You read the books, but not all characters are likable (just like real life). This list will no doubt spark discussion both for who it includes and for who it omits. I won't tell you who is number one, but you know Scarlet O'Hara is on this list. Melanie made it, too.
Which literary characters do you really dislike? http://librarysciencedegree.org/the-50-most-hated-characters-in-literary-history/ -via Interesting Pile
4.) Scarlett O’Hara
Gone With the Wind
Author: Margaret Mitchell
For every fan who finds Scarlett O’Hara romantic and admirable, there is another who thinks her a selfish, altogether loathsome figure with few redeeming qualities.
48.) Melanie Hamilton Wilkes
Gone With the Wind
Author: Margaret Mitchell
Along with chief romantic rival Scarlett O’Hara, Melanie Hamilton Wilkes garners quite a bit of hatred as well. Many readers think of her as far too perfect to be relatable, insufferable at worst and boring at best.
Which literary characters do you really dislike? http://librarysciencedegree.org/the-50-most-hated-characters-in-literary-history/ -via Interesting Pile
Of more recent books- JK Rowlings' Professor Umbridge is another that is completely detestable.