WARNING: insufferable male protagonists
not "morally ambiguous/unlikeable characters", no I'm talking about I want to smack his incel ass-levels of dkhjfdbhjgj
created by Viettley
last updated July, 2026
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Holden being first on the list absolutely tracks lmao
ViettleyOP
sometimes I think about re-reading Catcher in the Rye but------ Holden
ViettleyOP
honorary femcel mention: Girls against God [Jenny Hval]
delicious
I love that Hamlet made this list. Thinking about it, he does remind me somewhat of my ex-husband....
ViettleyOP
genuinely can't fathom people thinking it's one of the best shakespeare plays
There are so many better ones!!
ViettleyOP
exactly!!! (also condolences bc of your ex-husband oh my---)
haha thanks :) all good, he's very very ex at this point lol. Also seeing Hamlet here helped me put my finger on the specific kind of navel-gazing, melancholic narcissism he embodies in a way I haven't been able to before. Now I can say, yeah, he was just like Hamlet, and that makes me laugh quite a lot!
Ich liebs
