Which character is the most well-rounded?

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Daniel the organizer is the most well rounded character, he thinks through things carefully and thinks about repercussion well.
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I liked Daniel the most out of the four men.
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I agree that the character of Daniel appears well rounded, but the author had seen him as to be flawless and above having any sort of problem or marital issues, yet in the end he turned out to have marital issues like everyone else and revealed himself as a normal person who has the same issues as other people...so i think that perhaps his character is just not so well known, but he appears on the surface well rounded
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I would go for Daniel. He is so tidy, organised and looked like a leader in the group. The other men were always looking up to him for ideas and guidance on the man missions.
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To a large extent, Daniel seemed the most well-developed and all-rounded for several reasons. His organizational skills kept the team going. That skill also was evident in his personal life. Well-roundedness was also seen in the narrator's role and character despite his flaws which I find natural.
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Every character helps in building the narration but Daniel is the most outstanding and we'll rounded character in the novel. I particularly like his good coordination skills.
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B Creech wrote: 03 Jan 2020, 14:18 The four men in the story are good, long-time friends but are so different. The main protagonist seems wimpy to me. He's a follower, not a leader. Eric is a playboy. He wants to party and womanize!. Sam is a good athlete and likes a challenge. Daniel is organized, a good athlete, and seems to go with the flow. Of the four, I think Daniel is the most well-rounded, although I have never known a man that organized! What are your thoughts? Who do you think is the most well-rounded of the four?
Haha. I haven't read this book, but I'm curious: what makes you say that you've never met a man as well-organized as Daniel? Or is it that the character feels pristine and therefore, unrelatable?
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readerrihana wrote: 06 Feb 2020, 21:11 I agree that the character of Daniel appears well rounded, but the author had seen him as to be flawless and above having any sort of problem or marital issues, yet in the end he turned out to have marital issues like everyone else and revealed himself as a normal person who has the same issues as other people...so i think that perhaps his character is just not so well known, but he appears on the surface well rounded
I haven't read this book, but the description of Daniel here made it feel like he was too perfect, which in my opinion, makes him unrealistic. Well, your comment has shown that he does have issues in his life too, so I guess that balances out his "perfection" properly.
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Nkoo wrote: 07 Feb 2020, 07:05 To a large extent, Daniel seemed the most well-developed and all-rounded for several reasons. His organizational skills kept the team going. That skill also was evident in his personal life. Well-roundedness was also seen in the narrator's role and character despite his flaws which I find natural.
I haven't read this book. However your comments seem to suggest that the narrator is a more relatable character, even though you perceive Daniel to be just as well-rounded as he is. What kind of flaws did he have? I'm talking about the narrator.
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Jachike Samuelson wrote: 03 Mar 2020, 02:06
B Creech wrote: 03 Jan 2020, 14:18 The four men in the story are good, long-time friends but are so different. The main protagonist seems wimpy to me. He's a follower, not a leader. Eric is a playboy. He wants to party and womanize!. Sam is a good athlete and likes a challenge. Daniel is organized, a good athlete, and seems to go with the flow. Of the four, I think Daniel is the most well-rounded, although I have never known a man that organized! What are your thoughts? Who do you think is the most well-rounded of the four?
Haha. I haven't read this book, but I'm curious: what makes you say that you've never met a man as well-organized as Daniel? Or is it that the character feels pristine and therefore, unrelatable?
Daniel took care of setting up all of the activities for their trips and made the reservations, etc. He also seemed to have a good, stable marriage. Even when him and his wife split for awhile he wanted to make it work out, so he did what was necessary to make that happen. I just felt like he was more 'put together' than the rest if the men.
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Jachike Samuelson wrote: 03 Mar 2020, 02:13
Nkoo wrote: 07 Feb 2020, 07:05 To a large extent, Daniel seemed the most well-developed and all-rounded for several reasons. His organizational skills kept the team going. That skill also was evident in his personal life. Well-roundedness was also seen in the narrator's role and character despite his flaws which I find natural.
I haven't read this book. However your comments seem to suggest that the narrator is a more relatable character, even though you perceive Daniel to be just as well-rounded as he is. What kind of flaws did he have? I'm talking about the narrator.
I felt the protagonist of this book was weak. He never made the decisions where the group would be going each year and never chose what challenging sport they participated in. He was accident prone, it seemed; and he was a follower not a leader.
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B Creech wrote: 03 Mar 2020, 08:56
Jachike Samuelson wrote: 03 Mar 2020, 02:13
Nkoo wrote: 07 Feb 2020, 07:05 To a large extent, Daniel seemed the most well-developed and all-rounded for several reasons. His organizational skills kept the team going. That skill also was evident in his personal life. Well-roundedness was also seen in the narrator's role and character despite his flaws which I find natural.
I haven't read this book. However your comments seem to suggest that the narrator is a more relatable character, even though you perceive Daniel to be just as well-rounded as he is. What kind of flaws did he have? I'm talking about the narrator.
I felt the protagonist of this book was weak. He never made the decisions where the group would be going each year and never chose what challenging sport they participated in. He was accident prone, it seemed; and he was a follower not a leader.
Okay, understood. I think I see myself in both men. Sometimes I can take charge and other times, I just want to slink away and let others deal with the situation.
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B Creech wrote: 03 Mar 2020, 08:52
Jachike Samuelson wrote: 03 Mar 2020, 02:06
B Creech wrote: 03 Jan 2020, 14:18 The four men in the story are good, long-time friends but are so different. The main protagonist seems wimpy to me. He's a follower, not a leader. Eric is a playboy. He wants to party and womanize!. Sam is a good athlete and likes a challenge. Daniel is organized, a good athlete, and seems to go with the flow. Of the four, I think Daniel is the most well-rounded, although I have never known a man that organized! What are your thoughts? Who do you think is the most well-rounded of the four?
Haha. I haven't read this book, but I'm curious: what makes you say that you've never met a man as well-organized as Daniel? Or is it that the character feels pristine and therefore, unrelatable?
Daniel took care of setting up all of the activities for their trips and made the reservations, etc. He also seemed to have a good, stable marriage. Even when him and his wife split for awhile he wanted to make it work out, so he did what was necessary to make that happen. I just felt like he was more 'put together' than the rest if the men.
Got it. Kind of reminds me of every Steven Seagal movie. Still, I actually have met a few men like that in real life. They're rare, but they do exist.
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Jachike Samuelson wrote: 03 Mar 2020, 18:11
B Creech wrote: 03 Mar 2020, 08:56
Jachike Samuelson wrote: 03 Mar 2020, 02:13

I haven't read this book. However your comments seem to suggest that the narrator is a more relatable character, even though you perceive Daniel to be just as well-rounded as he is. What kind of flaws did he have? I'm talking about the narrator.
I felt the protagonist of this book was weak. He never made the decisions where the group would be going each year and never chose what challenging sport they participated in. He was accident prone, it seemed; and he was a follower not a leader.
Okay, understood. I think I see myself in both men. Sometimes I can take charge and other times, I just want to slink away and let others deal with the situation.
I understand that. I think many of us are that way, men and women. I don't particularly like change but I can deal with it better at different times, depending on my mood, I guess! :D
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B Creech wrote: 03 Mar 2020, 18:17
Jachike Samuelson wrote: 03 Mar 2020, 18:11
B Creech wrote: 03 Mar 2020, 08:56
I felt the protagonist of this book was weak. He never made the decisions where the group would be going each year and never chose what challenging sport they participated in. He was accident prone, it seemed; and he was a follower not a leader.
Okay, understood. I think I see myself in both men. Sometimes I can take charge and other times, I just want to slink away and let others deal with the situation.
I understand that. I think many of us are that way, men and women. I don't particularly like change but I can deal with it better at different times, depending on my mood, I guess! :D
Yeah. Spot on 😁
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