I don't need heroes to root for. I need interesting people, and they aren't always wearing the whitest of hats. It's all about, I suppose, how many flaws you're willing to accept. I don't enjoy books about unflawed people.

Just because I'm not all "Yay, petty theft" or "Woohoo, piracy" you assume I want to read books about unflawed people?

you assume I want to read books about unflawed people?

Anybody who isn't "Yay Piracy!" is pretty suspect.

For the record, I have never rooted for petty theft. Well, except yesterday when I was re-reading Strong Poison and Miss Climpson's woman was sneaking around.

Just because I'm not all "Yay, petty theft" or "Woohoo, piracy" you assume I want to read books about unflawed people?

Susan, check back -- I didn't say anything about you refusing flaws. You're not in the sentence about unflawed people at all. Just me. You're in the sentence about "how many flaws you're willing to accept," which was in no way meant to say "if you accept flaws or not."

It's not a binary scenario, and I didn't posit it as such.

Well, except yesterday when I was re-reading Strong Poison and Miss Climpson's woman was sneaking around.

I remember that scene. I love Strong Poison. One of my favorite Wimseys.

Susan, check back -- I didn't say anything about you refusing flaws. You're not in the sentence about unflawed people at all. Just me. You're in the sentence about "how many flaws you're willing to accept," which was in no way meant to say "if you accept flaws or not."

Sorry. I took the "I don't need heroes to root for" as a slam against those of us who like our protagonists to some degree heroic.

What I like or dislike is in no way meant to be a slam on people who disagree with me. I mean, your disinterest in the caper isn't a slam on people who love them, is it?

I mean, your disinterest in the caper isn't a slam on people who love them, is it?

No, not at all. I tend to assume people who like what mystifies me or are mystified by what I like either have different fantasies (maybe capers are their escapism the way historical war stories are for me) or interact with stories in a different way (I've often talked about the lightbulb moment when I finally figured out that DH reads a book or watches a movie as an observer, while I'm looking for more of a participant/identification experience).

Again, I'm sorry. I'm really working on this chip on my shoulder thing WRT literary and musical tastes, but it still flares up every so often.

I took the "I don't need heroes to root for" as a slam against those of us who like our protagonists to some degree heroic.

Um, it just sounded like personal opinion to me. Luckily, we can fall back on my old favorite: Different People Are Different.

Edit: needless to say, that was a crosspost.

OK, Godfather.(Except considering your favor, this is more James Brown than Vito Corleone. AndI guess Kay does get to ask somebody about his business.) I love a good funny antihero Susan. And maybe I have a few antisocial tendencies.(See tag.) The Leonard thing? Is a dialogue's Bitch thing. (It's so good...he's twice my age and I crush on him.)And most times, he does have some heroes...they're just not always on the side of the law you might think.