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No Mustache Twirlers Here: A Guide to Interesting Villainy

No Mustache Twirlers Here: A Guide to Interesting Villainy

A book I’ve been excited for, by an author I enjoy and respect, was just released. I’ve been listening to the audiobook edition with my sister and at one point I had to stop it. I could not listen to another repeated line from the villains. It didn’t help that the sound design for the voice was grating, but even if it had been the most melodious of voices I would have hated it. These one-liner villains were what the series had been building up to as part of the Big Bad’s Master Plan. They simply don’t feel adequate to face off against the rather brilliant protagonist. Therefore, this is the perfect time to discuss what makes an enjoyable villain?