>Invented the Atomic Bomb
>I am expected to root for this man
Bad protagonists thread?
>>7712609
It's in my opinion that if a person makes it to 100 years old, they are allowed to do whatever they want. Laws no longer apply to them.
The book was just trash. I was embarrassed that I picked it up just because the New Yorker said it was good. Now I ask /lit/ before I read anything.
>>7712722
>listening to the new yorker
you dense motherfucker
>protagonist is sexually active
>i am supposed to relate to this
seriously?
>main character is a literal retard
>through coincidences and cicumstances no one realises he's retarded and he goes off to war
>meets all kinds of famous political leaders and celebrities while still being totally oblivious to his surroundings
It's literally the exact same plot as Forest Gump just not as good.
>>7712740
>"""""relating"""""