tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727653.post4426338107378065730..comments2023-10-27T00:42:05.512+13:00Comments on Books and Writing: Unlikeable Main CharactersSherrylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405534589743973581noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727653.post-90143756221714695002012-10-03T10:45:13.318+13:002012-10-03T10:45:13.318+13:00Yes, someone once said it's not that you have ...Yes, someone once said it's not that you have to like them, but some kind of empathy is necessary to keep reading.<br />I've finished the book - only because now I've written this review, I felt obliged to! I guessed nearly every twist (which was depressing) and the so-called punch ending left me thinking "so what".<br />Guess it's just not a book for me.Sherrylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405534589743973581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727653.post-22916462310219524752012-10-03T03:50:38.225+13:002012-10-03T03:50:38.225+13:00I have not read the book, so I cannot comment on t...I have not read the book, so I cannot comment on that...But if I do not like a book, I will not "struggle" with it, I just stop reading and find something that really grabs me. I just have to find something in a character that you can "like", even a little bit!paul's pen n painthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17612373823504124531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727653.post-77982275733862118102012-10-02T04:06:07.451+13:002012-10-02T04:06:07.451+13:00I have NOT read the book you are reviewing, so thi...I have NOT read the book you are reviewing, so this comment is just in general about unlikeable POV characters. I have exactly the same reaction. If I don't find something admirable about the character, I don't care about what happens to them. And if I don't care, where's the page-turning tension in that? It's gone for me. And if I actively dislike them, I find myself irritated. Don't need it!Kristi Hollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480214912307187314noreply@blogger.com