LadyNaena
Good to know, especially that last bit. Don't suppose I could trouble you to describe a character you find interesting?
sweatdrop
Hmm.... ones with a strong personality. And by that I mean, that there is definitely a personality there and it feels real. I'm sorry, I seem to be having some trouble explaining myself today.
sweatdrop
When their character is shown not only in the way they talk, but their actions and how they respond to different things. They act because they think of things in a particular way and it shows through what they say and do. A character is always happy because they understand that things can always be worse or strive on what they can do to make things better rather than dwelling on the bad things in life versus the character is always happy because she's just a happy person. Or a character comes off as rude to other people because he has a dismal view of society and so has no desire to share formalities when he sees everyone as corrupt versus he's just a jerk.
Characters I can sympathize with are good, too. But not the ones who actually whine about what's going on. I like the ones who get up again and again, no matter what crap comes there way and don't concern themselves with the bad, but rather how their going to make things better. Because then I'm sympathizing with them because I like them and want them to succeed in making things better, rather than just pitying them for the mess they're in.
I hate bratty protagonists. It's like the opposite with them; the better they're written, the more I hate them. Suffice to say, if their well-deserved punch in the face or change of heart doesn't come early, I'm putting the book down. Perhaps it's unfair but I can't stand people like that in real life. Why would I want to deal with it in book form, too?
However, if introduced as an antagonist, I'd happily wait through the whole novel for them to get what they deserved.
Of course, this is all just my opinion. Not sure how much help it really was.