" heavy to root for someone so pitiable . "

Sometimes, there’s that one character in a book that really grinds your gears. The worst part? When that character seems to be loved by everyone else…

1.Hermione Granger —Harry Potter

2.Harriet —Harriet the Spy

3.Cassandra —I Capture the Castle

4.Amir —The Kite Runner

5.Bessy —North and South

6.Holden Caulfield —The Catcher in the Rye

7.Tom and Daisy —The Great Gatsby

8.Angel Clare —Tess of the D’Urbervilles

9.Hamlet —Hamlet

10.Jason —Heroes of Olympus

11.Rhysand —A Court of Thorns and Roses

12.Trina —Me Before You

13.Dumbledore —Harry Potter

14.Cedric —Little Lord Fauntleroy

15.Jude —Jude the Obscure

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Lisa Simpson lies on a rug, reading a book, with a television in the background

The image shows the complete collection of the Harry Potter book series by J.K. Rowling, with all seven books displayed in two stacks and a box set cover

"Cover of the book 'Harriet the Spy' by Louise Fitzhugh, featuring a girl observing neighbors through windows, holding a notebook and pen. Collins Modern Classics."

Book cover of "I Capture the Castle" by Dodie Smith, showing part of a woman's arm and hand holding blue flowers, next to a rustic wooden door

Book cover of "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini, featuring a child holding a kite handle with a mountainous backdrop and review quotes

Cover of "North and South" by Elizabeth Gaskell features an illustration of a woman operating a loom in an industrial setting

The book cover of "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger. The title is written in a handwritten style above the author's name, with a simple, minimalist design

Book cover for "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald featuring a stylishly dressed woman lounging and a man in formal attire, both in an elegant setting

Cover of "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" by Thomas Hardy, part of the Wordsworth Classics series, with an illustration of a rural landscape and a rooster

Cover of the book "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, featuring a Penguin Classics banner and a painting of a man in period clothing

Collection of five "Heroes of Olympus" books by Rick Riordan, showing spines and covers with mythical scenes and characters from the series

Cover of the book "A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas featuring a thorny, winged figure with text praising the book

"Cover of 'Me Before You' by Jojo Moyes, celebrating the 10th anniversary edition with over 14 million copies sold worldwide."

The complete collection of the "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling, featuring all seven books stacked and displayed in a themed box

Book cover of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" by Frances Hodgson Burnett shows a boy riding a horse amidst a scenic garden with a castle in the background

Cover of "Jude the Obscure" by Thomas Hardy, featuring a colorful landscape illustration with a river, trees, and a village