tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post5729852258170537730..comments2024-02-10T21:34:03.128-05:00Comments on Writer of Wrongs: Top Ten Book Turn-OffsGillyBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-18374033599135521872017-04-07T04:41:34.613-04:002017-04-07T04:41:34.613-04:00Nice pointers to consider. And very funny post, i ...Nice pointers to consider. And very funny post, i love the way you write. Wish to see more of your posts.Mark Ettehttp://thefornicationstation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-39575120065948278162013-10-21T13:50:13.626-04:002013-10-21T13:50:13.626-04:00BAHAHAHA, "the only show where there's a ...BAHAHAHA, "the only show where there's a smart blonde and a dumb asian." I'm dying.<br /><br />You know I agree with all of these because duh, but OMG UNREALISTIC TEENAGE SEX. Also, the photo. AHHHHH.<br /><br />Well, that pic for white washing means I am now terrified of white people. How did I never notice how many teeth we have before? AHHHHH.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-68281363890801064072013-10-05T22:32:09.906-04:002013-10-05T22:32:09.906-04:00CAN I JUST SAY YES TO ALL OF THESE ILU?
Douchenoz...CAN I JUST SAY YES TO ALL OF THESE ILU?<br /><br />Douchenozzle love interests? NUMBER ONE PET PEEVE EVER AND ALWAYS. I LOVE that you point out the difference between bad boys, and boys who are ACTUALLY bad. I still need to write a long ranty discussion post about said difference because it needs to be drilled into readers and author's heads until they learn it. <br /><br />YES to absentee parents. Where are they? Were they all abducted by aliens? <br /><br />I love when authors switch up sterotypes and shake them up. When they play them up? nah, not so much. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473351242691599229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-474852967144363942013-10-04T04:34:04.858-04:002013-10-04T04:34:04.858-04:00I love this list, Gillian. Obviously I am against ...I love this list, Gillian. Obviously I am against bad author behavior and we should all be. You bring up an interesting point with #7 that I had not thought of before. I didn't read The Selection for REASONS, but I did read Matched and never thought about the fact there were no gay characters. That was really messed up! Possibly because the author is Mormon, eh?Kara_Malinczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559498182018910285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-21331553175268544572013-10-02T16:43:59.084-04:002013-10-02T16:43:59.084-04:00I think I've read the one you're talking a...I think I've read the one you're talking about. If I did, God that book sucked! I hate it when that happens. :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575531265601099433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-22518180708401656782013-10-02T03:11:14.589-04:002013-10-02T03:11:14.589-04:00I completely agree with you. Most of these are sim...I completely agree with you. Most of these are simply awful and others are just unrealistic. I also love your picture with #2. Awhh!<br /><br />Did you know that when you type in your blog URL but forget the 's' in 'blogspot' you get a biblical site? :P I was totally confused until I noticed the missing letter!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430821457141309710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-64057818239805425492013-10-02T00:41:19.954-04:002013-10-02T00:41:19.954-04:00YES. This, 100%.
Also, when authors are too enamor...YES. This, 100%.<br />Also, when authors are too enamored of a clever idea to execute it realistically/well/subtly enough to be believable.Beth Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898921671895123053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-40492080598804035392013-10-01T21:54:40.835-04:002013-10-01T21:54:40.835-04:00Um, YES, love all of these. I love the picture of ...Um, YES, love all of these. I love the picture of #4 (oh, the old Disney Channel days) and the gif especially for #3. And bad author behavior, amen! I seriously wonder what authors are thinking when they add any of these and behave badly as well. I just don't understand. <br /><br /><a href="http://blueskyshelf.blogspot.com/2013/10/top-ten-tuesday-book-turn-offs.html" rel="nofollow">My TTT</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-33645490596803067952013-10-01T20:00:38.659-04:002013-10-01T20:00:38.659-04:00Great list! I wouldn't have thought about bad ...Great list! I wouldn't have thought about bad grammar as something that'd be an issue in a book that has been proofer and edited and all that, but apparently it can be an issue... *shudders*Pilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05235628363081574896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-41751277857999483182013-10-01T19:11:26.129-04:002013-10-01T19:11:26.129-04:00Your memes were HILARIOUS! I agree with the chara...Your memes were HILARIOUS! I agree with the characters who turn into wimps when love interests come along. Strong female characters are very important to me, and I hate it when they act differently to get the guy.<br />Check out my TTT list: http://booksavvyblog.blogspot.com/Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12036463404379487835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-59204499633896959192013-10-01T14:27:27.458-04:002013-10-01T14:27:27.458-04:00Awesome list. <3 I agree with most about everyt...Awesome list. <3 I agree with most about everything :) Ah, bad grammar KILLS me. Carina Olsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962924929801205597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-5169545236777205182013-10-01T14:12:52.536-04:002013-10-01T14:12:52.536-04:00#! = HELL YES.
#2 = Also hell yes, but that cat g...#! = HELL YES.<br /><br />#2 = Also hell yes, but that cat gif is the best thing about today. KITTIES.<br /><br />Actually, yes to absolutely everything you've listed. Bonus points to #7 because that's a really creepy image and #10 because it's Britney, bitch.<br /><br />I will be fine with #3 the minute a YA novel comes around where this trope gets played with and torn apart. It's probably already happened, but it wasn't quite memorable enough. I can just see the hero/heroine asking their parent, "WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN? While you disappeared to Wherever-the-Fuck, I nearly got killed by secret agents, a douchebag with power issues tried to seduce me, my best friends deserted me, and we magically gained three cats. YOU'RE A PARENT. YOU SHOULD BE HERE HELPING ME WHEN THIS SHIT IS HAPPENING. Now go to your room and think about what you've done, and if you disappear again, I WILL FIND YOU."Ashleigh Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09340582534158708575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-10038954408062342322013-10-01T13:44:30.069-04:002013-10-01T13:44:30.069-04:00Ugh your #1, yes! Abusive douchebags or parents or...Ugh your #1, yes! Abusive douchebags or parents or anything of the sort, just no. No abuse of douchebaggery whatsoever makes Lili a happy girl.<br /><br />But, hah, we live in the real world and most of the world is populated by douchebags. #sucksLilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661169246931091833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-55822983711548418392013-10-01T12:49:57.171-04:002013-10-01T12:49:57.171-04:00Insta love makes me angry every single time. I wan...Insta love makes me angry every single time. I want to believe in it and be invested in the relationship and I just can't if all of a sudden OMG I love yous ensue. Also, totally agree with #1! douchebuckets (hahaha) that are really douches are not attractive. And #10! I want the girls to retain their snark or personalities instead of being just a puddle of mush all of a sudden!Wendy @ Book Scentshttp://www.book-scents.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-6796726501855217202013-10-01T12:32:32.492-04:002013-10-01T12:32:32.492-04:00LOVE all your points! I love the one where the Mai...LOVE all your points! I love the one where the Main Character makes her Love Interest her entire world. I know having a boyfriend is great and everything but it doesn't make it your entire world.<br /><br />------<br />Giselle @ <a href="http://booknerd.ca" rel="nofollow">Book Nerd Canada</a><br /><a href="http://booknerd.ca/top-ten-tuesday-6-top-ten-book-turn-offs/" rel="nofollow">Top Ten Tuesday</a>Giselle @ Book Nerd Canadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220976183733996936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-41529765342541052322013-10-01T12:25:16.844-04:002013-10-01T12:25:16.844-04:00So many of these! Poor grammar/typos drive me insa...So many of these! Poor grammar/typos drive me insane. I know some people say if you're seeing the errors, you're not reading the story, but I call bs. Editing is part of what I do for a living. That means errors all but jump off the page for me and in the weirdest places (restaurant menus, for example). I can't NOT see them. <br /><br />Great list!<br /><br />My <a href="http://wp.me/p3JWLr-1qg" rel="nofollow">TTT</a>.Kim @ kimberlyfaye readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809029936772488014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-59199589106528552882013-10-01T12:23:37.399-04:002013-10-01T12:23:37.399-04:00I agree with you on pretty much all your points. ...I agree with you on pretty much all your points. Especially stereotypes. And often, I think a lot of peopledon't think of things being stereotypes. For example, how women or girl characters are treated. And I am so sick of the mean girl character. Ugh! Please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-12515250212111847372013-10-01T11:56:07.078-04:002013-10-01T11:56:07.078-04:00Perfection! We didn't have many in common this...Perfection! We didn't have many in common this time 'round, but that doesn't mean that I don't agree wholeheartedly with what you're saying. :) Snaps to Instalove and Bad Author Behavior, those are two of my favorites, but damn if I didn't start laughing out loud when I read your Heteronormativity one, too. Out of the numerous pile of plot devices that could have made The Selection better, I swear, that one's my favorite. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-83423680198695523172013-10-01T11:50:53.989-04:002013-10-01T11:50:53.989-04:00What an awesome list! I can't help but agree w...What an awesome list! I can't help but agree with pretty much all of them -- particularly whitewashing/heteronormativity, and stereotypes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-56040828872716204392013-10-01T11:43:14.303-04:002013-10-01T11:43:14.303-04:00This is a super good list! Agree with all, especia...This is a super good list! Agree with all, especially the absent parents. I feel like YA writers avoid parents a lot of the time because they think absence of parents = the conflict is more intense, but this isn't even necessarily true. I love it when there's another layer of conflict in a book that comes from the MC potentially trying to hide their problems from their parents (which I feel like is something that happens a lot in real life) or parents who try, but really can't fix the problem.Laura Timshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14264057769753313685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-82668933838931048012013-10-01T10:05:38.346-04:002013-10-01T10:05:38.346-04:00Love your list, and your gifs, thanks for sharing!...Love your list, and your gifs, thanks for sharing! I agree with all yours, and had a similar list myself. It was hard to stop at 10 :-) http://biblioaddicted.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/top-ten-tuesdays-total-turn-offs.htmlLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146077697432067232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-84179653088908882642013-10-01T09:24:51.404-04:002013-10-01T09:24:51.404-04:00>.>
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I secretly harbored the headca...>.><br /><.<<br />I secretly harbored the headcanon all through The Selection that Marlee had a beautiful lesbian crush on America.Whitley Birkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108857225267000635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-16248020265826605112013-10-01T08:55:11.455-04:002013-10-01T08:55:11.455-04:00this list kicks butt. so so good and love the ima...this list kicks butt. so so good and love the images!!<br /><br />#1-- yes yes yes-- all for a bad boy, but not a true douche....bucket. lol<br />#3-- i love books that include parents. those relationships can add so much to character development and the plot in general.<br />#5-- i haaate the mindblowing virgin sex. just like tv (most tv.. minus summer and seth.. haha) sex is displayed as easy and sexy and natural. LIARS!! haha<br />#6-- booo instalove<br />#7-- WHITEWASHING. i hate it. why all the white kids with the occasional token character of another race or sexuality. mix it up a bit shall we??? <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-27923541549833342832013-10-01T08:43:11.861-04:002013-10-01T08:43:11.861-04:00Love how you set this list up and the items you pu...Love how you set this list up and the items you put on it. <br /><br /><a href="http://andiabcs.com/2013/10/01/top-ten-tueday-book-turn-offs/" rel="nofollow">My TTT List</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932292247636823526.post-73142550386549652972013-10-01T08:20:20.692-04:002013-10-01T08:20:20.692-04:00Unrealistic teen sex is such a true one that I for...Unrealistic teen sex is such a true one that I forgot about. Its amazing how many there are! The jerk love interest is one of the very worst offenses to me. I don't want a perfectly good guy but the jerk to be a jerk bit? Over done and not attractive. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.myfriendsarefiction.com/top-ten-tuesday-book-turn-offs" rel="nofollow"> My Friends Are Fiction's TTT</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630672600904860698noreply@blogger.com