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Curmudgeoness

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22. My first thought was Gatsby,

Mon Apr 7, 2014, 07:48 PM

Apr 2014

but then I started thinking of all the arrogant rich people who populate novels, and I can't say that I liked any of them.

But then you mentioned that you didn't like the heroine in your story, and that took me in a different direction. I almost always hate the heroines in modern novels, especially the mysteries. They are always more like comic book characters who are super heroes with super powers, they are not normal women and they make me crazy. One of the first that comes to mind is the female character in The Da Vinci Code.

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Have you ever come across a fictional protagonist that you just can't stand? [View all] scarletwoman Apr 2014 OP

I've never really warmed up to Elvis Cole and his pal pscot Apr 2014 #1

What book(s) are those from? nt scarletwoman Apr 2014 #2

Cole and Pike are featured in a series by Robert Crais pscot Apr 2014 #5

I've seen the name Lee Child pop up, but I tend to avoid any books categorized as "thrillers". scarletwoman Apr 2014 #8

I have read all of the Child books, as soon as I could get them. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2014 #10

I got handed my first Jack Reacher book a couple of years ago. SheilaT Apr 2014 #19

yep, worked my way thru the Reacher books pretty quickly…. dhill926 Apr 2014 #38

I listened to Persuader and was not impressed. rrneck Apr 2014 #4

That's funny pscot Apr 2014 #7

I love Robert Crais Mz Pip Apr 2014 #36

same here..... dhill926 Apr 2014 #39

Ignatius J. Reilly, but I think that was the idea. nt rrneck Apr 2014 #3

A charater who's unsympathetic on purpose, I get. scarletwoman Apr 2014 #6

I never could cotton to Anna Karenina. Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #9

I started trying to read that book years ago, but never got more than a couple chapters in. scarletwoman Apr 2014 #21

Scarlett O'Hara dixiegrrrrl Apr 2014 #11

I can totally relate. scarletwoman Apr 2014 #18

Oh, yeah. Could not stand Scarlett, although I liked the book. She was a Nay Apr 2014 #31

There have been novels that the character development TexasProgresive Apr 2014 #12

George Martin is NOT old! SheilaT Apr 2014 #20

Sheila, you're not old TexasProgresive Apr 2014 #24

Tonight's event was great because Connie Willis SheilaT Apr 2014 #29

Sheila, Can you recommend one of Ms. Willis' books TexasProgresive Apr 2014 #30

Oh yes! SheilaT Apr 2014 #32

Willis gets about seventy-five thumbs up from me, too. getting old in mke Apr 2014 #33

Thank you so much, Sheila TexasProgresive Apr 2014 #34

What in particular do you like about the Scandinavian crime novels/mysteries? Lex Apr 2014 #13

Great question! I'm not quite sure how to explain it. scarletwoman Apr 2014 #16

Thank you for that explanation. Lex Apr 2014 #27

Thank YOU! I'm so glad my explanation made some sense. scarletwoman Apr 2014 #28

Try the original Swedish films of Wallander Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2014 #41

Hey, Lydia! How interesting to see you pop up in this old thread! scarletwoman Nov 2014 #42

Ethan Frome Goblinmonger Apr 2014 #14

I've not read the book, I had to look it up. scarletwoman Apr 2014 #17

Funny you'd say that. I just read CHARLEY'S WEB by Joy Fielding. I didn't like Charley (a woman) raccoon Apr 2014 #15

Well, I am predisposed to dislike any female character named "Charley". scarletwoman Apr 2014 #23

My first thought was Gatsby, Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #22

This may be a crass generalization, but I often find that male authors creating female heroines scarletwoman Apr 2014 #25

If it is crass, I am also guilty. Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #26

Two protagonists from the same author, Steven Donaldson Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2014 #35

I recently started the latest Bridget Jones book SheilaT Apr 2014 #37

Lola In Booth Tarkington's Seventeen Wolf Frankula Oct 2014 #40