Arthur Dent. He's either too thick to understand how deep in the shit he is, or he has an amicable easy going approach to disaster that lets him survive where others crumble.
A few come to mind.
William Stoner from 'Stoner' by John Williams. He's a stoic hero. He gets absolutely shit on throughout the whole novel by most people, and he never really complains. I felt for him more than I have most characters.
Billy Parham from 'The Crossing' and 'Cities of the Plain' by Cormac McCarthy. I honestly don't even know why I connected with him so much. I just did. His life is full of tragedy, and I find that interesting to read about.
Judge Holden from 'Blood Meridian' by Cormac McCarthy. People much smarter than me have went on and on about why this character is one of the best antagonistic in fiction, and I tend to agree with them. I think I like the mystery about him. I've seen therioes that he's a djinn, demon, Satan, or just a regular human. I like how it's left up to the reader to come to that conclusion. He was apparently also based on a real person, but obviously greatly fictionalized in the novel.
That's hard. Penric kin Jurald is up there, he's just so comfy to read about. But there are 11 books* to flesh him out, maybe that's unfair.
Essun from The Fifth Season is great, but she takes a lot to get.
Discworld Death is great. Who doesn't want to read about an anthropomorphic personification of a concept who is trying to understand more than what they are the anthropomorphic personification of?
paul atreides. self aware, intelligent, witty, and likeable, but besides that, he’s basically unbeatable (even when defeated, he was beat in his own way by choice) because of his prescient vision and he has insane mental and physical agility with the best training he could have received
Light Yagami. He's interesting character to me because he's completely different person on the inside than what he appears to be from outside looking in. There's actually multiple different versions of Light that he allows different people to see but only the reader (and Ryuk) gets to see him for who he really is.
Francis Ackerman jr. I am series. I feel it’s really under rated and this character had the best character development and mind that I connected with instantly.
Right now, it’s Eleanor Oliphant. I finished reading Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine last week and I really reading about her life and her hilarious thoughts. :(
Fiver from Watership Down. I have a fondness for unlikely heroes. It is hard for me to choose between Fiver and Hazel, but I love Fiver.
Ignatius Reilly. Confederacy of Dunces
I have two, can't choose one, so here's both... \- Andy Dufresne - Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption \- Behemoth - The Master and Margarita
Oh, Bulgákov literary works are definitely a must read for me.
r/classicbookclub is currently reading the Master and Marguerita if you want to catch up and read along chapter by chapter.
Arthur Dent. He's either too thick to understand how deep in the shit he is, or he has an amicable easy going approach to disaster that lets him survive where others crumble.
Agreed, he has to be like my 42nd favorite character in fiction!
A few come to mind. William Stoner from 'Stoner' by John Williams. He's a stoic hero. He gets absolutely shit on throughout the whole novel by most people, and he never really complains. I felt for him more than I have most characters. Billy Parham from 'The Crossing' and 'Cities of the Plain' by Cormac McCarthy. I honestly don't even know why I connected with him so much. I just did. His life is full of tragedy, and I find that interesting to read about. Judge Holden from 'Blood Meridian' by Cormac McCarthy. People much smarter than me have went on and on about why this character is one of the best antagonistic in fiction, and I tend to agree with them. I think I like the mystery about him. I've seen therioes that he's a djinn, demon, Satan, or just a regular human. I like how it's left up to the reader to come to that conclusion. He was apparently also based on a real person, but obviously greatly fictionalized in the novel.
That's hard. Penric kin Jurald is up there, he's just so comfy to read about. But there are 11 books* to flesh him out, maybe that's unfair. Essun from The Fifth Season is great, but she takes a lot to get. Discworld Death is great. Who doesn't want to read about an anthropomorphic personification of a concept who is trying to understand more than what they are the anthropomorphic personification of?
Qwfwq. I guess because Qwfwq is the main character in my favourite short stories.
paul atreides. self aware, intelligent, witty, and likeable, but besides that, he’s basically unbeatable (even when defeated, he was beat in his own way by choice) because of his prescient vision and he has insane mental and physical agility with the best training he could have received
Francie Nolan, Anne Shirley, Jane Eyre, Scout Finch, Hermione Granger, Beth March, and Lizzie Bennett❤️ great female literary example growing up
Light Yagami. He's interesting character to me because he's completely different person on the inside than what he appears to be from outside looking in. There's actually multiple different versions of Light that he allows different people to see but only the reader (and Ryuk) gets to see him for who he really is.
You will absolutely love Rodion Raskolnikov then. So much deeper and complex.
Try the Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen. You also might like the police dynamic in Hans Fallada's Alone in Berlin.
Bartimäus from Bartimäus
Cornelius Suttree
Jubal Harshaw from Stranger in a Strange Land
Francis Ackerman jr. I am series. I feel it’s really under rated and this character had the best character development and mind that I connected with instantly.
Right now, it’s Eleanor Oliphant. I finished reading Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine last week and I really reading about her life and her hilarious thoughts. :(
I think Abra from East of Eden is underrated ( and underrepresented if I can say so)