GAROVORKIN Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 1 hour ago, larrytheimp said: Whoa whoa who spoiler tag that shit! Considering that this book has been around since 1851 and has had a few adaptations to film and televisions and is a well known a novel , what is there really to spoil? I already knew the story and it's outcome long before I read the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeagl Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Well, I truly never thought that I would be "accidentally" spoiled on a classic that I intended to read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 2 hours ago, GAROVORKIN said: Considering that this book has been around since 1851 and has had a few adaptations to film and televisions and is a well known a novel , what is there really to spoil? I already knew the story and it's outcome long before I read the book. What's a famous old book you'd like to read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodor the Articulate Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 It's hard to think of a more blood pressure raising character than Anastasia Steele. On 12/08/2017 at 11:03 AM, Darth Richard II said: The only casting choice i don't think was 100percent spot on was Helen whatshername Carter. She took Le Strange and just fucking ruined it. Ugh. But I could go on for PAGES about that. Oh, speaking of Hobb, fucking HEST. I thought I was the only one who haaaated that casting! I've always read Bellatrix as being this intimidating and haughty woman, and 5'2" Carter is just...not. Her hammy acting didn't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 On 8/17/2017 at 10:47 PM, brunhilda said: Kvothe Ha, just caught this. Bravo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, Hodor the Articulate said: It's hard to think of a more blood pressure raising character than Anastasia Steele. I thought I was the only one who haaaated that casting! I've always read Bellatrix as being this intimidating and haughty woman, and 5'2" Carter is just...not. Her hammy acting didn't help. Naw a lot of the fan community HATED her portrayal at the time. I'm generally fine when they change things for films...well OK, I'm fine with LotR and HP, The Hobbit is another story, but I digress. She's the only real main issue I have with the films. And she's actually a good actor in other things, too. Just not in this. (OK I'm not so fine with Deanthor either, but I've gotten over it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 Nicholas Nickleby Madam Mantellini Dress shop owner buts runs sweatshop . Her Husband Mr Mantellini is equally vile . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Simon Legree. Uncle Tom's Cabin. I read this as a youngster and still find him to be one of the most loathsome characters I have ever encountered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerol Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 It might be a sign that this forum is slipping if I can go four pages without seeing the name Richard Rahl/Cypher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 2 hours ago, Jerol said: It might be a sign that this forum is slipping if I can go four pages without seeing the name Richard Rahl/Cypher I thought he was mentioned up thread. Although it has been really dead around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 17 hours ago, Darth Richard II said: I thought he was mentioned up thread. Although it has been really dead around here. He was mentioned on the best villains thread. I acknowledge that he is one of the most depraved characters in literature. How could I forget Obadiah Hakeswill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 6 hours ago, SeanF said: He was mentioned on the best villains thread. I acknowledge that he is one of the most depraved characters in literature. How could I forget Obadiah Hakeswill? How could I forget Hakeswill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castellan Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Steerpike in the Ghormenghast trilogy. Somewhat like Petyr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Noble Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 On 8/12/2017 at 9:48 PM, Shaun Snow said: Egwene al'Vere in the Wheel of Time Kyle Haven in the Liveship Traders Damn. I was just starting to like Egwene, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 On 9/17/2017 at 10:50 PM, Castellan said: Steerpike in the Ghormenghast trilogy. Somewhat like Petyr. Excellent choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 8/19/2017 at 9:13 PM, Dornite said: I have to agree on Dolores Umbridge and of course Joffrey and Ramsay Snow. Also, Humbert Humbert, Portia, most protagonists of YA novels (ok on the last maybe not despicable, but definitely unlikeable) Doloroes Umbridge is very easy to hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 On 11/23/2017 at 3:14 AM, GAROVORKIN said: Doloroes Umbridge is very easy to hate. She's easy to hate because she's so despicable. She really has no redeeming features. But this absence of any good quality prevents her from being "truly and effectively wicked". She's the mid-ranking bureaucrat who organises railway timetables to transport people to concentration camps, rather than a Hitler or a Stalin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukle Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 11 hours ago, SeanF said: She's easy to hate because she's so despicable. She really has no redeeming features. But this absence of any good quality prevents her from being "truly and effectively wicked". She's the mid-ranking bureaucrat who organises railway timetables to transport people to concentration camps, rather than a Hitler or a Stalin. True... BUT I HATE HER SO MUCH! Seriously, I think if Rowling had said to her fanbase, "I'm only going to kill off one: Voldemort or Umbridge," it would have been a divisive, and inconclusive, discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.T. Phipps Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Aside from my unreasoning hatred of Rhaegar Targayen--some more common ones. Walder Frey (ASOI&F)- Is killing everyone under guest right REALLY so heinous? George R.R. Martin made me want to see them all die so badly it's still what I'm looking forward to most. Glokta (TFL) - It's a toss up between him and Bayaz because it turns out, no, he really WAS every bit as awful and despicable as he routinely claimed himself to be. What he did to Queen Terez is something that makes his ending status all the more loathsome. More so because he was so likable and engaging for the previous two books. Mike "Ghost" Jenkins (Paladin of Shadows) - I only read the first book but it's impressive there's actually a protagonist in a mostly mainstream thriller series who rapes a teenage girl and beats her. Needless to say, I wasn't interested in pursuing the series after. Griffith (Berserk) - He's a rare case of being the kind of guy who I understand why he did all the terrible things he did but also condemn him for it all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Princess Peach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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