Because you like Charlie Bucket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Ex-adviser to the king and most powerful sorceress, Yennefer is determined to be even stronger to attain her freedom in a war-torn world. See them in The Witcher.

People make more sense to the hyper-logical Temperance Brennan after they're dead. See them in Bones.

A few millennia in the mortal realm have caused DEATH to be quite enamored of life. See them in Discworld.

Alyssa Foley is a blunt and crass teenage runaway. See them in The End of the F World.

An aristocrat-turned-tomb-raider, Lara Croft does her best thinking while plunging off cliffs. See them in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

Jessica Davis is the girl that guys like to like. See them in Thirteen Reasons Why .

Adored, honored, and, most of all, feared, Miranda Priestly has the fashion industry in the palm of her hand. See them in The Devil Wears Prada.

Don't mess with Mickey Milkovich unless you want to see the wrong side of one of his many guns. See them in Shameless.

A deadbeat dad and small-time con-artist, Frank Gallagher gives nothing and yet expects everything. See them in Shameless.

A plucky 13-year-old with a flair for the dramatic, Kiki is a witch in training. See them in Kiki's Delivery Service.

Stuck on a lifeboat with zoo animals without food and fresh water, Pi Patel uses his intelligence to face the greatest test of all: survival. See them in Life of Pi.

A sadistic sociopath, Lil Z is helping make the City of God slum a Hell on Earth. See them in City of God.