I feel like every few months some famous author bravely declares "my characters DO NOT have to be LIKABLE and how DARE YOU expect otherwise." This has become so rote that I don't know how is arguing *for* likability. Anyone serious? Or is this just Goodreads brain?
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Making "personal connections" to literature us a big deal in English classes for this generation. I find that approach ultimately discourages empathy for characters (or even actual people) who are different. It's maddening.
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if i’m reading an adventure novel for fun, the main character being annoying can ruin the whole thing. and not just ublikable as in “does bad things”. irritating or frustrating in their decision making
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Ugh I once had an undergrad (at a premium brand private u) open discussion by saying he wouldn’t want to have coffee with a character. I told him I had some good news.
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If only there were people with regular access to undergrads whose job it was to help them develop better descriptive language for their criticisms.
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I get this and agree on one level. It would be absurd to suggest that likable characters are essential in good fiction. On the other hand, I find works that have very few, if any, sympathetic characters, with at least some hint of redeemability, to be tedious realism manifestos.
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