tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post6110367451796042599..comments2024-03-29T05:05:13.961-04:00Comments on YA Authors You've Never Heard Of: Villains...characters we love to hate.Christine Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05657651210128892443noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-12370350273311670472012-09-13T13:18:16.522-04:002012-09-13T13:18:16.522-04:00I read a lot of mysteries and therefore I read abo...I read a lot of mysteries and therefore I read about a lot of villains, but most of them are contained in one book. But there is one particular villain from the world of mysteries who is probably grand-daddy to a lot of evil and nasty characters running around the literary world: Professor Moriarty. I am a big fan of Sherlock Holmes, from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's amazing creation to all the new versions including both Robert Downey, Jr's in the movie franchise, and Benedict Cumberbatch in the updated BBC version. Professor Moriarty is so evil, so nasty, so positively wicked that I can't wait for him to be destroyed by Sherlock Holmes, whatever the version. He is also a villain without a back story, but boy he works.<br /><br />And then there's always Darth Vader.Ophelia Julienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09424224315791620172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874501477620914375.post-34681837255145716492012-09-11T16:24:58.750-04:002012-09-11T16:24:58.750-04:00I agree that we need to know why a villain does wh...I agree that we need to know why a villain does what he/she does. What caused them to turn to the dark side? Do they have any good points? I just finished reading Cold Kiss, a great story, and it doesn't really have a villain as another person. In my opinion, the main character's powers and how she uses (or misuses) them for selfish reasons are the villain. If anyone else has read this book, what do you think? Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.com