Reading 1001 discussion

Describe the main characters—personality traits, motivations, and inner qualities. What do we know about the characters so far? What do you still want to know? Who do you like/dislike? Do you identify with any of the characters?

There is the Incandenza Family: Patriarch is James, aka Himself, now deceased. He is the founder of Enfield Tennis Academy (ETA), a genius re: optics, and film maker. He hails from Tucson.
Avril is the mother, called The Moms by her kids. She is in charge of academics at the academy, a grammar freak, and in a possibly inappropriate relationship with her half brother, Charles, who is now the director of ETA. She is Québécois.
Orin is the oldest son, once a nationally ranked youth tennis player, but changed to American football punter in college, partially in pursuit of Joelle VanDyne: a baton twirler for football games. Orin is now a professional punter, and though smart, not as smart as he thinks.
Joelle went on to star in some of James' films. She now has a radio show, and a drug habit that has driven her to a dark place. She also wears a veil to hide a disfigurement of some sort.
Mario is the second son of James(?) and Avril. His body is not made for tennis, but he is a genius behind the camera, so he films matches for ETA. He's a sensitive soul, who loves Joelle's radio show.
Hal is the youngest son, and a nationally ranked youth tennis player. He has memorized at least some of the OED, so his vocabulary is quite large. He has a host of friends that provide comic relief and some insight. Hal also has a marijuana habit. He has some sort of speech impediment- the cause of which has not been revealed. He is highly intelligent, but unsure about his future at seventeen.
There is also Don Gately, a recovering drug addict and former thief, who lives down the hill from ETA in Ennet House- a home for addicts. So far, he is a murky character, but seems to be genuine in his resolve to be clean.
So far, I love all these characters for their quirks. They're not all likeable as people, but that's ok. I'm very much looking forward to their stories unfolding and the connections.

I think Tracy has covered that nicely lol

Ditto.

I should have answered this question earlier, because I now can't remember when characters were introduced. This is a drawback of reading on a Kindle, I think.