Grendel...Booewulf.

Well, Grendel was not scary...picked it for the Halloween read...but, it was more philosophical than evil.
Gendel is the monster but, he is the only introspective one. The Humans fight and kill and spout epic tales of heroism. Grendel thinks they are boastful slugs.
We agree but, Grendel is not a character to love either.
Reading John Gardner's book led me to the saga of Beowulf and that helped me see more of what Grendel was seeing.
The club members did not like the book but, were glad to have read it...one of those books, alas.
More to come when the Morning Book Club meets...