10 Best Literary Villains You’ll Love to Hate And Hate to Fall For
10 Best Literary Villains You’ll Love to Hate And Hate to Fall For

Villains are my weakness…literally and figuratively.

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I have noticed a strange thing about myself: while reading a long book series, I don’t particularly love the main characters. The story spends so much time with them that they feel slightly boring.

So I find myself waiting for someone else to show up in the story, which is most of the time the bad guy. If written well, the baddies have the power to make us feel more than the good guys. The villains make us support the main characters, we want to cheer them on just because we don’t want the bad guys to succeed. For example, being inside Harry Potter’s head felt somewhat tiring at times, and I impatiently waited when Draco would come and throw an insult. You won’t see me admit it in broad daylight, but I liked reading about Malfoy’s character arc more than Harry’s.

Similarly, so many times I feel amazed by the villain’s backstory, disgusted by their characters, grudging respect for their cunning. So, here is a list of perfect villainous characters in literature you would hate with a passion, or secretly love despite yourself.
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