OmahaBlueDog
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Wed Feb-25-09 02:04 AM
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Who are the 100 most overrated characters in fiction? |
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You saw the list in this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8547194Who did you see on that list that made you slap your forehead and go "oh , no!?" Who did you see on the list that made you think "I wasted 6 weeks of my life reading that stupid novel in freshman lit?"
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Wed Feb-25-09 02:07 AM
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1. I hate to say this but I do not find Ignatius O'Reilly all that funny. |
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Edited on Wed Feb-25-09 02:12 AM by Richardo
I got some chuckles out of 'Confederacy', but I've laughed harder at MANY other books. :hide: It's in the second twenty of my top 40 favorite books. :shrug:
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Wed Feb-25-09 02:10 AM
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2. Also, I first read 'Catcher in the Rye' in my late 40's and Holden Caufield is a jerk |
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Maybe I should have read it in my teens. :shrug:
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Wed Feb-25-09 02:20 AM
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4. I loved the book in HS, while Mrs. OBD shared your reaction |
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I'm not sure that it's just you being in your 40s; I'm not sure it's aging well as a work of fiction. Maybe it's just me.
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Wed Feb-25-09 12:39 PM
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12. Agree with you about O'Reilly and I would add Atticus Finch |
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that second one will really send some people into a tizzy
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Wed Feb-25-09 02:18 AM
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3. Han Solos stupid fucking kids. |
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When I used to read the star wars novels in high school I hated the fucking solo kids. They were so annoying and stupid.
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Wed Feb-25-09 02:22 AM
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5. I'm not a fan of whatever they call Sci Fi novels based on popular movies or shows |
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I fail to grasp the cult of Star Trek and it's multitude of novels and fan fic. I love the "Star Wars" movies, but I think the story ends there.
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Wed Feb-25-09 02:24 AM
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6. Yeah, not sure that rises to the level of 'literary character' |
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Wed Feb-25-09 02:29 AM
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Gatsby is one of the most overrated characters ever. x(
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Richardo
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Wed Feb-25-09 02:31 AM
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8. Can't argue with you on that one |
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Wed Feb-25-09 09:24 AM
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11. I'm not even certain he's the most interesting character in the book |
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...and I never found the book all that interesting
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Wed Feb-25-09 10:09 PM
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18. He's underrated, to me. |
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Despite him appearing in the undeniable best example of English prose ever to be published, he's one of the most complex characters to wrap your brain around. Every trait you can assign to him has its exact opposite in him as well, mostly without the author explicitly defining that trait. Like America itself, as Fitzgerald hints at the end.
There are few equals in literature or film. Maybe William Munny. He's not necessarily my favorite character or book (though it's up there), but I can't think of a literary work I admire more.
Just my worthless opinion.
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Wed Feb-25-09 10:40 PM
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20. Yes!!! Along with Ignatius O'Reilly. nt |
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Edited on Wed Feb-25-09 10:40 PM by DemBones DemBones
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Wed Feb-25-09 08:17 AM
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9. Heathcliff and Catherine |
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Seriously, what's all the fuss about? Nasty, self-centered, dysfunctional whiny-ass people...
Was really disappointed after I'd read the book :thumbsdown::thumbsdown: This was the great, immortal Wuthering Heights? :wtf:
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Wed Feb-25-09 08:23 AM
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Ugh. Annoying as hell people.
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Wed Feb-25-09 12:56 PM
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16. Ah, but it is brilliant in its symbolism, and I kid you not! Dreams, dogs, doors, windows,...! |
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Wed Feb-25-09 12:40 PM
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13. That sociopath Scarlett O' Hara |
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Wed Feb-25-09 12:50 PM
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14. most of Jane Austins characters |
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are instipid and whiney
I know that a lot of people don't agree , but I have never been able to finish one of her books
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Wed Feb-25-09 12:54 PM
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15. Yes, HEATHCLIFF! And Catherine 1! Would like to slap them both silly! |
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Edited on Wed Feb-25-09 12:55 PM by WinkyDink
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Wed Feb-25-09 07:24 PM
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17. Ronald Reagan, the wonder boy of Repug fiction. nt |
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Wed Feb-25-09 10:37 PM
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19. If you're going to go before 1900 |
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any Dickens character. x(
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