A much better list than expected. I was about to protest that they missed T.S. Garp (John Irving’s “World According to Garp”) but noticed that he was listed at #64.
Given that Stephen Maturin was listed, it’s only fair that Jack Aubrey also be listed.
Finally for those of us who enjoy detective novels, I was encouraged that Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe were included. But where’s Spenser, Harry Bosch and John Rebus?
As a fan of Spade and Marlowe I’m not sure I could say much about how they differ. Given a college essay question “Spade and Marlowe: Compare and Contrast” - I think I’d have to leave the page blank LOL.
Travis McGee was at least as popular as Spencer and more popular than the other two. I but every Harry Bosch novel as it is released, but he is no Travis McGee.
“Finally for those of us who enjoy detective novels...”
No Travis McGee though...
Animal characters - "Black Beauty," Freddy the Pig series.
I have lately read a number of books I have enjoyed but none of the protagonists were particularly memorable.