tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post2236148965673872720..comments2024-03-25T08:32:46.324-04:00Comments on The Sirenic Codex: Do Characters Have To Be Likeable to be Alive? Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17045558423044874125noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post-32815863821722874762021-02-22T08:46:04.559-05:002021-02-22T08:46:04.559-05:00West Bengal Class 10th Time Table 2021(Madhyamik) ...West Bengal Class 10th Time Table 2021(Madhyamik) is made available by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE), The timetable has been released by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Examination (Madhyamik Pariksha) for the year 2021 for <a href="https://www.sample-paper.com/wb-madhyamik-model-paper/" rel="nofollow">WB 10th Question Paper 2021</a> WBBSE 10th Model Paper 2021 is released by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education in the pdf form. Students should download the WB Bengal Madhyamik Questions paper 2021 and practice it.<br />WB Madhyamik Model Paper 2021https://www.blogger.com/profile/00939179022058594708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post-67367345090051808122014-07-11T21:50:44.661-04:002014-07-11T21:50:44.661-04:00Completely agree. A character doesn't have to ...Completely agree. A character doesn't have to be relatable/likeable/sympathetic to compel me to keep reading. I find Daisy pretty detestable -- in fact, I find all the female characters in Great Gatsby pretty unsympathetic -- but she still feels real and I want to know what she's going to do to screw up Gatsby's life some more. The characters I lose interest in are usually flat and one-dimensional, so I quickly get bored with them. ...<br />Thanks so much for stopping by! <a href="http://jenryland.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Jen @ YA Romantics</a><br />Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756695137600895936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post-25648234041276124102014-07-11T21:02:22.761-04:002014-07-11T21:02:22.761-04:00That's a great way of putting it. There defini...That's a great way of putting it. There definitely are many variations of feeling sone can have towards a "likeable character". The important thing is they prompt us to keep reading.<br /><br />-MariAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045558423044874125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post-11246746333561367542014-07-11T20:59:15.232-04:002014-07-11T20:59:15.232-04:00I pin pointlessly unlikeable characters to the aut...I pin pointlessly unlikeable characters to the author and blame the writing. Needless to say, I can't stand that.<br /><br />-MariAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045558423044874125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post-36794723088161794332014-07-11T20:57:30.143-04:002014-07-11T20:57:30.143-04:00Defiantly. Characters that we love to hate are the...Defiantly. Characters that we love to hate are the best.<br /><br />-MariAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045558423044874125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post-22368623020790009262014-07-11T20:56:45.128-04:002014-07-11T20:56:45.128-04:00I agree. We've all read about some pretty horr...I agree. We've all read about some pretty horrible characters. At this point I think it comes down to the authors execution. Unlikeable characters are very different from badly made characters. Oh goodness, Zoey Redbird makes me pull my hair out. <br /><br />-MariAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045558423044874125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post-63148895787439236162014-07-11T20:54:17.133-04:002014-07-11T20:54:17.133-04:00I guess it all comes down to how intimate a reader...I guess it all comes down to how intimate a reader you are. If you like to immerse yourself so much that you want to feel like your there instead of being on the outside looking in, then unlikeable characters might bug you more. I struggle with this sometimes. <br /><br />Unlikeable characters are the bane of all out existence. It's really hard to separate them from the story, it's a human thing and it's very much alive when it comes to judging books.<br /><br />-Mari Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045558423044874125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post-35521476930923996712014-07-09T13:35:30.989-04:002014-07-09T13:35:30.989-04:00Great distinction. "Likable" is a proble...Great distinction. "Likable" is a problematic word -- but what we take it to mean is, we WANT to spend time with that person in this story. Doesn't mean we want to be friends with them, or want them to succeed, but they COMPEL us. They make us turn pages. And we LIKE that feeling. ;PWe Heart YAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418854853031344928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post-35291656128819113992014-07-05T06:28:36.765-04:002014-07-05T06:28:36.765-04:00There are unlikeable MCs for me who are made that ...There are unlikeable MCs for me who are made that way to make us realize social and structural issues, and there are unlikeable MCs who are unlikeable for the heck of it. While I appreciate and love reading about the former, as it gives leeway to many discussion and discernment that could be applied in real life, I don't really have much patience for the latter because it feels like there is no point at all. In any case, this was a really good opinion piece, and I agree with you all the way. Unlikeable MCs that at least represent a group of people in the real world are okay for me because that would make them easier to relate to, and the character development that will ensue will be aboslutely delicious.<br /><br />Faye at <a href="http://thesocialpotato.maryfaye.net" rel="nofollow">The Social Potato</a>Faye M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01482378962410177583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post-18615020659715403022014-07-05T03:00:46.031-04:002014-07-05T03:00:46.031-04:00Of course you're right, and in a way it's ...Of course you're right, and in a way it's obvious. But here's the thing: I have a problem with characters who aren't likable, and not too "real" either. For example, from the House of Night series, Zoey Redbird. She is so perfect and goody too shoes, she doesn't even swear! Idk why, as much as I like the series, she bothers me, it takes away from how good the books could be I think. Diamond Cronenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04945724440992897746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post-74029825125986849132014-07-04T18:58:22.746-04:002014-07-04T18:58:22.746-04:00I completely agree, they don't need to be like...I completely agree, they don't need to be likeable to be alive. Daisy is definitely an unlikeable character, but she is alive in every way. She's flawed and that's what makes her seem so real. I don't think a character has to be likeable all the time, sometimes the best ones are the ones you kind of hate because they have more to their personality. Charnell @ Reviews from a Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496131500664070518.post-10550239795714473952014-07-04T09:32:47.140-04:002014-07-04T09:32:47.140-04:00Yeah, I get what you mean here. Sometimes characte...Yeah, I get what you mean here. Sometimes characters are all the more interesting because of their flaws. And of course, interesting doesn't necessarily mean that they're likeable. Daisy is definitely a great example. I have to agree that her flaws make her more realistic (although not more likeable...)<br /><br />Also, I find it intriguing to consider how a character can affect a reader's opinion of a book. A really unlikeable character can ruin some people's experience of reading a book- regardless of whether the author intended them to be unlikeable or not. Interesting stuff.Narahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378806643397167349noreply@blogger.com