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Originally Posted by drofgnal
The last book, I DNF was Flashman. It was a mobileread book club selection one month. Horrible book. The protagonist is a cad and sexual predator. There was nothing remotely likable about him at all.
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I must differ. He’s a horrible person, but he fully acknowledges it and he’s witty. Both likable traits. And why does a character have to be likable anyway, as long as the monster doesn’t receive the authorial stamp of approval? The books are hilarious and a subversive commentary on the received history of both the British Empire and America and skewers “white man’s privilege” even as Flashman always comes right - which is rather the point.