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LithiumH t1_jcxdexz wrote

Reply to why do people love colleen hoover? by lmao_ohi

This question gets posted on this sub again and again, and the answers are all different but all the same. It comes down to personal preference.

Sometimes I don’t want to read Charles Dickens. Sometimes I just want to read the reality TV of books, the romcom of books, a book that I can start and finish in a single seating. And once in a while one of these turns out to exceed my expectations. I don’t expect Ted Chiang plot with Anthony Doerr writing. I just expect a romcom with a twist and a nice ending, so I set my expectation right. If Colleen Hoover and Emily Henry is not for you, then they are not for you. You might feel disappointed, or that you wasted your time on them, and that’s fine. Read the type of books you like and don’t worry about the hype.

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purplesunset2023 t1_jcx9qtw wrote

Reply to why do people love colleen hoover? by lmao_ohi

I actually did enjoy It Ends With Us moderately because of the topics it touches and how it handles it. But her books are simply easy reads and romance and I think that's where the love for it comes from. I saw someone describe it as trauma porn, and that is so accurate. I don't hate it, but I don't love it either.

Hype can lead to disappointment.

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INBlackwoods t1_jcx7orq wrote

Reply to Who is the most memorable protagonist of a book that you ever read? by Triumphant-Smile

Any protagonist who is only debatably a "protagonist," like Jack Seward from Dracula or Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights. Both are not your typical "good guys," Heathcliff being more of a villain, but Jack tells a majority of the story and Heathcliff is the main character of his story. Since protagonist technically just means leading character, the character doesn't have to be a hero, though there's usually an implication that they aren't bad. Memorable protagonists to me are very human with all the flaws and messiness associated.

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shillyshally t1_jcwzsjs wrote

Reply to why do people love colleen hoover? by lmao_ohi

Your assessment jives from what I have read as far as professional reviews but hey, if her books take people away from their worries or just get them reading then plusses have been plussed.

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mikarala t1_jcwsg29 wrote

Reply to comment by Wooden_Grapefruit_30 in Who is the most memorable protagonist of a book that you ever read? by Triumphant-Smile

It's kind of interesting how popular the series is while Harry himself has always been a fairly polarizing character. I know a lot of people that found him really annoying, but I always quite liked him. Actually, I liked him more when he was at his worst, lol. It felt realistic considering the attention and pressure and how out of his depth he was.

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blocky1328 t1_jcwmpk6 wrote

Reply to Who is the most memorable protagonist of a book that you ever read? by Triumphant-Smile

SPOILERS!!!! For me it'd have to be Jason Grace from the spin-off of the Percy Jackson series, "Heroes of Olympus" and "The Trials of Apollo". Jason pulled off incredible feats and in The Trials of Apollo he knew if he went back into the maze he'd die but he went un anyway, fighting till the end and unfortunately getting stabbed through the back by Emperor Caligula.

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