It happens even in movies. My God! I hated Joeffery in Game of Thrones. Made a toast when he was poisoned
SpicyLurker7 on
When a character pisses you off so bad you start arguing with the book like it personally wronged you
sunshineprincess9 on
This is me realizing I’m going to spend the next three chapters hoping the villain trips and falls down a flight of stairs.
broen13 on
For me it was Kaladin in the Stormlight Archive. I’m about to start the last book but before this I was like “I know you have PTSD, but get up and do something!”
Joyful_Jet on
It pisses me off more when a character does something completely idiotic for the sake of a poorly written scenario.
Past_Succotash6772 on
this is why i can’t read
Confident_Idea_9914 on
I have been so pissed off by a book/character/author that I throw the book across the room.
When I’m pissed at the author, I ask how stupid you they can be for writing that way. 7/10 times, I am that author.
Ok_Acanthisitta_2588 on
Isn’t this what books are about? 😊
FarseerEnki on
r/fuckmoash
GAMINGforlife_ on
So relatable!! (Reading “Mein Kampf”)
AParticularThing on
More like side antagonist, looking at you Dolores Umbridge
South_Grass_2774 on
Umbridge.
lilpoopy5357 on
Can’t relate. I love reading, never gotten mad at a factional antagonist before.
ScaryyPoppins on
Eden lake messed me up so bad I almost got into a fight at a gas station.
Beginning-Cook-8201 on
Me when i see micah at any point
CoolHuckleberry8224 on
And they say reading is relaxing
SoftLunaa on
That moment when a fictional character ruins your real mood and you start arguing with the air around you
Cainm101 on
Me reading ready player 2
Sneaky_McSnek_ on
Me when I finished attack on titan. Main dude did all that bc he was stupid? What was he, stupid or something? Kinda ruined the whole show for me.
Bavisto on
Argath from Final Fantasy Tactics makes my blood boil
Madmonkeman on
So the writing was good then
j0nas_42 on
Obligatory r/fucktedfaro
Relevant_Elk_9176 on
For me, it’s Leo Dan Brock from Joe Abercrombie’s Age of Madness trilogy. It’s really telling that among a whole cast of characters that are all villainous in one way or another, Leo stands out as *exceptionally* shitty.
PhantomS33ker on
Iam Ventham in Thursday Murder Club – he was written to be an insufferable, terrible human being but the author did SUCH a good job of it
zandariii on
Im like this but with protagonists. I take comfort knowing that with the antagonist, it’ll either soon be over, or I’ll get a break from them for a few pages or chapters. But with the protagonists I’m stuck with them. I’ve only ever dropped 1 book, technically 2, in all my time reading because of how much I hated the protag.
Artoozyto on
I think it’s worse when the main character is insufferable but the story has to paint them as “the good guy” and you have to sit and read through the pain. I have dropped two books for this reason, a troupe that usually comes with this is that the main antagonist is in the right, right up to the end of the story and then does something that’s out of character, unnecessary for their goals, to serve no apparent purpose and unspeakably evil to justify the main character defeating them.
Stuck_in_my_TV on
The worst antagonists are Lawful Evil like Professor Umbridge. Where they are always “technically” following the law or are in a position to change the law to suit their needs and therefore opposing them is always a crime.
They also tend to be *very* petty, which is also annoying.
omegakingauldron on
Basically Fitz in Realm of the Eldering.
Lenny_Pane on
Dropped a whole author like this cause the perspective character was being a dick to his grandma for no reason
GB_Alph4 on
When you get really invested in a story that you want to beat the villain’s ass.
Upstairs-Yak-5474 on
i c noone mentioned the prince of thorns from the broken empire.
he has commited every crime there is, like idk a crime he has not commited
thrownawaz092 on
I raise you: When the *pro*tagonist does that!
sexraX_muiretsyM on
for me what the antagonist did was so terrible, so gruesome, that the angry emotion didnt had space in my mind to manifest, It was something so bad that I didnt get angry at the antagonist, just felt sorry for the victim and felt sad about the situation.
MajesticLevel1433 on
Ainz from overlord (not the antagonist of the story, but he’s definitely an antagonist to good people, one of the reasons I hate hime so much, the fact that he is the protagonist and just gets away with everything)
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It happens even in movies. My God! I hated Joeffery in Game of Thrones. Made a toast when he was poisoned
When a character pisses you off so bad you start arguing with the book like it personally wronged you
This is me realizing I’m going to spend the next three chapters hoping the villain trips and falls down a flight of stairs.
For me it was Kaladin in the Stormlight Archive. I’m about to start the last book but before this I was like “I know you have PTSD, but get up and do something!”
It pisses me off more when a character does something completely idiotic for the sake of a poorly written scenario.
this is why i can’t read
I have been so pissed off by a book/character/author that I throw the book across the room.
When I’m pissed at the author, I ask how stupid you they can be for writing that way. 7/10 times, I am that author.
Isn’t this what books are about? 😊
r/fuckmoash
So relatable!! (Reading “Mein Kampf”)
More like side antagonist, looking at you Dolores Umbridge
Umbridge.
Can’t relate. I love reading, never gotten mad at a factional antagonist before.
Eden lake messed me up so bad I almost got into a fight at a gas station.
Me when i see micah at any point
And they say reading is relaxing
That moment when a fictional character ruins your real mood and you start arguing with the air around you
Me reading ready player 2
Me when I finished attack on titan. Main dude did all that bc he was stupid? What was he, stupid or something? Kinda ruined the whole show for me.
Argath from Final Fantasy Tactics makes my blood boil
So the writing was good then
Obligatory r/fucktedfaro
For me, it’s Leo Dan Brock from Joe Abercrombie’s Age of Madness trilogy. It’s really telling that among a whole cast of characters that are all villainous in one way or another, Leo stands out as *exceptionally* shitty.
Iam Ventham in Thursday Murder Club – he was written to be an insufferable, terrible human being but the author did SUCH a good job of it
Im like this but with protagonists. I take comfort knowing that with the antagonist, it’ll either soon be over, or I’ll get a break from them for a few pages or chapters. But with the protagonists I’m stuck with them. I’ve only ever dropped 1 book, technically 2, in all my time reading because of how much I hated the protag.
I think it’s worse when the main character is insufferable but the story has to paint them as “the good guy” and you have to sit and read through the pain. I have dropped two books for this reason, a troupe that usually comes with this is that the main antagonist is in the right, right up to the end of the story and then does something that’s out of character, unnecessary for their goals, to serve no apparent purpose and unspeakably evil to justify the main character defeating them.
The worst antagonists are Lawful Evil like Professor Umbridge. Where they are always “technically” following the law or are in a position to change the law to suit their needs and therefore opposing them is always a crime.
They also tend to be *very* petty, which is also annoying.
Basically Fitz in Realm of the Eldering.
Dropped a whole author like this cause the perspective character was being a dick to his grandma for no reason
When you get really invested in a story that you want to beat the villain’s ass.
i c noone mentioned the prince of thorns from the broken empire.
he has commited every crime there is, like idk a crime he has not commited
I raise you: When the *pro*tagonist does that!
for me what the antagonist did was so terrible, so gruesome, that the angry emotion didnt had space in my mind to manifest, It was something so bad that I didnt get angry at the antagonist, just felt sorry for the victim and felt sad about the situation.
Ainz from overlord (not the antagonist of the story, but he’s definitely an antagonist to good people, one of the reasons I hate hime so much, the fact that he is the protagonist and just gets away with everything)