simply brought a tear to my eye for sentimental reasons.

7. Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers

What better way is there to spend time with friends than to run around having adventures? If such a thing exists, I can’t imagine what it would be.

8. N.H. Kleinbaum’s Dead Poets Society

When I was first exposed to this story, I was envious of people who came from very wealthy families. I was young enough then that I couldn’t imagine how growing up with all of that wealth and prestige could possible have a negative side, so it came as a surprise to me to meet characters whose parents were so busy making money that they didn’t bother to get to know their children at all.

Honestly, some of these characters had no one in the world to rely on other than the friends they made at boarding school. That was eye-opening, and it made for a compelling plot once one of the friends became dangerously depressed.

9. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Oh, how I wish we knew the names of the people who came up with this legend !  It’s a story I’ve loved since the very first time I heard it. The friendships between King Arthur and all of the knights who served him were filled with so many different emotions: loyalty, betrayal, joy, and pain. Their relationships felt so real to me that I like to imagine something similar to the original plot really did happen at various times and places in history.

10. Bill Watterson’s The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

Raise your hand if you loved reading this comic strip! I was so disappointed when it ended. The relationship between Calvin and his stuff tiger was complex, sometimes hysterically funny, and always touching.

I still hope that we’ll get an update on these characters’ lives someday. It would be nice to think that Calvin and Hobbes still go on adventures sometimes.

Comments

  1. Oh my gosh, Dead Poet’s Society! Granted I am thinking about the movie, but still 🙂

  2. So many books here that I’ve been wanting to read, like Tuesdays with Morrie. And The Three Musketeers was my jam when I was younger. So much fun.

  3. I love your choices! Most of them are classics! Calvin and Hobbes are my favorite! 😀

  4. Great list! This is the second list I’ve been The Three Musketeers on this week, which is a sign I need to cross it off my TBR.

  5. Dead Poets Society and The Three Musketeers are my favorite <3

  6. Great list! I especially like 2 & 8.

  7. Great list! Loved looking at your selections.

  8. Great list and I don’t think I’ve seen any of these friendships on any of the other lists! Very cool!

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  9. Great choices! The Three Musketeers is on my list too. I forgot about Black Beauty but I’ve always loved that book 🙂

  10. Black Beauty is a great pick! I loved that book when I was a kid.

  11. Ooh Dead Poets Society! Good one. And Calivin & Hobbes too- love them!

    I also really like your King Arthur and the Round Table pick. 🙂

  12. Great list…I should’ve added Black Beauty in my list too…And In Death Series is on my 2019 TBR and hopefully I get to own all the books in the series by January.. I’m excited to see the friendships you mentioned. 🙂 🙂

  13. That’s a lot of classics on this list, hah! Something I don’t usually read, but I am interested in reading Black Beauty one day. Hopefully. 🙂

  14. So many classics! I hope to read Black Beauty and The Three Musketeers someday!

  15. I really should see if I can get my hands on Black Beauty. I remember loving that one as a kid. Great list!

  16. Oh Mavis, yes! I’ve only read the first 4 books so far but I do love the relationships in these books.

  17. Ooooh, great list! I actually just added the In Death series to my TBR a little while ago and now I’m looking forward to it even more after seeing you mention it here. 🙂

  18. Aw, I love that you add the Musketeers! They’re another solid fictional friendship who always get up to some crazy mischief.

    Thanks so much for the Finding Wonderland visit. 🙂

  19. Oh my gosh. The In Death series. Yes, amazing friendships in that one. One of the things I love most about that series 🙂

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