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Rooting for the Bad Guy
Books in which you sympathized with the villain/monster/antagonist. This may or may not be intentional on the author's part.
Tags: fiction, literature, and villain

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Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
by Jeff Lindsay 58 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
2
Interview With the Vampire
Interview With the Vampire
by Anne Rice 47 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
3
Fight Club: A Novel
Fight Club: A Novel
by Chuck Palahniuk 36 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
4
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley 34 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
6
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess 26 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
7
Dracula
Dracula
by Bram Stoker 24 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
8
Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer 23 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
9
Hannibal
Hannibal
by Thomas Harris 23 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
10
Macbeth
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare 22 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
11
The Vampire Lestat
The Vampire Lestat
by Anne Rice 22 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
12
Grendel
Grendel
by John Champlin Gardner Jr. 16 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
13
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
by John Milton, John Leonard (Editor, Contributor) 16 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
14
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Süskind 16 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
15
American Psycho
American Psycho
by Bret Easton Ellis 15 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
16
Soon I Will Be Invincible
Soon I Will Be Invincible
by Austin Grossman (Goodreads author) 14 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
17
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley
by Patricia Highsmith 11 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
18
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac: Director's Cut
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac: Director's Cut
by Jhonen Vasquez 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
19
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Alex Jennings (Narrator) 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
21
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator) 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
22
Holy Bible: King James Version
Holy Bible: King James Version
by Anonymous 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Battle Royale
Battle Royale
by Koushun Takami 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
23
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
25
The Queen of the Damned
The Queen of the Damned
by Anne Rice 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
26
Nineteen Minutes
Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
27
Exquisite Corpse
Exquisite Corpse
by Poppy Z. Brite 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
28
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley, Maurice Hindle (Editor) 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
29
The Bad Beginning
The Bad Beginning
by Lemony Snicket 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
30
Test of the Twins
Test of the Twins
by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
31
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me
by Jim Thompson 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
32
The Bartimaeus Trilogy Boxed Set
The Bartimaeus Trilogy Boxed Set
by Jonathan Stroud 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
33
Death Note, Volume 1
Death Note, Volume 1
by Tsugumi Ohba 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
34
The Hot Rock
The Hot Rock
by Donald E. Westlake 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
35
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
by Frederick Forsyth 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
36
The Wasp Factory: A Novel
The Wasp Factory: A Novel
by Iain M. Banks 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
37
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
38
The Hunter
The Hunter
by Richard Stark 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
39
Mister B. Gone
Mister B. Gone
by Clive Barker 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
39
Hit Man
Hit Man
by Lawrence Block 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
41
The Secret History
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
42
King Lear
King Lear
by William Shakespeare 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
43
The Meaning of Night: A Confession
The Meaning of Night: A Confession
by Michael Cox 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
44
Evil Genius
Evil Genius
by Catherine Jinks 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
45
A Judgement in Stone
A Judgement in Stone
by Ruth Rendell 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
46
The Name of the Game Is Death
The Name of the Game Is Death
by Dan J. Marlowe 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
46
The Dracula Tape
The Dracula Tape
by Fred Saberhagen 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
48
The Man From St. Petersburg
The Man From St. Petersburg
by Ken Follett 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
48
Snow Crash
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
50
Terrorist
Terrorist
by John Updike 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
50
Lord Foul's Bane
Lord Foul's Bane
by Stephen R. Donaldson 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
52
My Life
My Life
by Bill Clinton 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
53
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of...
by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
54
The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
55
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: The Killing Joke
by Alan Moore, Brian Bolland 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
56
A Night in the Lonesome October
A Night in the Lonesome October
by Roger Zelazny, James A. Warhola (cover artist) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
57
The Vampire Tapestry: A Novel
The Vampire Tapestry: A Novel
by Suzy McKee Charnas 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
58
Headcrusher
Headcrusher
by Alexander Garros 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
59
Here Comes a Candle
Here Comes a Candle
by Fredric Brown 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
60
Hangover Square
Hangover Square
by Patrick Hamilton 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
61
The MPire: In Search of the Lost
The MPire: In Search of the Lost
by TL James (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
61
The Count of Eleven
The Count of Eleven
by Ramsey Campbell 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
61
Bayou of Pigs: The True Story of an Audacious Plot to Turn a Tropical Island into a Criminal Paradise
Bayou of Pigs: The True Story of an Audacious P...
by Stewart Bell 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
61
Something Borrowed
Something Borrowed
by Emily Giffin 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
61
The Butcher's Boy
The Butcher's Boy
by Thomas Perry 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
61
Flashman
Flashman
by George MacDonald Fraser 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
61
Wideacre
Wideacre
by Philippa Gregory 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
68
The MPire: Death Cometh
The MPire: Death Cometh
by TL James (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
68
A Factory of Cunning
A Factory of Cunning
by Philippa Stockley 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
68
Shit Magnet: One Man's Miraculous Ability to Absorb the World's Guilt
Shit Magnet: One Man's Miraculous Ability to Ab...
by Jim Goad 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
68
sex.lies.murder.fame.: A Novel
sex.lies.murder.fame.: A Novel
by Lolita Files 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
68
Bleeding Hearts: A Novel
Bleeding Hearts: A Novel
by Ian Rankin 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
68
A Game of Thrones
A Game of Thrones
by George R.R. Martin 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
68
Richard Stark's Parker, #1: The Hunter
Richard Stark's Parker, #1: The Hunter
by Darwyn Cooke (Author/Illustrator) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
68
The Phantom of the Opera: The Original Novel
The Phantom of the Opera: The Original Novel
by Gaston Leroux 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
76
Sherwood
Sherwood
by Parke Godwin 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
76
Evermore
Evermore
by Lynn Viehl 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
76
Witch Hunt
Witch Hunt
by Ian Rankin 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
76
Stacked Deck: Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
Stacked Deck: Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
by Longmeadow Press 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
80
The Last Templar
The Last Templar
by Raymond Khoury 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
80
He Who Hesitates
He Who Hesitates
by Ed McBain 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
80
Blackburn: A Novel
Blackburn: A Novel
by Bradley Denton 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
80
The Jack Harvey Novels
The Jack Harvey Novels
by Ian Rankin 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
80
The Company: The Story of a Murderer
The Company: The Story of a Murderer
by Arabella Edge 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
85
Richard Milhous Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician
Richard Milhous Nixon: The Rise of an American ...
by Roger Morris 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
85
Meg
Meg
by Steven Alten 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
85
Jhereg
Jhereg
by Steven Brust 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
85
The Monster of Florence
The Monster of Florence
by Douglas Preston, Mario Spezi 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
89
The Debt to Pleasure: A Novel
The Debt to Pleasure: A Novel
by John Lanchester 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
89
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song
by Norman Mailer 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
89
The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren
The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Leg...
by Jonathan Lopez (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
92
American Wife: A Novel
American Wife: A Novel
by Curtis Sittenfeld 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
92
M
M
by Jon J. Muth 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
92
Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage
Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage
by Tom DeFalco, Terry Kavanagh 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
95
Fantastic Four: Books of Doom
Fantastic Four: Books of Doom
by Ed Brubaker, Pablo Raimondi (Illustrator) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
95
Road to Perdition
Road to Perdition
by Max Allan Collins, Richard Piers Rayner (Illustrator) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
95
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the...
by Caroline Alexander 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
98
Nero
Nero
by Edward Champlin 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
99
Conan: Book Of Thoth
Conan: Book Of Thoth
by Kurt Busiek 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
99
Those Who Hunt the Night
Those Who Hunt the Night
by Barbara Hambly 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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message 1: by Felicia (new)

Nophoto-f-25x33 Hey good picks here!!!!



message 2: by Kwech (last edited Jul 07, 2009 08:20AM) (new)

2378230 Yeah - really good picks!


message 3: by ---*Millie*--- (new)

2041811 This is a cool list :D


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1568687 I LOVE WICKED!!!!!!!


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2658968 I usually cheer for the bad guy, so...


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