Comments on: The Art of the “Difficult” Female Protagonist https://booksbywomen.org/the-art-of-the-difficult-female-protagonist/ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 19:37:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: E.V. https://booksbywomen.org/the-art-of-the-difficult-female-protagonist/#comment-47715 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 19:37:44 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15343#comment-47715 Perhaps relatable is more important than likable. 🙂

]]> By: Nadine Feldman https://booksbywomen.org/the-art-of-the-difficult-female-protagonist/#comment-47535 Mon, 02 May 2016 15:55:20 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15343#comment-47535 In reply to Sophia Martin (@_sophiamartin_).

Thanks, Sophia. Personally, I love it when a main character has “teeth.” I’m thinking of Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple. Bernadette is even harder to like then my Liz, and the story doesn’t offer any balancing forces to make her more sympathetic…but it was a compelling book! Obviously we want people to keep turning the pages, but if we soften our characters too much, they’re not as interesting IMHO.

Best of luck to you! Keep writing!

]]> By: Sophia Martin (@_sophiamartin_) https://booksbywomen.org/the-art-of-the-difficult-female-protagonist/#comment-47526 Sun, 01 May 2016 14:27:28 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15343#comment-47526 I’ve encountered a fair amount of criticism for one of my mcs, who isn’t a “good” person. I don’t have the two supporting characters you describe, so that’s given me some ideas!

]]> By: Nadine Feldman https://booksbywomen.org/the-art-of-the-difficult-female-protagonist/#comment-47454 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:18:13 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15343#comment-47454 In reply to Charlene.

I SO agree with you! I hope you enjoy the book when you get to it (my list is rather long, so I know how that goes!).

]]> By: Nadine Feldman https://booksbywomen.org/the-art-of-the-difficult-female-protagonist/#comment-47453 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:17:23 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15343#comment-47453 In reply to MM Finck.

That’s great to hear! Thanks!

]]> By: MM Finck https://booksbywomen.org/the-art-of-the-difficult-female-protagonist/#comment-47451 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:33:38 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15343#comment-47451 I love this topic. Thanks!

]]> By: Charlene https://booksbywomen.org/the-art-of-the-difficult-female-protagonist/#comment-47450 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 23:11:28 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15343#comment-47450 Loved this! And love books with difficult characters – especially when they’re women. Who needs likable? I want interesting and complex and memorable.

This book will be added to my list. 🙂

]]> By: The Art Of The “Difficult” Female Protagonist | WordHarbour https://booksbywomen.org/the-art-of-the-difficult-female-protagonist/#comment-47381 Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:25:40 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15343#comment-47381 […] Nadine Feldman Gone With the Wind, published in 1936, was extraordinary for many reasons. For me, the real genius […]

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