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I originally wanted to name this top ten the top ten female characters I'd like to bitch slap...but I didn't want to offend anyone. But,I'm going to go with it for my post,and in a few weeks when we tackle our ten biggest jerks in literature..I'm going to, either on my personal blog or here, refer to them as the top ten guys I'd like to ninja kick in the balls.:P
1. Caroline Bingley from Pride and Prejudice
-- I could pretty much just end this Top Ten Tuesday with this one right here! Ugh, I'd love to slap this snotty, meddling little wench to Mars. I mean, she truly is just one bitchy character. Queen bee of all the mean girls. Always dogging Elizabeth all the time! PSH.2. Nellie from Little House on the Prairie
-- These were my favorite books as a child and as a young child I felt the urge to slap this girl. Such an annoying rich brat that felt the need to be a big bully all the time!3. Amanda from Anna and the French Kiss
-- UGH. I hate this girl. That scene in the bathroom made me want to punt her off the Eiffel Tower. Just leave Anna alone...because she freaking rocks!! 4. All the snotty 12 year olds in The Clique
--- You are 12. Get over yourselves ladies. Nothing more slappable than unbearably vapid children trying to be women.5. Sam from Before I Fall
-- I just started this one recently and I freaking want to punch her. I haaaate girls like this. However, I'm hoping (and I might have heard rumors) that she redeems herself in the end? Please?6. Blair from Gossip Girl
-- Seriously, I kinda love her...but she really is a mean girl. The show is more fresh in my mind but she's done some crazy bitchy things. She does redeem herself in a lot of ways but you can't deny her a place on the mean girl list.7. Regina from Some Girls Are
-- Total bitch....yet I found myself feeling sorry for her?!Ok...so I'm a little short of 10...but I've been feeling ill so I hope you all can forgive me for not wanting to think anymore! :P
So you are some of the biggest bitches/mean girls you've encountered in books?
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I loved this topic!
ReplyDeleteI don't know many of the characters on your list but from the sound of it I've seen their kind and would have to agree!
Great post! I completely agree with the ones I have read. Although, Sam in Before I Fall DOES redeem herself! Promise! So, I don't hate her too much. I just remember the good times. ;)
ReplyDeleteI LOVED your number 4. Seriously, there is nothing that annoys me quite as much as a bratty, vain, "cool" 12 year-old who think she is 25. It drives me crazy!
ReplyDeleteI would also have to add Bella Swan circa New Moon. Her empty months where all she did was scream from the Edward-shaped hole inside? Made me want to slap her out of it. And I know it's a little mean, but I would also add Lydia from P&P to the list. I honestly think she may be TSTL (too stupid to live) flouncing around and getting into inappropriate situations... Gah
Apparently, I am a violent reader.
Caroline Bingley really is the ultimate nasty, jealous mean girl, lol. She was my #1 too. And I also had Sam from Before I Fall, I just could not like her or her friends at all. Even at the end.
ReplyDeleteYep, Caroline Bingley is going to show up on a lot of lists! This is such a fun topic.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great topic. I had quite a bit of fun with it.
ReplyDeleteOff the top of my head I can come up with six or so....
ReplyDelete6. Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose - To Kill a Mockingbird: Scout tells you right out the women is just "plain hell"
5. Melanie - GWTW: Granted not a classic mean girl but she played the victim to the extreme and earned the title in her own way.
4. Daisy Buchanan - Great Gasby: Shallow self centered all about the money etc...
3. Lady Brett - The Sun Also Rises: She had what three men trailing after her when she finally ran off with the bull fighter.
2. Countess Ellen Olenska - Age of Innocence: Another swoop in, damage everything and everyone then leave town type.
1. And last but not least there is of course the original mean girl (If you don't count Lady McBeth I guess) Marquise de Merteuil - From Les Liaisons Dangereuses: You've gotta give props to the original mean girl which all others are forever modeled after. This tale even reported scandalized/entertained Marie Antoinette
Ha! Yes Nellie. Everyone loved to hate her.
ReplyDeleteHere are mine . . .
http://desktopretreat.blogspot.com/2011/04/top-ten-despicable-women.html
I found this week's topic quite tricky - I expect it's much easier if you're into YA!
ReplyDeleteWish I had thought to add Caroline Bingley to my list. She truly is loathsome.
ReplyDeleteLove Nellie!
Yes, Caroline Bingley definitely needed an attitude adjustment!
ReplyDeleteI'm seeing some of the same characters appear on everyone's lists! Great list! :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteI thought of Nellie (Little House...), or actually, TV Tropes thought of Nellie, but I didn't think her machinations were quite epic enough.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I modified my criteria a bit, since I read very little YA...
Top Ten Mean Girls (actually around 4-5 Mean Girls and 3 Magnificent Bitches)
I almost went with Caroline Bingley, but decided on Kitty Bennet instead. I thought one character from P & P was enough.
ReplyDeleteThis was a super hard topic and I pretty much failed at it but Caroline Bingley def made my list too. She's so awful and perfect for this topic
ReplyDeleteCaroline Bingley is a good one! How are her and Mr. Bingley even related??? He's so sweet, and she's such an ice-cold bi-otch.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this topic, and I included Nellie and Caroline Bingley too!
ReplyDeleteI agree completely about Nellie. When I was little I'd get so upset while watching Little House on the Prairie my mom would make me stop.
ReplyDeleteI didn't find the book version as despicable
Awesome list!!! Here's mine :0)
ReplyDelete(PS thanks for hosting this meme, it's one of my favorites!)
http://www.memyshelfandi.com/2011/04/top-ten-tuesday-4.html
Amber @Me, My Shelf and I
Oh man, I cannot think of ten characters!!!
ReplyDeleteYes! Amanda. She was such a stupid slutface.
ReplyDeleteI had Amanda on my list too! Grrr. I hate her so. It didn't occur to me to want to push her off the Eiffel Tower, but now that you mention it...
ReplyDeleteLOL! Nellie--she was such a bully.
ReplyDeleteThis one was hard, but fun.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with your list!!!
ReplyDeleteWe did ours Harry Potter style! Harry Potter girls only!
http://ya-sisterhood.blogspot.com/2011/04/top-ten-tuesday-girls-we-love-to-hate.html
Thanks for hosting!!!
I felt the same way about Sam but she does slowly change.
ReplyDeleteLove this list! I'm working on creating my own list so that I can participate, as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks--Miss GOP
I had to add a character from a book I hadn't read to make mine up to 10! Though I hadn't thought of Caroline Bingley, she's a good choice.
ReplyDeleteUm, wow did you see last night's GG? I mean, really. Because, from where I stand Blair had every right to put S in her place, since she was the one getting on her hypocritical high horse. Serena's just as bad as Blair, at times, I want to punch her more. lol.
ReplyDeleteThanks for including Nellie! I totally forgot about her.
ReplyDeleteHere's my list: http://wp.me/pzUn5-nh
This was a fun topic! I completely agree with Amanda from Anna and the French Kiss. She made my list too.
ReplyDeleteI could do an entire list just from Jane Austen's novels! How about BOTH of Anne Elliot's sisters in Persuasion; Isabella Thorpe from Northanger Abbey; Fanny Dashwood from Sense & Sensibility; Fanny's cousins Julia & Maria in Mansfield Park. . . have I forgotten anyone? Oh, of course, Mrs. Elton in Emma.
ReplyDeleteAnd Lady Susan in a class by herself. That is all.
Great list. I forgot about Caroline Bingley. Feel better!
ReplyDeleteLinked!
ReplyDeleteThis was a really great topic!
Linked!
ReplyDeleteThis was a really great topic!
Oooh. All your choices are excellent! And I did find myself feeling bad for Regina also... ;)
ReplyDeleteI so agree with Caroline! She's my number 2 xD
ReplyDeleteFun one to do!
ReplyDeletesoulunsung -- I'm behind on GG so I haven't seen the newest episodes. I'm only on the second season :P
ReplyDeleteOh, great list! I started getting all worked up just reading it. I just HATE mean girls!
ReplyDeleteSo with you on Caroline Bingley! And Sam does improve eventually, but she definitely frustrated me at the beginning of Before I Fall.
ReplyDeleteHello, hello! This meme looks like fun and I'm not sure if I'll participate today, but I just started following your blog and I definitely plan on doing this in the near future! :) Please stop by my blog to follow me back when you have some time. Thanks!
ReplyDelete-Sandra from http://sandrathenookworm.blogspot.com
I loved this topic! I've been looking forward to it since you tweeted about it the other week. :)
ReplyDeleteAryelle @ ReadingwiththeFishes
There are going to be a lot of Austen ladies on this list! Good question this week, looking forward to turning the tables on the guys soon enough :)
ReplyDeleteLoved this Top Ten post! Fantastic topic. There are so many characters I love to hate! :D
ReplyDeleteGreat picks!
ReplyDeleteI love this! Thank you for offering something fun to do, and add to our blogs!
ReplyDeleteI love this! I saw it on another girls blog I follow and had to participate! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteSam does redeem herself. But seriously, I hated her in the beginning too. I wanted to put down the book and never go back! But by the end, I was really glad I read it.
ReplyDeleteFirst, great compilation! I love the variety in this list. :)
ReplyDeleteSecond, I accidentally posted my link twice, once with the URL as the name. *rolls eyes*