Because you like Christopher John Francis Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Romantic, impulsive, and captivated by the joys of life, Natasha Rostova is on the messy path of growing up. See them in War and Peace.

As Marlena Rosenbluth is finding out, confidence in the limelight doesn't always translate to power at home. See them in Water for Elephants.

Catherine Linton was once spontaneous and rowdy but ever since marrying the wealthy Edgar, she has morphed into a boiling pot of emotional outbursts. See them in Wuthering Heights.

Miss Havisham is the creepiest old rich lady in town. See them in Great Expectations.

Kathy is a natural caretaker who strives to find hope in even the darkest of times. See them in Never Let Me Go.

Lyra Belacqua is prone to getting in trouble, but she's also clever enough to get out of it. Most of the time. See them in The Golden Compass.

Despite the undeniably awful turn her life has taken, Rachel handles herself with remarkable grace. See them in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl .

Celie Johnson says she's poor, black, and may even be ugly. But dear God she's here. See them in The Color Purple.

There must be quite a lot of fellows who haven't got anybody to bring them tea in the morning. Bertie Wooster is lucky to have his valet, Jeeves. See them in Jeeves and Wooster.

Although she's only six, Hushpuppy is a tough girl ready to stand up to terrifying, pre-historic beasts after the storm. See them in Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Romantic, tortured, and at times cruel, Heathcliff is an intense man. See them in Wuthering Heights.