Erik Reuter wrote: >Jim Sharkey wrote: >> I suppose I understand why he acted that way, his believing none >>of world was real and all, but I never could figure out the point >>of creating a protagonist no one would like. >I can't understand why people only want to read about characters >they really like. That gets awfully boring. It is also >unrealistic.
Yes, that's exactly what I meant, of course, that one should really like every single character in every book. I can see how you could read that into the phrase "a protagonist no one would like." It definitely didn't actually mean what it said, that I couldn't see the point of having a completely contemptible central character be the person your readers are supposed to care about. Jim _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
