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| Book Pet Peeves by Nobody: 9:03pm On Oct 03, 2010 |
I read a lot and there are a number of things that really put me off a book, small things but they forever manage to kill the mood. Like say for example the book cover, I can’t stand it when there is/are some kind of model(s) slapped on the front to illustrate the characters Mary Sue's/Marty Stu's also (there are of course many versions of this) irk me. |
| Re: Book Pet Peeves by vescucci(m): 12:37pm On Oct 04, 2010 |
I'm afraid my peeves are not petty at all. I hate seeing any character depictions at all. Frankly, most books I read are either recommended or reviewed somewhere and I read about it or I like the author. I don't think I've ever bought a book just because it looked pretty. |
| Re: Book Pet Peeves by suprted(m): 9:18am On Oct 14, 2010 |
ibkaye do you go to tvtropes?  |
| Re: Book Pet Peeves by breathing(f): 5:14pm On Oct 15, 2010 |
tiny prints on very white paper |
| Re: Book Pet Peeves by MyneWhite1(f): 1:17am On Oct 16, 2010 |
So you prefer a blank cover? As far as the models look like the characters that's OK. I don't want a blond long haired model while the character is black with short afro hair, lol, |
| Re: Book Pet Peeves by iice(f): 2:13pm On Oct 16, 2010 |
Outside romance, i don't read female authors. It's not limited to books though. |
| Re: Book Pet Peeves by MyneWhite1(f): 6:50am On Oct 17, 2010 |
iice is sexist then? |
| Re: Book Pet Peeves by iice(f): 7:08am On Oct 17, 2010 |
Hardly |
| Re: Book Pet Peeves by MyneWhite1(f): 4:09pm On Oct 17, 2010 |
Your actions speak louder than your words. |
| Re: Book Pet Peeves by Nobody: 4:29pm On Oct 17, 2010 |
Myne White:Yes suprted:Hmm? |
| Re: Book Pet Peeves by iice(f): 4:40pm On Oct 17, 2010 |
Myne White: I reiterate 'Hardly'  But if blows your hair back its all good. |
| Re: Book Pet Peeves by suprted(m): 8:37am On Oct 18, 2010 |
@Ibkaye- never mind then lol. I was aware of the concept Mary Sue's/Stu's in fiction but I didn't know that was the term used until I went to tvtropes.org. I'd never heard it anywhere before there too, so thought maybe you were a fellow user. You know, I don't really have any pet peeves. Maybe the entire twilight series? Or clear cash cows, like the Left Behind series. Did that really need to be 12 books long? I could even take the 12 book original series, but the prequel and sequel? The tie-in non fiction books? It's a bit unseemly. |
| Re: Book Pet Peeves by vescucci(m): 10:53am On Oct 18, 2010 |
No, Myne. I like to see something symbolical like an icon or bullets or warheads or a scene or whatever really. Except human beings. Fortunately the kinda books I read will never have an edition with a shirtless blonde dude grabbing another girl model for Pantene shampoo. Those are the worst for me. |
| Re: Book Pet Peeves by MyneWhite1(f): 9:46pm On Oct 20, 2010 |
LWKMD!  Like A Heart to Mend eh? LOL, vescucci:
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| Re: Book Pet Peeves by TLore(m): 10:55pm On Mar 15, 2011 |
umm, @spurted what do you mean by 'fellow user'? Cos I'm a troper too, |
| Re: Book Pet Peeves by Nobody: 11:23pm On Jul 05, 2013 |
vescucci: No, Myne. I like to see something symbolical like an icon or bullets or warheads or a scene or whatever really. Except human beings. Fortunately the kinda books I read will never have an edition with a shirtless blonde dude grabbing another girl model for Pantene shampoo. Those are the worst for me.late as heck but bingo |
| Re: Book Pet Peeves by Nobody: 10:58pm On Jul 13, 2013 |
You're free now. . . left u on a better note. All the best girl.  |
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