a realization

[coraa]

One of the things that keeps me reading Diane Duane's Young Wizard books, even though the quality varies some after the (excellent) first couple, is my profound hunger for books featuring protagonists who are responsible and kind.

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[clairebaxter.livejournal.com]

Mercedes Lackey does this with a number of her characters. Note that I do not mention quality of writing.

I also notice this sort of thing in t.v. that I watch, in particular how The Closer does such a fabulous job of doing things by the books (or the characters getting in serious trouble for not), that all other cop shows look bad in comparison.