It's difficult for me to to get engaged with a book or story when the main protagonist is the very person I strive not to be. That is the complete opposite of what we teach our children. Why is this a big deal to me? Because I'm a happily-married man with two children who literally cannot understand why anyone would willingly give up the role of parenthood to pursue selfish desires. And the new girl is fine with him being married, like she somehow doesn't think he won't eventually cheat on her too.
He cheats on his wife with someone more than ten years his junior and eventually leaves his wife for the new girl.
He only finds enjoyment when his kids are gone and he can scuba dive by himself. He's the typical jerk who is unhappy with his well-paying job and family of wife and children. The main male protagonist, Sanders, is a selfish fool. Maybe it's not fair to judge a book based on its characters, but I argue that the sum of a story is directly related to the way each character is portrayed.
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