Another Meme Day
I think next time I do one of these, I'm gonna do it in like a week or something.
19. Least favourite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise.
Love triangles. Bleh. They can be really compelling when well-written, but I've seen them handled badly so often that the mere mention of one now makes me wary. They're especially omnipresent in YA literature, I've found. Take The House of Night series by P.C. Cast. I stuck with that series considerably longer than I should have, but by the time I quit (six books in, I think?) there had been no less than five different love interests for the teenage main character, most of them overlapping into love triangles and quadrangles and just utter ridiculousness. Then the secondary main character got her OWN love triangle and I just said fuck it. When badly-written Mary Sue-ishness relationship drama starts to eat the plot, I get annoyed.
Perceived love triangles (one party thinking that the other has been unfaithful, etc) don't get on my nerves nearly as bad. I dunno. It just seems more realistic to me that a relationship could be damaged by one person's flaws (jealousy, lack of trust, bad communication) than one person being so wonderful that people can't help but love him/her, and he/she is too sweet and pure and good to just pick one of them. *eyeroll*
Now if you'll excuse me, Price of Freedom just came on my VG soundtrack playlist, and I can't rant when its playing. It's just too sad and pretty.
...Well-written love triangles, though? Well, there's a reason that I have several OT3s, lol.
1. A fictional character you identify with and why.
2. Your earliest memory of reading or being read to.
3. Your favourite book aged 9 ½, or 13 ¾, whichever you remember best.
4. The book that’s been on your shelves the longest.
5. A book with a story for you, that reminds you of something specific in your life (a person, a place, a time).
6. What fictional character are you (secretly) in love with?
7. The last book you acquired, and how (begged, bought, borrowed?)
8. Your current read, your last read and the book you’ll read next.
9. What author do you own the most books by and why?
10. Do you own multiple copies of any book? What are they? Why do you have multiple copies?
11. Book borrowing - do you use the library? Do you prefer to try before you buy? What about lending your books to friends? Are you a good borrower, do you remember to return books?
12. Do you reread a lot? Why (not)? Name a book you have reread many times.
13. What is the best book you’ve read in the past year?
14. Do you recommend books to other people? If you could force everyone you know to read one book, what would it be?
15. Adaptation: What book would you most like to see made into a film? Do you like to read the book first or see the film? Any books you have read after seeing the film version?
16. What is the most difficult book you’ve ever read?
17. Your favourite book series & your favourite book out of that series.
18. Your favourite picture, junior fiction and Young Adult books.
19. Least favourite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise.
20. A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving.
21. Your "comfort" book.
22. Favourite book cover including a picture!
23. Favourite fictional relationship (romantic, friendship, familial).
24. Most annoying character ever.
25. Most quotable novel or 5 of your favourite quotes from any books.
26. Any five books from your "to be read" stack. What makes you select a book for your “to be read” stack?
27. Some firsts: First book you remember loving/being obsessed with. First book that made you cry. First book you gave to someone else as a gift.
28. Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
29. The End: do you prefer everything tied up or to be able to 'make up your own mind'? What is the worst ending to a book you have read? And the best? (careful, spoiler tags!)
19. Least favourite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise.
Love triangles. Bleh. They can be really compelling when well-written, but I've seen them handled badly so often that the mere mention of one now makes me wary. They're especially omnipresent in YA literature, I've found. Take The House of Night series by P.C. Cast. I stuck with that series considerably longer than I should have, but by the time I quit (six books in, I think?) there had been no less than five different love interests for the teenage main character, most of them overlapping into love triangles and quadrangles and just utter ridiculousness. Then the secondary main character got her OWN love triangle and I just said fuck it. When badly-written Mary Sue-ishness relationship drama starts to eat the plot, I get annoyed.
Perceived love triangles (one party thinking that the other has been unfaithful, etc) don't get on my nerves nearly as bad. I dunno. It just seems more realistic to me that a relationship could be damaged by one person's flaws (jealousy, lack of trust, bad communication) than one person being so wonderful that people can't help but love him/her, and he/she is too sweet and pure and good to just pick one of them. *eyeroll*
Now if you'll excuse me, Price of Freedom just came on my VG soundtrack playlist, and I can't rant when its playing. It's just too sad and pretty.
...Well-written love triangles, though? Well, there's a reason that I have several OT3s, lol.
1. A fictional character you identify with and why.
2. Your earliest memory of reading or being read to.
3. Your favourite book aged 9 ½, or 13 ¾, whichever you remember best.
4. The book that’s been on your shelves the longest.
5. A book with a story for you, that reminds you of something specific in your life (a person, a place, a time).
6. What fictional character are you (secretly) in love with?
7. The last book you acquired, and how (begged, bought, borrowed?)
8. Your current read, your last read and the book you’ll read next.
9. What author do you own the most books by and why?
10. Do you own multiple copies of any book? What are they? Why do you have multiple copies?
11. Book borrowing - do you use the library? Do you prefer to try before you buy? What about lending your books to friends? Are you a good borrower, do you remember to return books?
12. Do you reread a lot? Why (not)? Name a book you have reread many times.
13. What is the best book you’ve read in the past year?
14. Do you recommend books to other people? If you could force everyone you know to read one book, what would it be?
15. Adaptation: What book would you most like to see made into a film? Do you like to read the book first or see the film? Any books you have read after seeing the film version?
16. What is the most difficult book you’ve ever read?
17. Your favourite book series & your favourite book out of that series.
18. Your favourite picture, junior fiction and Young Adult books.
19. Least favourite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise.
20. A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving.
21. Your "comfort" book.
22. Favourite book cover including a picture!
23. Favourite fictional relationship (romantic, friendship, familial).
24. Most annoying character ever.
25. Most quotable novel or 5 of your favourite quotes from any books.
26. Any five books from your "to be read" stack. What makes you select a book for your “to be read” stack?
27. Some firsts: First book you remember loving/being obsessed with. First book that made you cry. First book you gave to someone else as a gift.
28. Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
29. The End: do you prefer everything tied up or to be able to 'make up your own mind'? What is the worst ending to a book you have read? And the best? (careful, spoiler tags!)