Growing up, I had two fictional heroes, Matilda Wormwood and Rory Gilmore. These were powerful girls who loved to read, and helped me to realise that loving to read was not lame, and that being a nerd was a way of life. This is a tumblr for fictional characters reading books. Please don’t hesitate to submit examples, or to ask me a question via the ask function! Enjoy!Tumblr (3.0; @fictionalcharactersreadingbooks)http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/<p>As do I! My favourites are Matilda Wormwood, Rory Gilmore and Lisa Simpson, strong female bookworms all!</p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50673113990http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50673113990Fri, 17 May 2013 21:34:47 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9747ffeaac545e81c42d6c4e2f598827/tumblr_mmwx71WTRB1r1vggvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Marge Simpson of <em>The Simpsons</em> reading <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kiss-Girls-James-Patterson/dp/0006493157/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368743293&sr=1-1&keywords=kiss+the+girls" title="Kiss The Girls by James Patterson" target="_blank"><strong>Kiss The Girls</strong> by James Patterson</a></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50606302172http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50606302172Thu, 16 May 2013 23:30:37 +0100Marge Simpsonthe simpsonsKiss The GirlsJames Patterson<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3875b93ea5462f4d9e80b47e06411101/tumblr_mmwf9dDTia1r1vggvo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/61ea1d10329a75b7ade6a75521804785/tumblr_mmwf9dDTia1r1vggvo2_r1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Lisa Simpson and Marge Simpson of <em>The Simpsons</em> reading <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Origin-Species-Wordsworth-Classics-Literature/dp/1853267805/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368720082&sr=1-1&keywords=the+origin+of+species" title="The Origin Of Species by Charles Darwin" target="_blank"><strong>The Origin Of Species</strong> by Charles Darwin</a></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50582153826http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50582153826Thu, 16 May 2013 17:03:00 +0100Lisa Simpsonthe simpsonsThe Origin Of SpeciesCharles DarwinMarge Simpson<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/96f320797aea759a370919299b4cfe8a/tumblr_mms9dfGYVG1ql3qwwo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d06f0a6901ac19de0dfe766e48136509/tumblr_mms9dfGYVG1ql3qwwo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yourrottengirl.tumblr.com/post/50411532269/don-and-sylvia-reading-mad-men-2007" target="_blank">yourrottengirl</a>:</p> <p>Sylvia Rosen & Don Draper of <em>Mad Men</em> reading <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Picture-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/0141194448/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368532406&sr=1-1&keywords=the+last+picture+show" title="The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry" target="_blank"><strong>The Last Picture Show</strong> by Larry McMurtry</a></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50414969043http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/50414969043Tue, 14 May 2013 12:55:49 +0100Sylvia RosenDon DraperMad MenThe Last Picture ShowLarry McMurtry<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/913774b3a1dc63b912fdd997e9af474f/tumblr_mmhisoAtve1r1vggvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Bernadette of <em>The Jane Austen Book Club</em> reading <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Northanger-Abbey-Jane-Austen/dp/1479260630/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368024741&sr=1-2&keywords=northanger+abbey" title="Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen" target="_blank">Northanger Abbey</a></strong><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Northanger-Abbey-Jane-Austen/dp/1479260630/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368024741&sr=1-2&keywords=northanger+abbey" title="Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen" target="_blank"> by Jane Austen</a></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/49935642760http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/49935642760Wed, 08 May 2013 15:55:36 +0100BernadetteThe Jane Austen Book ClubNorthanger Abbeyjane austen<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/75ae5b710ee34b4ae0d6fecbe4e047d2/tumblr_mlyubeQop51r1vggvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Prudie & Dean of <em>The Jane Austen Book Club</em> reading <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Persuasion-Jane-Austen/dp/0140623485/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367357250&sr=1-2&keywords=persuasion" title="Persuasion by Jane Austen" target="_blank"><strong>Persuasion</strong></a><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Persuasion-Jane-Austen/dp/0140623485/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367357250&sr=1-2&keywords=persuasion" title="Persuasion by Jane Austen" target="_blank"> by Jane Austen</a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Persuasion-Second-Norton-Critical-Editions/dp/0393911535/ref=la_B000APWOKO_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1367153325&sr=1-11" target="_blank"><br/></a></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/49303443320http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/49303443320Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:28:17 +0100PrudieDeanThe Jane Austen Book Clubpersuasionjane austensubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e49c0595a91154df2c68047653f3f815/tumblr_mm37k3qRy91r1vggvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Betty Draper of <em>Mad Men</em> reading <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Topaz-Leon-Uris/dp/0552080918/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367357136&sr=8-1&keywords=topaz+leon+uris" title="Topaz by Leon Uris" target="_blank">Topaz</a></strong><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Topaz-Leon-Uris/dp/0552080918/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367357136&sr=8-1&keywords=topaz+leon+uris" title="Topaz by Leon Uris" target="_blank"> by Leon Uris</a></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/49303299941http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/49303299941Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:26:27 +0100Betty DraperMad MenTopazLeon Uris<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ov18WZ8W1r2xpibo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://queenofcapaldia.tumblr.com/post/22639435028/peter-with-a-book-aka-the-sexiest-picture-ever" target="_blank">queenofcapaldia</a>:</p> <p>Jim of <em>Aftersun</em> reading <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stalingrad-Antony-Beevor/dp/0141032405/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367269797&sr=1-1&keywords=Stalingrad" title="Stalingrad by Antony Beevor" target="_blank">Stalingrad</a></strong><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stalingrad-Antony-Beevor/dp/0141032405/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367269797&sr=1-1&keywords=Stalingrad" title="Stalingrad by Antony Beevor" target="_blank"> by Antony Beevor</a></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/49203306075http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/49203306075Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:12:17 +0100jimAftersunstalingradAntony Beevor<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2bb8abfee1779e40c5fdd73cd4fcab49/tumblr_mlym9twg3F1r1vggvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Grigg of <em>The Jane Austen Book Club</em> reading <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Left-Hand-Of-Darkness/dp/1857230744/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367145527&sr=8-1&keywords=the+left+hand+of+darkness" title="The Left Hand Of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin" target="_blank"><strong>The Left Hand Of Darkness</strong> by Ursula K. Le Guin</a></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/49081467167http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/49081467167Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:39:52 +0100GriggThe Jane Austen Book ClubThe Left Hand Of DarknessUrsula K. Le Guinsubmission<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/9c82895924a38ffeebed6244579b8991/tumblr_inline_mlv75wCxxr1qm5ldk.png"/><span>Hi, this is the book you’re talking about? I can’t make out the title, but it’s a pretty distinctive cover! Maybe one of my followers can find out for you!</span></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/48927732181http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/48927732181Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:38:06 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2bd42d31379b7c339787f58d74fcb80/tumblr_mlpqdqmODQ1r1vggvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Emerson Hauser of <em>Alcatraz</em> reading<strong> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Metamorphoses-Verse-Translation-Penguin-Classics/dp/014044789X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366759569&sr=8-1&keywords=the+metamorphoses+ovid" title="Metamorphoses by Ovid" target="_blank">Metamorphoses</a></strong><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Metamorphoses-Verse-Translation-Penguin-Classics/dp/014044789X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366759569&sr=8-1&keywords=the+metamorphoses+ovid" title="Metamorphoses by Ovid" target="_blank"> by Ovid</a></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/48729175913http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/48729175913Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:28:29 +0100Emerson HauserAlcatrazMetamorphosesOvidsubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d4acd2efc61b3c7b143aa7b19eda06b3/tumblr_mlphpuyPLU1r1vggvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Maddie Conrad of <em>Nashville</em> reading <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Divergent-Book-1-Veronica-Roth/dp/0007420420/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1366717117&sr=1-1&keywords=divergent" title="Divergent by Veronica Roth" target="_blank"><strong>Divergent</strong> by Veronica Roth</a></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/48687467516http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/48687467516Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:39:30 +0100Maddie ConradNashvilleDivergentVeronica Roth<p>Hi everyone!</p> <p>So, a couple of days ago, Fictional Characters Reading Books passed 1,000 followers! This is a big deal and I just want to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support!</p> <p>If you would like to submit something, be it a picture, a video, a passage from a book, please do so <a href="http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/submit" title="Submit" target="_blank">here</a>. If you would like to ask me a question or send me a comment, you can do so <a href="http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/ask" title="Ask Me Anything" target="_blank">here</a>. I would ask that you check my tags and make sure that whatever you&#8217;re submitting is not already posted!</p> <p>Thanks everyone!</p> <p>Fictionalcharactersreadingbooks (aka Helena)</p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/48204356401http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/48204356401Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:01:43 +01001000 FollowersYAYThank Youasksubmit<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f00c92727874602e622bda262dee1779/tumblr_mkuuitgyP01r1vggvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Peter Griffin as Han Solo of <em>Family Guy</em> reading <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tuesdays-Morrie-young-greatest-lesson/dp/0751529818/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1365287341&sr=1-1&keywords=tuesdays+with+morrie" title="Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom" target="_blank"><strong>Tuesdays With Morrie</strong> by Mitch Albom</a></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/47311748973http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/47311748973Sat, 06 Apr 2013 23:30:29 +0100Peter GriffinHan Solofamily guyTuesdays With MorrieMitch Albom<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f0d1bd529e208037c8c0fa063d80e02c/tumblr_mk9q1rBQjI1r1vggvo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ac8d3c58b3c7fa4a3813082d56c185fc/tumblr_mk9q1rBQjI1r1vggvo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Angel of <em>Buffy The Vampire Slayer</em> reading <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/La-Naus%C3%A9e-Jean-Paul-Sartre/dp/207036805X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364301790&sr=8-1" title="La Nausée by Jean-Paul Sartre" target="_blank"><strong>La Nausée</strong> by Jean-Paul Sartre</a></p> <p>(Thanks, Confetti! Its A Parade! for the suggestion!)<span><br/></span></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/46332868623http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/46332868623Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:44:15 +0000AngelBuffy The Vampire SlayerLa NauséenauseaJean-Paul Sartre<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9f48c5d2e0f4fd69e8a3eab9938c12c9/tumblr_mk6zwwYeXY1r1vggvo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Pat Solitano of <em>Silver Linings Playbook</em> reading <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Farewell-To-Arms-Ernest-Hemingway/dp/0099910101/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364174457&sr=8-1" title="A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway" target="_blank"><strong>A Farewell To Arms</strong> by Ernest Hemingway</a></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/46213872954http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/46213872954Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:24:31 +0000Pat SolitanoSilver Linings PlaybookA Farewell To ArmsErnest Hemingway<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/957ad33344cfd008edaa863728a9162b/tumblr_mk2fwc2Aq31r1vggvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Blaine Anderson of <em>Glee</em> reading <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Phantom-Auditorium-Goosebumps-Classics-Reissues/dp/0545298369/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363961910&sr=8-1" title="Phantom Of The Auditorium by R.L. Stine" target="_blank"><strong>Phantom of the Auditorium</strong> by R.L. Stine</a></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/45991067943http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/45991067943Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:21:48 +0000Blaine AndersonGleePhantom Of The AuditoriumR.L. Stine<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3bf89084f2cba1bba92094b5e94250bd/tumblr_mk0raptHRo1r1vggvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tobias Beecher of <em>Oz</em> reading <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cats-Cradle-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/0141189347/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363883426&sr=1-1" title="Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut" target="_blank"><strong>Cat’s Cradle</strong> by Kurt Vonnegut</a></p> <p>(submitted by <a href="http://20yearsgone" target="_blank">20yearsgone</a>)</p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/45919014535http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/45919014535Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:32:48 +0000Tobias BeecherOzCat's Cradlekurt vonnegut<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/532d109fdbb2c9b31a1112da298b237d/tumblr_mjxeolpbFy1r1vggvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Moltar of <em>Space Ghost Coast To Coast</em> reading <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ulysses-Classics-Wordsworth-James-Joyce/dp/1840226358/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363727169&sr=1-1" title="Ulysses by James Joyce" target="_blank"><strong>Ulysses</strong> by James Joyce</a></p> <p>(submitted by David Vaipan)<span><br/></span></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/45779862820http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/45779862820Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:07:32 +0000MoltarSpace Ghost Coast To Coastulyssesjames joyce<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/13426eb0ce3b9deb4d2742e730813f04/tumblr_mjx4g3h1PH1r1vggvo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>April Ludgate of <em>Parks and Recreation</em> reading <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pride-Prejudice-Clothbound-Classics-Austen/dp/0141040343/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363713872&sr=1-1" title="Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen" target="_blank"><strong>Pride And Prejudice</strong> by Jane Austen</a></p>http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/45764691128http://fictionalcharactersreadingbooks.tumblr.com/post/45764691128Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:26:27 +0000April LudgateParks and Recreationpride and prejudicejane austen