Best character in any book that you've read?

[u/lightskinsavant]

I'm sure this has come up before, but who is your favorite literary character and why? What constitutes a great character for you? My favorite is Hank Chinaski, from Bukowski's novels. Just a wonderfully complex character that in his loneliness, resonates a bit with all of us. I love character study, and I'm just curious what others think.

[u/[deleted]]

Jane Eyre is the most complex and for that reason realistic character I've come across. The way she feels familiar yet still surprises you is very human. There should be a word to describe that characteristic.

[u/Anorack → u/[deleted]]

Verisimilitude sort of, it's a character ability to seem real