I’m taking this week’s #FaveFiveFriday challenge, an initiative of Buzz Magazine. The topic for the week is Favorite Five Book Siblings.
I love reading. It’s so wonderful to slip into the world that a book creates, and just get lost there. The topic today at FaveFiveFriday, an initiative of Buzz Magazine, was my favorite five Book Siblings. So here goes my list.
My Favorite Book Siblings
1. The Kirrin siblings, from The Famous Five by Enid Blyton
Enid Blyton was, and still is, one of my favorite authors of all time. She has brought to the literary world some wonderful characters, and yes, some wonderful book siblings as well. I remember reading the Famous Five series when I was in school. I would take two books from the neighborhood library, and read them over the week. The siblings in this book are the Kirrin siblings – Julian, Anne and Dick – and their cousin George (Georgina). The adventures they have are really wonderful to read, and they continue to be one of my comfort reads even today. My favorite of the siblings is Anne.
2. The Daykin siblings and the Hilton Siblings, from The Five Find-Outers, by Enid Blyton
If a series from Enid Blyton trumps the Famous Five series, it has to be The Five Find-Outers. It has two brother-sister pairs and the adventures feel more enjoyable for some reason. It also had more memorable secondary characters like Goon, Ern and the Inspector. The first of the sibling pairs is the Hiltons – Pip and Bets. I love little Bets. She is underestimated by the others, but she contributes at important points in the mystery. The second of the sibling pairs is the Daykins – Larry and Daisy. The two of them do feature a lot, but I feel Bets and Fatty (the fifth of the five) are the more known characters!
3. Jon Snow and Arya Stark, from A Song of Ice and Fire by George R R Martin
Half-siblings, you could say, but I think the chemistry between the two of them is one of the best I’ve seen in literary siblings. Jon is not a Stark. So while the other Starks (except for Sansa) do bond well with him, he’s cast aside in general Stark business, especially by Catelyn. Arya Stark is the tomboy, understood well mostly by Jon, while the others try to push her toward more “ladylike” ventures. The scene where Jon gives Arya her sword is really wonderful. It’s one of the scenes that is better in the book than in the TV series too. Just amazing!
4. The Weasleys, from the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
I’ve done a whole month worth of Harry Potter posts once. The Weasleys make a lot of difference to the life of Harry Potter. They become the family he has missed in his childhood. Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny each add to the series well. Bill offers refuge at Shell Cottage when they flee there from Malfoy Manor, Fred and George are fun throughout, Ron is the third of the main trio, and Ginny of course, marries Harry at the end of the series. Fred and George are my favorite of the Weasley siblings. They are my favorite, not just because they are fun characters, but also because of how they support Harry during school with the DA. The fireworks in the fifth book are memorable too!
5. Anjana and Akhil, from The Color of Healing
I have been in two short story anthologies. My first published story is The Color of Healing. It is the story of two siblings Anjana and Akhil. I have a fondness for stories portraying the brother sister relationship. So it was an easy choice to make when I was writing for the contest. It remains the favorite of my short stories because it won, because of the siblings, and because it came in a flow without much thought. Even some of my friends and family have appreciated that story a lot.
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(© Vinay Leo R. @ I Rhyme Without Reason,
25th August, 2017)
Vinay Leo R.
Poetry & writing are to me, a breath of fresh air in a life that is sometimes covered by the smoke of sorrow or self doubt. They also become the sweets I share to celebrate when life offers me a reason to. But most of all, they are to me, my life. For each word I write is a piece of my heart, a thought that just had to find its way into the world.
Enjoyed the sibling love. I’ve known and loved them all except Anjana and Akhil. Must get to them soon.
The story is part of the anthology Shades of Life, edited by Saravana Kumar Murugan. 🙂 It is available on Kindle Unlimited, Tulika. I hope you read it and love it too. 😀
I had an idea that you would know the others in the post for sure, even before I read your comment! 😉
I have not read the five findOuters !
Adding to TBR 🙂
But you’ve read Anjali and Akhil? 😮 Bataya bhi nahi, Prats! How was it? 😀
Hi Leo da. Thank you for taking part in Fave Five Friday 🙂 I really like your list. Anne used to be my favourite sibling from the Famous Five series as well. I am looking forward to your next Friday post. 😀
Anie loves Anne too? Not surprising. 😉 Glad to have written for your initiative, bon. I wait for your next visit to my little blog too!
Never knew about your Book Vinay. Thanks for sharing this. #MyFriendAlexa #BioscopeReads
It’s more like my story in a book, Upasna. 🙂 Thanks.
I love the relationship John & Aarya share a lot too. Although my favorite siblings from books have to be the Lannister Trio. The kind of dynamics they share in their relationship & Family – it’s great stuff to read.
I like Tyrion, but am not too fond of the characters of Cersei or Jaime. 🙂 Thanks, Shalu.
I have covered 3&4 from the list .. May be 3 is covered by half of the world already 🙂
Oh. 4 is covered by more than half the world already, I suppose. 😀 Thanks, Chandresh.
These are some memorable characters that you have mentioned here. I too love Fred and George from the Weasleys.
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I think they’re one of my favorite literary siblings for sure. 🙂 Thank you, Neha. 😀
I am a sucker for sibling bonds in fact a post I wrote about my bind with my brother won me the First Blogging award. Love the Weasley sibling bond the most!
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🙂 I share a wonderful sibling bond with my sister too, Akshata, so I can understand that. 😀 Thank you. Even I love the Weasleys a lot in literary siblings!
I haven’t read any book ? on sibling love. The list you have suggested is really great. Last one sounds more interesting to me. So would love to add this book in my own library of books. #minsreads# myfriendalexa
Hmmm. None of these books are on “sibling love” in particular, but these siblings make an impact on the reader, I feel. 🙂 Thank you, Minakshi. I hope you enjoy reading the story.
interesting post! a FRESH perspective on books, that too my personal fav enid blyton
Thank you, Priyanka. 🙂