What Trope Do You Hate The Most?
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What Trope Do You Hate The Most?
Insta-love
The Love Triangle/Square
The Mary/Gary Sue
The Chosen One
If a book has all four? *shudders*
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All of the above, plus The Femme Fatale.Mitsu-Senpai wrote: ↑15 Oct 2018, 02:16 Personally I can't stand the following:
Insta-love
The Love Triangle/Square
The Mary/Gary Sue
The Chosen One
If a book has all four? *shudders*
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I also get very tired of the old cop/young cop haters-turn-buddy pair.
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I agree with all of the above, except Femme Fatale. I'm genuinely interested to know why you feel that way, KCWolf, because I've never considered it to be an annoying trope. I thought it was empowering, but I'd definitely love to hear a different perspective on it.KCWolf wrote: ↑24 Oct 2018, 13:43All of the above, plus The Femme Fatale.Mitsu-Senpai wrote: ↑15 Oct 2018, 02:16 Personally I can't stand the following:
Insta-love
The Love Triangle/Square
The Mary/Gary Sue
The Chosen One
If a book has all four? *shudders*
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The obscure prologue (or even worse, two back-to-back obscure prologues with some random quote attached)
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It just seems so overdone and predictable to me. Almost as if it's lazy storytelling. Instead of creating a unique character, it seems like "Insert Femme Fatale here." I would be interested in seeing a unique take on the femme fatale, however. For instance, make her the actual hero or combine her traits with other character traits._Delly_01 wrote: ↑13 Feb 2019, 16:09I agree with all of the above, except Femme Fatale. I'm genuinely interested to know why you feel that way, KCWolf, because I've never considered it to be an annoying trope. I thought it was empowering, but I'd definitely love to hear a different perspective on it.KCWolf wrote: ↑24 Oct 2018, 13:43All of the above, plus The Femme Fatale.Mitsu-Senpai wrote: ↑15 Oct 2018, 02:16 Personally I can't stand the following:
Insta-love
The Love Triangle/Square
The Mary/Gary Sue
The Chosen One
If a book has all four? *shudders*
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I see what you mean. She can be a little bit of a cardboard cut-out. I think the best use of Femme Fatale I've seen is in Victoria Schwab's Vengeful. After her husband kills her, and she awakens with powers, she seeks out revenge after always being underestimated and bullied by her husband. She uses her charm and good looks to lure the mob men and her husband to their deaths. Her character depth was great, and I understood and felt sorry for her at times, but never enough to forget she was a truly unforgivable character when she killed innocents, too.KCWolf wrote: ↑19 Feb 2019, 12:32It just seems so overdone and predictable to me. Almost as if it's lazy storytelling. Instead of creating a unique character, it seems like "Insert Femme Fatale here." I would be interested in seeing a unique take on the femme fatale, however. For instance, make her the actual hero or combine her traits with other character traits._Delly_01 wrote: ↑13 Feb 2019, 16:09I agree with all of the above, except Femme Fatale. I'm genuinely interested to know why you feel that way, KCWolf, because I've never considered it to be an annoying trope. I thought it was empowering, but I'd definitely love to hear a different perspective on it.
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Actually, pretty much the whole attractive-but-borderline-abusive male love interest annoys me.
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