Thoughts about Kent
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Thoughts about Kent
I liked Kent, and he was my favorite character. I felt sorry for him because of the way Sam treated him, but at least she treated him better during the last cycles.
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He was probably my favorite as well, but I agree about him being a little misguided in crushing on Sam for so long. Unless like he said he could see right through her and he knew she wasn't totally awful. I honestly didn't think of this until you mentioned it, good call!
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Also, I would have to say any character is better than Rob. lol.
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I loved Kent. I actually think it was very realistic that he pined away for Sam all those years. They were best friends when they were younger and I think he felt that she would grow out of her Mean Girls phase. It's hard for people to let go of someone even when they change.Thimble wrote:I really liked Kent. I don't know how realistic he is as a person since he pined for Samantha for so long, but he seems like a really nice guy. It also looks like he had kept trying to bring Samantha back to reality the entire time that she stopped being friends with him. So, he was consistent in how he treated her. It wasn't completely out of the blue that he would still try to be nice to her.
Also, I would have to say any character is better than Rob. lol.
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I don't hold it against him about pining for her. If I remember correctly, there was a few mentions of him talking to other girls.
He also stated he "wanted to be her hero", so I think his interest in her was not solely just a creepy long-term crush but also with a platonic love built on an even longer childhood friendship as well.
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I agree that is wasn't completely about pining away for Sam. He had his own life and did talk to other girls, but he was portrayed as a love sick puppy for most of the book. Even when Sam did something stupid or treated him badly it was a little unrealistic that he still suck by her without a word against her. He did admit to putting together a huge senior party because he wanted Sam to come. How many people can really put up with that much abuse for seven years.Scott wrote:I like Kent too of course.
I don't hold it against him about pining for her. If I remember correctly, there was a few mentions of him talking to other girls.
He also stated he "wanted to be her hero", so I think his interest in her was not solely just a creepy long-term crush but also with a platonic love built on an even longer childhood friendship as well.
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For me, Kent >>> RobTaylor Razzani wrote:Kent > Rob!
He was probably my favorite as well, but I agree about him being a little misguided in crushing on Sam for so long. Unless like he said he could see right through her and he knew she wasn't totally awful. I honestly didn't think of this until you mentioned it, good call!
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I may have underestimated him a little That's probably a better comparison!VinuW wrote:For me, Kent >>> RobTaylor Razzani wrote:Kent > Rob!
He was probably my favorite as well, but I agree about him being a little misguided in crushing on Sam for so long. Unless like he said he could see right through her and he knew she wasn't totally awful. I honestly didn't think of this until you mentioned it, good call!