Just as the title suggests, this is a list of books containing the most terrible main characters you could think of, whether it be they're just absolutely insane and terrible people, and not in a good way, terribly boring, or that they're just cliche and annoying.
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78 books · 14 voters · list created August 27th, 2019 by Nova Syzygy (votes) .
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message 1: by Fiona (new)

Fiona Hurley I was tempted to add "Lolita", but even though Humbert is a loathsome character in the moral sense, he's a fascinating character in the literary sense, so I'm not sure that fits the criteria?


message 2: by Nova (new)

Nova Syzygy The criteria is basically every meaning of the word terrible. They may be terribly written, or just a terrible person.


message 3: by Fiona (new)

Fiona Hurley Nova wrote: "The criteria is basically every meaning of the word terrible. They may be terribly written, or just a terrible person."

Thanks. I've added Lolita and also We Need to Talk About Kevin (another well-written book about terrible people).


message 4: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

~☆~Autumn Holden Caulfield was a victim of grief and neglect.


message 5: by Fiona (new)

Fiona Hurley ~☆~Autumn♥♥☔ wrote: "Well, I felt that Lolita was a child and a victim! Humbert was a monster but was he the main character????"

I'd say that Humbert was the protagonist as well as the narrator of Lolita. He is the person whose decisions drive the plot forward.

The book is named after Lolita but we never get to see her viewpoint and she isn't the main character. She is of course a victim and if she was the protagonist, the book wouldn't belong here.


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