Well, yes. But the question is, then: what makes you care about a character? I do think I have to be able to relate to them, somehow, even if on the surface they seem unlikable or even alien. And somehow I had little problem relating to Cal, and none at all with Nick. But that doesn't mean I entirely liked them.
Your comment is also reminding me - I felt exactly that way about Harry in DH - especially after Snape's death. I just didn't care at all what happened to him. There was, as it were, no there there. Nick and Cal have very serious problems AND very strong emotional reactions to those problems. Harry's just a zombie, at least in DH. He doesn't seem to react normally at all - at least, not as far as I can see. It's hard to empathize with a character who seems to lack normal emotions. So maybe that's part of it?
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Date: 2009-09-05 04:01 am (UTC)Your comment is also reminding me - I felt exactly that way about Harry in DH - especially after Snape's death. I just didn't care at all what happened to him. There was, as it were, no there there. Nick and Cal have very serious problems AND very strong emotional reactions to those problems. Harry's just a zombie, at least in DH. He doesn't seem to react normally at all - at least, not as far as I can see. It's hard to empathize with a character who seems to lack normal emotions. So maybe that's part of it?