Trouble in Wonderland
Uh-oh, minions. I have a problem. A problem that I can sum up in three little words.
I hate Dillon.
Dillon, as I may have mentioned, is the main protagonist in The View from the Wonderland Asylum. And I. Hate. Him.
It's not that he's a bad guy. He's nice and all. But he's not exactly special (not like Vlad is) and plus, he's got that poor-little-rich-kid thing going on. It's obnoxious. Seriously.
To rid myself of my ever-growing dislike for the boy I plan to spend much time with soon, I grabbed him and threw him headfirst into Wonderland. Hopefully, watching him deal with some of the horrid situations he's about to find himself in will give me a spark of respect for Dillon...and with any luck, that spark will turn into the flame of friendship. (Yeesh...can you believe I just said that? Now I feel nauseous.)
As someone dear to me mentioned this morning--maybe it's not who Dillon is that makes him special, but how he deals with the crap that's thrown at him. I hope so. Because writing about a character you don't really care about isn't much fun.
Plus, I'm totally cheating on Vlad...
I hate Dillon.
Dillon, as I may have mentioned, is the main protagonist in The View from the Wonderland Asylum. And I. Hate. Him.
It's not that he's a bad guy. He's nice and all. But he's not exactly special (not like Vlad is) and plus, he's got that poor-little-rich-kid thing going on. It's obnoxious. Seriously.
To rid myself of my ever-growing dislike for the boy I plan to spend much time with soon, I grabbed him and threw him headfirst into Wonderland. Hopefully, watching him deal with some of the horrid situations he's about to find himself in will give me a spark of respect for Dillon...and with any luck, that spark will turn into the flame of friendship. (Yeesh...can you believe I just said that? Now I feel nauseous.)
As someone dear to me mentioned this morning--maybe it's not who Dillon is that makes him special, but how he deals with the crap that's thrown at him. I hope so. Because writing about a character you don't really care about isn't much fun.
Plus, I'm totally cheating on Vlad...
posted by Heather Brewer at 6:56 AM
2 Comments:
I've read plenty of books where I wasn't enamoured with the protagonist. Same with film. But the storyline was interesting, and there were enough hooks in it to where I didn't care.
Thanks for the reassurance, Jamie. I hope there are a lot of readers out there like you...just in case my love affair with Dillon doesn't go too far. :)
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