Currently, I am reading The Third Life of Grange Copeland by Alice Walker. The main character, so far, is distinctly unpleasant.

It is difficult for me to read books that revolve around characters I find unlikable.

I want to like everyone. I want to see redeeming qualities and features in them, and I want this especially if I am going to immerse myself in their world. There is already so much unkindness and mean-spiritedness in the world. I dislike it, I do not understand it, and I'm not sure I want to spend my spare time reading stories about people who embody it.

Perhaps I'll change my mind about the book before the end, but right now plowing through the entirety of the book is tough going.