Nah, I wouldn't take offence to someone who asserts their opinions respectfully. :)
Well, I get your points, but I'm still confused as to why she, who seems to understand literary analysis, has such a flat view of the character.
It's only natural that Roxas is the way he is, because his personality didn't start growing till the beginning of days. He is a character with very little life-experience, and no need for multiple motivations.
And it's such a pity, because I really like that fic, and then she goes and insults the canon.
It's like getting expensive but really delightful chocolate mouse, and eating it, and then discovering the eggs used were overdue...
I know, insulting the canon (or any character or anything, really) is a big turn-off to me in an Author's Notes. It's really a classic case of TMI. It makes me think of this one author who is actually one of the best fanfic authors I know, yet almost ruined an awesome fic for me by insisting on pointing out in her AN that she hated a specific character. It's just like, dude, let your fics speak for themselves.
I gotta say, though, that I also don't like it when authors gush in their ANs about how much they love a certain character. It unconsciously makes me want to check if they're being unintentionally biased toward that certain character while reading...
Well, I guess it depends on the fic, as when someone says 'I don't like this character' but writes this wonderful characterisation of it, it shows their maturity, doesn't it?
On the ther hand, I can get that you would want to approach a fic neutrally. It's partially why I feel a bit mixed about warnings and labels on fic.(I mean, maybe I've missed some really really incredible fic out there, that I didn't read because I find the pairing ridiculous)
Well, I guess it depends on the fic, as when someone says 'I don't like this character' but writes this wonderful characterisation of it, it shows their maturity, doesn't it?
On the ther hand, I can get that you would want to approach a fic neutrally. It's partially why I feel a bit mixed about warnings and labels on fic.(I mean, maybe I've missed some really really incredible fic out there, that I didn't read because I find the pairing ridiculous)
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Well, I get your points, but I'm still confused as to why she, who seems to understand literary analysis, has such a flat view of the character.
It's only natural that Roxas is the way he is, because his personality didn't start growing till the beginning of days. He is a character with very little life-experience, and no need for multiple motivations.
And it's such a pity, because I really like that fic, and then she goes and insults the canon.
It's like getting expensive but really delightful chocolate mouse, and eating it, and then discovering the eggs used were overdue...
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I gotta say, though, that I also don't like it when authors gush in their ANs about how much they love a certain character. It unconsciously makes me want to check if they're being unintentionally biased toward that certain character while reading...
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On the ther hand, I can get that you would want to approach a fic neutrally. It's partially why I feel a bit mixed about warnings and labels on fic.(I mean, maybe I've missed some really really incredible fic out there, that I didn't read because I find the pairing ridiculous)
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On the ther hand, I can get that you would want to approach a fic neutrally. It's partially why I feel a bit mixed about warnings and labels on fic.(I mean, maybe I've missed some really really incredible fic out there, that I didn't read because I find the pairing ridiculous)
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