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06-08-2007, 04:57 PM
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Looking for books with well developed antagonists/villians
Hey all.
I'm looking for some books that you have read that have well developed villians/antagonists. I enjoyed Silas from Brown and of course Hannibal and Dolarhyde from Harris. I would appraciate any recommendations, and I'm open to any genre. Thanks.
Ryan
Last edited by ryangt : 06-08-2007 at 04:59 PM.
Reason: changed title
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06-08-2007, 05:10 PM
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Writing Machine
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The Bible probably fits the bill. Have you read it?
Cheers,
Rob
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06-08-2007, 07:58 PM
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Maurice Conchis from 'The Magus' by John Fowles.
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06-09-2007, 09:15 AM
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Philo Skinner in the Black Marble, written by Joseph Wambaugh--the crime writer cop.
Chris
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06-15-2007, 02:46 AM
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Ink Slinger
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George Stark from The Dark Half. easily. or Pennywise from It
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06-20-2007, 02:44 PM
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Villains/antagonists
Hi Ryan,
If you don't mind going to Shakespeare, you'll get some real blood-curdling villains in Othello, MacBeth (including Lady MacBeth), King Lear and some of the other tragedies.
But these three are chillers!
Happy hunting,
Aemy
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06-25-2007, 02:55 PM
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Ronald Merrick from The Raj Quartet by Paul Scott. What he did, and ultimately what was done to him, was all the more horrifying because of his believability.
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06-26-2007, 12:45 AM
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Profound Writer
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Big Brother in "1984" can't be beat. "He" is everywhere, malevolent, and can read your thoughts. Furthermore, everything "he" does is a quest for power over people. That is "his" sole motivation.
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06-28-2007, 11:18 PM
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Thank you all, for taking the time to answer.
I have a lot of reading to do right now with this list.
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06-29-2007, 06:53 AM
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Profound Writer
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The best "villain" is the protagonist that deceives himself and makes all the wrong choices.
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