Fabiblio discussion

I gather not everyone enjoyed Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker. Some mentioned that they did not care for all the historical detail. Did anyone dislike the book because Mary Lincoln was hard to like/empathize with? Do you think this happens often i.e. a book or author are dismissed because of unlikeable characters?

I have to say I did not. There were so many lies told about what went on and a black woman did not have a chance in that world. I found it a bit unreal. Mary was a pain but I believe she may have been anyway.