tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post7480127264148323574..comments2024-03-28T08:02:30.057-04:00Comments on Word-Whores: Novel DealbreakersK.A. Krantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674754426001151828noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-25497816126385813082011-09-25T15:47:33.749-04:002011-09-25T15:47:33.749-04:00Kerry--I've read a few books where I get to th...Kerry--I've read a few books where I get to the end and realize that I've been had. Not like a surprise twist that was artfully placed. Not like a cliffhanger that makes me want more. I mean the WTF endings. Coming to mind is a book that, in the end, the heroine learned she'd died about 3/4 of the way through the story, but the author never told me/explained how/if the heroine was acting as a ghost for the last quarter, or if she was in some drugged death haze dreaming it all, or if this spirit was somehow vampiric/zombie-ish and just wandered along interacting with others and unaware that she should lay down and be dead. GRRRR.Linda Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452743850118017500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-75285904812812323012011-09-24T11:24:49.094-04:002011-09-24T11:24:49.094-04:00Johanna - I've had a habit for most of my life...Johanna - I've had a habit for most of my life of reading multiple books at once. I almost always finish them, and if I don't it's because of one of my deal breakers. Or, very rarely, overwhelming boredom.<br /><br />Sullivan - I can handle cheating if growth happens through it. Menages - would hurt my brain<br /><br />Laura - LOL. Yeah. I know what you mean.Kerry Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03821175497518362926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-5347700419518281252011-09-24T10:56:59.859-04:002011-09-24T10:56:59.859-04:00Damsels in distress are my deal-breaker. I enjoy a...Damsels in distress are my deal-breaker. I enjoy a good rescue as much as the next, but if the heroine is constantly relying on other people to solve her problems...noooo...Laura Bicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498043274943334697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-33153637507435204882011-09-24T09:39:34.430-04:002011-09-24T09:39:34.430-04:00- Cheating by one of the main characters. Hate it!...- Cheating by one of the main characters. Hate it!<br />- Menages. I can't handle more than two persons in a relationship.<br />- illogical/out of character actions without explanation. (Yes: Armand making a vampire ruined Anne Rice's books for me.)Sullivan McPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133432350331782496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-73483810411387137952011-09-24T09:38:11.386-04:002011-09-24T09:38:11.386-04:00I'm not a monogamous reader. Several books com...I'm not a monogamous reader. Several books compete for my attention at any given time. Usually I stop reading not because there's something wrong with a book, but because other books engage me more. As I rotate between stories, I end up shelving those that fall out of the rotation. <br /><br />Because this is my reading style, I read slowly and thoroughly. I may take months to read a single book, but I finish at least one every week. If I make it to the end of a book, it's always because I loved it.JHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10786972630390815103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-51905643073739817752011-09-24T09:15:37.583-04:002011-09-24T09:15:37.583-04:00Cautionary Tale - Exactly! The shiny new toy falls...Cautionary Tale - Exactly! The shiny new toy falls apart in your hands and a tantrum ensues, lol.<br /><br />KAK - Wall Bangers is a perfect term for these books. And I agree that head-hopping and whining are annoying. Although I think I've read through some novels with those traits that didn't become Wall Bangers.<br /><br />Linda G - Logic. I hate being bound by it when I'm writing, LOL, but it is indeed necessary.Kerry Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03821175497518362926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-46172431070752073662011-09-24T08:44:55.762-04:002011-09-24T08:44:55.762-04:00You've pretty much covered it. Even in a fanta...You've pretty much covered it. Even in a fantasy, there should be a certain logic.Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-26945428980849306212011-09-24T08:12:33.851-04:002011-09-24T08:12:33.851-04:00Wall-Bangers! (and for once, I'm not referring...Wall-Bangers! <i>(and for once, I'm not referring to the drink!)</i><br /><br />Two things that will cause me to toss a book are head-hopping and whiny bratty protags.K.A. Krantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674754426001151828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663321286319002443.post-62614558022720173992011-09-24T05:41:53.796-04:002011-09-24T05:41:53.796-04:00I agree. Sometimes the WTF moments just kill a nov...I agree. Sometimes the WTF moments just kill a novel completely and you feel cheated. Or like you did when you got a toy that in the commercial did all this amazing and cool stuff but turned out to be just a crap bag.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727630549392807909noreply@blogger.com