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setting, and characters that I know a reader will understand and relate to. Some readers even look for certain tropes in a book before committing to it, knowing that they’ll love the book if it has the things they love. Some common examples of tropes in books are: ...
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her hopes for her future remain steady and are never sacrificed to claim that social life is a solid trade for college. Mandy and Ben's friendship also rests at the core of the movie. Still, unlike other films with a secret romantic pining from one half of the friendship, Ben and Mandy...
Similarly, rape is often used as the background for rare interbreeding, as though that requires an explanation. In the novel Spinning Silver, the character Irina can do magic with fairy silver because a fairy raped her great-grandmother. In the Narnia books, CS Lewis explains that existence ...
You might think literary tropes in YA books are lame, but I’m here to tell you that’s not necessarily true. Tropes in literature — while maybe sometimes poorly utilized — can be signs of an excellent author when used well. Just for some context: I’m someone who’ssickof love tria...
Anime has progressed beyond the need for the perverted character whose entire personality is that he is a pervert. In the rare cases where the perverted character is a female, the point remains as such. Delete them from the history books lest they offend the gods. ...
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Loverfollows a cruel gangster (a towering Michael Gambon) whose wife (Helen Mirren at her best) falls for a quiet lover of books, putting them in great danger. The film is ultimately a great metaphor for class warfare, but the main appeal is its ...
Our puzzle-loving readers enjoy books that reopen a cold case — a crime that’s lain dormant for years, sometimes decades — from a fresh angle, where someone finally finds the tools needed to crack it. Historical Romance Trends Marriages of convenience ...