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The 50 Most Hated Characters in Literary History
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16.) Humbert Humbert
Lolita
Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov intentionally made Humbert Humbert a squirmingly pathetic, entirely despicable protagonist in spite of his 3-dimensional characterization. Manipulative, lying, parasitic and pedophiliac, he is one of the most recognizable “love to hate” literary figures.
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