The 50 Most Hated Characters in Literary History

Found this article via Neatorama and thought it'd be fun to share. Some of these names I'm in complete agreement with (such as Holden Caulfield), and some I'm not so happy to see on here (Jane Eyre is one of my favorite books and I happen to like Mr. Rochester, even with his flaws).

3.) Holden Caulfield

Catcher in the Rye

Author: J.D. Salinger

As with many of literature’s most hated characters, some have an equally ardent cult following as well. Such is the case with Holden Caulfield, whose negative attitude and isolation simultaneously attracts and repels with very few readers walking away feeling lukewarm. His status as an unreliable narrator does him no favors when it comes to general audiences.

23.) Edward Rochester

Jane Eyre

Author: Charlotte Brontë

As one of the quintessential brooding men of Victorian literature, Edward Rochester enjoys his fair share of fans. However, modern audiences are turned off by his callous, dishonest treatment of the titular heroine. Though leaving Bertha in the attic and causing her to mentally deteriorate even faster makes for an even more appalling offense.

The 50 Most Hated Characters in Literary History

Out of Print Clothing

Classic book covers combined with t-shirts and sweatshirts = Awesomeness! Check it out. So far I'm really digging the Pride and Prejudice and The Bell Jar women's shirts. Some other titles include Moby Dick, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Out of Print Clothing

The famous writing advice that could seriously mess up your game

I found this article from i09 interesting, and thought I'd share.

You can learn an amazing amount about how to write science fiction from reading Robert A. Heinlein. But his most often quoted bit of writing advice won't help you at all. If anything, it'll mess you up.

The famous writing advice that could seriously mess up your game

Write-in

October 20, 2010
Reston Town Center Panera
7:00pm

Goodies page not working

Hello all!  I realized that the images on the goodies page aren't working.  I'm trying to figure out how to fix it, and hopefully will have the icons and wallpaper back up soon (although the wallpaper is a little out of date now).  :)

Thanks!

Write-in!

Wednesday, October 13th
7:00pm
Reston Town Center Panera

10/6/10 Write-In - Cancelled

Due to almost half our group being out of town we're going to cancel tomorrow night's write-in.  Look for us to get together again on the 13th!