Middlemarch Madness III: Round Four

Post author By [E] Hillary
Post date Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
13 Comments on Middlemarch Madness III: Round Four

Today the Elite Eight will get narrowed down to the Final Four. The winner of each division will be ineligible to compete in future brackets, so choose wisely!

YA Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Dystopia

*Seed #4 Lyra Belacqua, His Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip Pullman v. seed #3 Meg Murry, A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle

[myo_poll poll = 114713 “box” perc = “yes”]

YA Literary Fiction

*Seed #1 Pippi Longstocking, Pippi Longstocking series, by Astrid Lindgren v. seed #2 Harriet, Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh

[myo_poll poll = 114717 “box” perc = “yes”]

Adult Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Dystopia

*Seed #5 Morgaine, The Mists of Avalon, by Marion Bradley Zimmer v. seed #2 Daenerys Targaryen, A Song of Ice and Fire series, by George R. R. Martin

[myo_poll poll = 114718 “box” perc = “yes”]

Adult Literary Fiction

*Seed #5 Miss Marple, assorted works, by Agatha Christie v. seed #2 Beatrice, Much Ado about Nothing, by William Shakespeare

[myo_poll poll = 114719 “box” perc = “yes”]

Tags Beatrice, Daenerys Tagaryen, harriet the spy, Lyra Belacqua, Meg Murry, Middlemarch Madness, middlemarch madness elite eight, Miss Marple, morgaine, Pippi Longstocking

By [E] Hillary

Hillary is a giant nerd and former Mathlete. She once read large swaths of "Why Evolution is True" and a geology book aloud to her infant daughter, in the hopes of a) instilling a love of science in her from a very young age and b) boring her to sleep. After escaping the wilds of Waco, Texas and spending the next decade in NYC, she currently lives in upstate New York, where she misses being able to get decent pizza and Chinese takeout delivered to her house. She lost on Jeopardy.

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13 replies on “Middlemarch Madness III: Round Four”

The poll is closed, no more votes will be counted!

This one is gonna be a nail-biter. They’re all so close!

Team Lyra and Beatrice or GTFO.

Here’s the updated bracket: Middlemarch Madness III

Meg vs. Lyra is seriously a horrible decision because they’re both awesome. However,

I had the exact same reaction. Meg, I love and adore you. You are in my top three. But…TEAM LYRA!

I’m still sad that Offred is out.

With all due respect to Meg fans, TEAM LYRA OR GTFO!

I’m actually seriously disappointed with how these are looking right now, because ALL of my current favorites (Lyra, Pippi, Dany, and Beatrice) are falling behind. But I would be okay (after a mourning period) with losing the other three if Lyra could win it all. She cheats and lies and fights and makes friends with armored bears and makes massive, heartbreaking sacrifices all because it’s the right thing to do and she’s going to save all the worlds. All the worlds folks. Go Lyra!

YOU ARE BREAKING MY HEART WITH THIS MEG MURRAY/LYRA BELACQUA MATCHUP. They were my two favorite characters growing up. I don’t think I can vote. (I also don’t give two flips about the other matchups which is odd. I’ve read GoT and MoA but really didn’t enjoy them very much. Too long and unwieldy and in need of editing.)

Pippi Pippi Pippi! For all the gingers out there (we’re a dying breed). Her father is a pirate! She can lift a horse!

Team Pippi!

I did go for my ginger sister and it really was the deciding factor.

Miss Marple vs. Beatrice? YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART HERE.

My thoughts exactly.