Favorite character?
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Re: Favorite character?
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bookowlie wrote:I also liked Tito! He was more daring than Jeremy and basically extended the hand of friendship to Jeremy. Jeremy was too shy and self-conscious about his weight so he would not have reached out to Tito on his own. Also, due to his bullying grandfather being home 24/7, Jeremy would never have invited someone to hang out at his house. Tito was so nice to walk home with him and invite him over - this really helped Jeremy gain a little self-confidence by having a friend. Tito's encouragement and his defense of him at school made Jeremy feel like someone cared about him. Although his mom was nice to him, Jeremy's grandfather and his mom's ex-boyfriend made him feel ugly and worthless. Tito was a big catalyst to help Jeremy feel good about himself.
Absolutely! Tito was fantastic. I loved the caring nature that he had for Jeremy, even after the whole Facebook prank fiasco. On top of that, Tito was so incredibly nerdy and I loved that about him. It made the character so relatable. One thing I did wonder, early on, was whether he could possibly be Darwin - the love of bridges and models reminded me of Darwin's puzzle fetish. Tito was much too nice to be Darwin but I did think it was an interesting link between the ultimate good and ultimate evil of the book.
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Yes. I have been noticing that recently in all the book that I have been reading. I like that the characters have flaws and make mistakes. It makes the character more realistic. No one is perfect all the time.MsMartha wrote:I have to agree--I like Jeremy and Tito! That being said, I'm only about a third of the way into the book, so I suppose it's possible I'll change my mind at some point.
One thing that impresses me is that none of the characters are "perfect" people. They all have issues of some kind, and they're doing what they can do, and doing it as well as they can. Kind of like real folks...
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Which reminds me of something I was thinking about while reading the book...HorrorFan87 wrote:Okay I will be the first to say it. Darwin was my favorite character. I found his psyche incredibly interesting and it was great fun trying to understand his "discipline." In most books that I have read, a serial killer's cause is not necessarily revealed - in Rubin's book we actually see that his mother was the main cause of his emotional strife and hatred towards larger people. It makes his character so much more interesting to see his backstory and his overwhelming emotions and mental deterioration taking over his actual self. We see Darwin's true form and identity become so lost that not even he is willing to go by his real name or live a normal life. I found his character both equally easy to hate but also easy to pity. The Voice completely shuts him down, takes away his reality, his name, his being, and controls him like a puppet simply by meshing its thoughts with Darwin's. Maybe I read too much into his character but I just found him absolutely fascinating!
I was getting the impression that The Voice was a symptom of what used to be called Multiple Personality Disorder. (I can't remember what it's called now.) The condition is that the person is made up completely different personalities that may or may not realize that the other personalities exist. It seems that the "statistician self" personality (I can never remember this character's real name) was becoming more and more suppressed by the Darwin personality throughout the course of the book. The statistician, as a separate personality, would actually be an innocent victim of Darwin too.
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Agree with thattortoise keeper wrote:Definitely Jeremy. He was easy to empathize with, especially since there were many situations in which he had very little control. Sue and Connie both had aspects of their personalities that made them irritating at times. (I guess that's true of real people also.)
Jeremy is my favorite too
I hate connie, as well
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Very well explained. My favorite character is Jeremy, too. His character has a lot of elements in it, and he has a personality. I connected with his character almost instantly.chytach18- wrote:Jeremy, with no doubt. I could visualise him and I feel for him. From the first page of the book, I wanted to protect him. He's real. I took an instant dislike of his grandfather also from the first page and was struggling to change my mind throughout the book. I remember my late grandfather as the most lovely and caring man. Sue - I don't know. She meant good, but so often we meet people whose second name is "bull". Connie could be a lovely mother if she had some personality herself.
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I agree about Sue and Connie. Sue was too domineering and rigid - the my way or the highway mentality. Connie focused more on her love life than her son.tortoise keeper wrote:Definitely Jeremy. He was easy to empathize with, especially since there were many situations in which he had very little control. Sue and Connie both had aspects of their personalities that made them irritating at times. (I guess that's true of real people also.)
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I couldn't put it better myself. Nicely said tortoise keeper and bookowlie!bookowlie wrote:I agree about Sue and Connie. Sue was too domineering and rigid - the my way or the highway mentality. Connie focused more on her love life than her son.tortoise keeper wrote:Definitely Jeremy. He was easy to empathize with, especially since there were many situations in which he had very little control. Sue and Connie both had aspects of their personalities that made them irritating at times. (I guess that's true of real people also.)
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