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Top Ten Most Frustrating Characters
I’m not so sure why I had such a tough time making today’s list because I feel like a lot of characters frustrate the hell out of me, but I’m can’t think of them right now.
1. Abby from Beautiful Disaster
There is not a single character I’ve ever wanted to throttle as much as I wanted to throttle her. Good job making life choices Abby and staying with a guy that will probably kill you someday.
2. Travis from Beautiful Disaster
Travis beat someone to within an inch of his life for making a comment about his girlfriend. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
3.Sookie from The Southern Vampire Series
Sookie, I liked you in the beginning. Really, I did. But you went from the nice girl next door to a serial dater, and to top it off your other decisions were completely nuts. Though you get props for dropping Vampire Bill.
4. Bella from the Twilight Series
Sure to be a popular choice today. Mostly I just got irritated with her complete and undying love for Edward that she just knew was never, ever going to change, even though she was only 17.
5. Jacob from the Twilight Series
Jacob, you were NEVER going to get Bella. NEVER.
6. Sam from Before I Fall
It’s not very often I can say I liked a book where I didn’t like the main character, but in this case it’s true. Sam wasn’t likeable until the very end.
7. Ashton from The Vincent Boys
Ashton pick up the phone, call your boyfriend and tell him it’s over. It’s not that hard.
8. Nick from Gone Girl
He made the WORST decisions ever. A lot of his problems could have been solved if he would have made just ONE good decision.
9. Orion from the Across the Universe Series
I see this in books time and time again, but he’s on the list because I just read A Million Suns. Stop leaving clues all over the place for people to find on a “treasure hunt” so they can figure out the secret. You know the secret so just freaking tell them!!! No need to be a cryptic about it!
10. Gale from The Hunger Games Series
Gale I liked you in the beginning but then you had to do a complete 180 and become someone awful. Thanks for vindicating my choice of picking Peeta from the beginning.
I almost put Nick from Gone Girl on my list but he just missed the cut.
He drove me nuts! King of bad decisions!
Of course I agree with you on the BD and Twilight folks, even if I didn’t read the former.
Sookie drops Bill. Holla! She’s totally obnoxious, though. I do not get why every single guy ever wants her bizness, okay?
Sam from Before I Fall made me CRAZY in the beginning. She didn’t bother me as much at the end. I loved the guy. So adorable!
Orion – you will like SOE.
See, I liked Gale a lot. I really didn’t buy into his character arc, which was my biggest issue with Mockingjay.
I JUST finished SoE last night. SO good.
I guess I shouldn’t have put that spoiler about Bill in there, but it’s been years now so whatever. And yes ALL the guys want her bizness. All of them.
Yeah the whole Gale thing made me mad, and a certain death as well.
I actually really hated Sam, too! In the end she got better, but for the majority of the book I was like “get over yourself, stupid girl”. Of course, the plot was interesting enough that I still loved the book.
I loved the book, but Sam was a tough one to like.
Great list I agree with several that I didn’t even think about. However I loved Beautiful Disaster, even though they had issues they are good for each other.
Thanks for the share.
I know a lot of people loved Beautiful Disaster, but it was just too much for me.
Great list. I totally agree about Bella & Gale. I never really liked Gale at all, and Bella’s personality was just blah.
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Bella was too needy. Drove me nuts!
Awesome list! Totally forgot about Gale – what a dummy.
He was awful in Mockingjay. Awful.
I totally forgot about Nick! Great pick! He couldn’t have made worse choices in that book if he had tried! I get that he’s a serial liar, but come on! That was frustrating. And Gale at the end of the series as well, he was awful. I couldn’t believe his turn-around. It made me a little sad. And your Jacob pick made me laugh. Good call! :-)
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If Nick would have told just one truth, just one, he would have been ok, but instead it was all lies, lies, lies.
Bella’s on my list as well, and I have a feeling I’ll be seeing her more, too. :D
Ooh, Nick from Gone Girl is a great one, I was frustrated with him from about the 1/2 way point on!
Nick frustrated me from the beginning but it was way worse in the second half when I felt like he went out of his way to not fix the problem.
Couldn’t agree more!
Abby – nuts
Travis – should be in jail
sookie – what were you thinking?
bella – get a life
jacob – not a chance
Gale – what is your problem?
I’d probably agree with the others too but I haven’t read the books! Thanks for a fab list – you brightened my day after the weirdo book I’ve been reading!
Lol you’re welcome ;)
Yup, I’ve got Bella & Sookie too! And I agree about Gale — he was never that interesting to begin with, and was just terrible by book 3. Nice list!
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Gale was completely ruined in book three. :(
“Though you get props for dropping Vampire Bill.” Ha this made me laugh! Sookie is not as awesome as she used to be- you are right on the money. Great TTT. Check out ours :-)
Yeah, she was much better in the early books.
I love your last one! And I totally agree!
Yeah Gale was a downer in Mockingjay
I still haven’t read Beautiful Disaster, but I’ve seen Abby on quite a few lists this week. Completely agree about Scarlett, Bela, and Sookie.
Abby was just hard to read about because she made all the worst decisions ever.
I still haven’t read any Sookie books, but just from the TV series I can see that she’s frustrating! Agree with quite a lot of these – good list! :-)
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Thanks! Sookie is quite annoying at times.
I’m loving these lists today. They are so funny. I haven’t read a bunch of your books, but I get what you’re saying :)
I really enjoyed these lists as well!
I’m adoring today’s TTT! It’s so fun seeing everyone vent. Fun, isn’t it?;-)
Yeah, this was a fun one!
Agree with so many of these. Especially Sookie. I loved her at the start – she was strong and smart – but as the books went on and on she just sort of… went down hill.
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Yeah she went downhill, but I’m hopeful that in the final book she’ll be better.
Interesting post. I agree with you completely about Sookie and the Twilight characters. I’d also add another Charlaine Harris character to the list – Lily Bard from her Shakespeare series frustrates me no end.
I haven’t read Harris’ Shakespeare series yet, but I’ll keep that in mind when I do!
Reading your reasons… even for the books I hadn’t read, I was just like, “Yup.”
Yup is about right!
I wonder if the same people who are rooting for Rhianna and Chris Brown to stay together are the same people who would like Beautiful Disaster? Gosh, I almost have to read it now!
Hahaha! I love your list! Sookie really did get worse as the series went on. I still need to read the one that came out last year, but I’ll probably wait until the last one comes out. And Bella and Jacob drove me nuts!