Most of these characters were frustrating in a good way if that makes sense. U was still able to throrougly enjoy the book and the characters (except for the first one) so I just want to clarify that characters 2-5 were not characters I hated.
- Chaol from the throne of glass series by Sarah J Mass - he is the most annoying character I gave ever read about (especially in crown of midnight). I disliked his attitude and the way Celaena acted around him. It was especially frustrating because the rest of the book was so amazing.
- Celaena from the throne of glass series by Sarah J Mass - I have grown to love this character but at first I found her softer and more emotional character off putting as she was not my idea of a child assassin and she was also advertised as having a heart of steel. But once I got to know her and put my preconceptions aside I really loved her and her own brand of badass-ness.
- Pella from The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach - this is an example of a character that is purposefully annoying and dislikable and definitely doesn't dampen the enjoyment of the book. Pella is very selfish and self-pitying at the start of the book and her story line follows her learning to be her own person and make the most of her life.
- Josh Sundquist from his memoir We Should Hang Out Sometime - now I feel weird putting a real person on this list but I just had to. Josh was so hilarious and such a genuine person and I gave his book 5 stars but when we went through all his failed romances I was routing for him so hard and so often his own lack of self confidence would get in the way of him making the final move!
- Bella from Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - I loved this book when I was 13 but even then I found Bella's inability to choose between Edward and Jacob annoying. I think the whole girl-likes-two-guys-and-has-to-choose or the girl-likes-gy-but-then-another-bad-boy-cones-along-and-makes-her-doubt-her-relationship are troupes I'm just never going to be a fan of. In fact there were many girls in this situation that I could've added to this list but I didn't want it to be too repetitive.
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