What is your opinion on Dan's character?
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Re: What is your opinion on Dan's character?
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I thought something similar...thought Dan was not innocent..but how much can a guy take? He was the most realistic character in the book, just like you said.Nena_Morena wrote: ↑14 Jun 2019, 21:39 I didn't like almost any of the characters of this book, especially Sky and Cynthia. Dan was a man whose girlfriend kept lying to; he yelled at Cynthia because after she stood him up without calling, she gave him a lousy excuse. He seems like a caring boyfriend, at times too lazy, according to Cynthia; then he suddenly became the villain who risks his job and reputation for getting his girlfriend back. Even though he was more realistic than other characters, he didn't convince me completely.
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I think the author purposely made him look like a douche bag so that the readers wouldn't be so opset about her cheating on him and dating Sky.Jlprince26 wrote: ↑06 Jun 2019, 17:06 At first I saw Dan as this strong, independent guy who teetered on the verge of being more like a father figure to Cynthia than a lover, now he's this sappy, lonely, desperate guy who can't get a girl. His character is flawed in so many ways to me. I immediately couldn't stand him when he yelled at Cynthia for missing their date, it wasn't that he yelled at her, it was the tone I could imagine. He acted like her father, not a concerned lover. Anyone else have an opinion on the guy?
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It just felt so unlike him when his character changed so much at the end of the book.
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I agree I think the author didn't give nearly as much thought to Dan as she did the other characters. He felt like an afterthought.Kansas City Teacher wrote: ↑11 Nov 2019, 17:10I thought something similar...thought Dan was not innocent..but how much can a guy take? He was the most realistic character in the book, just like you said.Nena_Morena wrote: ↑14 Jun 2019, 21:39 I didn't like almost any of the characters of this book, especially Sky and Cynthia. Dan was a man whose girlfriend kept lying to; he yelled at Cynthia because after she stood him up without calling, she gave him a lousy excuse. He seems like a caring boyfriend, at times too lazy, according to Cynthia; then he suddenly became the villain who risks his job and reputation for getting his girlfriend back. Even though he was more realistic than other characters, he didn't convince me completely.
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I think the author just made up the Dan characters to produce this idea of a love triangle.Felicity Granger wrote: ↑07 Sep 2019, 19:46 The author kept Dan in the 'second lead' role. He was the third angle in the love triangle trope the novel was rocking. If Dan had maintained that dependable, confident 'it' guy thing he had going on at the novel's inception, Cynthia wouldn't have felt vindicated when she cheated, and we all know the mess that was.
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I'm litterally convinced the title was just a sad afterthought and has nothing to do with the book.Bretagne wrote: ↑17 Aug 2019, 11:55 I expected a lot more from a character who's name is in the title. Dan felt like filler character to me. He flipped quickly from being the primary love interest to being a literal villain. While that's not necessarily a bad thing, the execution and motive seemed shallow and lacking. We don't even see him during his big downfall, and I think that shows how little thought was put into him as a character.
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I kind of understood him. He was not free like Sky and he did what he could to love Cynthia. He took care of her when she was sick. It ass creepy when he got jealous and traced her and got Sky arrested. But he had all rights to be jealous. But it is true that his jealousy was too much.Jlprince26 wrote: ↑06 Jun 2019, 17:06 At first I saw Dan as this strong, independent guy who teetered on the verge of being more like a father figure to Cynthia than a lover, now he's this sappy, lonely, desperate guy who can't get a girl. His character is flawed in so many ways to me. I immediately couldn't stand him when he yelled at Cynthia for missing their date, it wasn't that he yelled at her, it was the tone I could imagine. He acted like her father, not a concerned lover. Anyone else have an opinion on the guy?
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