This past Father’s Day Electric Lit came out with a list of bad dads, and, no shocker, Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom made the top . . . or rather, bottom 10:
“Janet Angstrom made our list of Worst Mothers in Literature, but that doesn’t mean that Rabbit isn’t an equally terrible husband and father. He’s a washed up ex-high school basketball star who can’t deal with adulthood. He abandons his family, knowing full well that his wife is struggling as a recovering alcoholic, and has an affair. Selfish and immature, Rabbit contributes to the sad fate of his family just as much as his wife.”
Joining Harry on the list are Humbert Humbert (Lolita), Alexander Zalachenko (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series), James MacNamara (Down by the River), David Melrose (Never Mind), Jack Torrance (The Shining), Glen Waddell (Bastard out of Carolina), Eugene Achike (Purple Hibiscus), Culla (Outer Dark), and Old Nick (Room).