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I know I should be less frustrated by some of the books I work on, but this one is annoying me because it's pretty good, except for two really annoying things:
1. The author explaining when she's already shown, or the explanation is very obvious and the reader already gets it. For example, "Blah blah blah," Character A said, telling a lie to explain Character B's strange behavior. We the readers know it's a lie, and we know why he told it. That sentence should have stopped at "said."
2. Mary Freakin' Sue. Aside from the "gee, she's better at everything than most would be" (which is a marysueism I can accept), this particular character is annoyed at how big her boobs are. Since they don't seem to be large enough to cause back pain or get in the way--in fact, don't seem to cause her any discomfort whatsoever (not even from the oogling)--this is extra-special eyeroll-inspiring.
1. The author explaining when she's already shown, or the explanation is very obvious and the reader already gets it. For example, "Blah blah blah," Character A said, telling a lie to explain Character B's strange behavior. We the readers know it's a lie, and we know why he told it. That sentence should have stopped at "said."
2. Mary Freakin' Sue. Aside from the "gee, she's better at everything than most would be" (which is a marysueism I can accept), this particular character is annoyed at how big her boobs are. Since they don't seem to be large enough to cause back pain or get in the way--in fact, don't seem to cause her any discomfort whatsoever (not even from the oogling)--this is extra-special eyeroll-inspiring.