tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post3784903988337148645..comments2023-09-10T06:13:15.389-04:00Comments on Nine Naughty Novelists: Unforgivenkellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13865842550376328393noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post-49749501637476110192012-05-17T00:47:23.362-04:002012-05-17T00:47:23.362-04:00Very interesting topic, Erin!
I think I might act...Very interesting topic, Erin!<br /><br />I think I might actually be harder on characters in fiction. People are flawed, of course, so characters will also be. But then characters are written - and also get that idealized ending and all. So they have to - and should - work harder for it. :P Or that's part of it.<br /><br />Kissing a girl and then calling her fat... well that's kinda contradictory (although yeah he did it for attention... ass.) I was afraid you were going to say the hero cheated on the heroine. That's... a line most people can't cross.<br /><br />He better damn well crawl through broken glass and a whole host of other things for me to even consider forgiving him. And even then maybe not, because eeewwww would his knees be gross and shredded and who wants to deal with <i>that</i>?! <br /><br />Also this is a sign I should probably not comment on anything or say or do anything at 12:30 AM. But I'll leave my word vomit for you all. You're ... um... welcome? :XLimecellohttp://www.limecello.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post-15104589664976142402012-05-16T18:33:06.129-04:002012-05-16T18:33:06.129-04:00Depends on the situation, I can get over most thin...Depends on the situation, I can get over most things and love the hero. Calling someone fat to be hurtful, no, don't think I could get past that one.Kim Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050702463478800707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post-72650852722649405222012-05-16T16:46:45.707-04:002012-05-16T16:46:45.707-04:00I'm not sure I can forgive a character who is ...I'm not sure I can forgive a character who is unapologetically cruel to someone defenseless and there isn't any reasonable explanation why this would be. Maybe their best friend just died or they're trying to save the world from a zombie invasion or they were using mind-altering drugs, but give me something to go on! And I might be able to give a one-time pass for "having a bad day" but it depends on the severity of the offense...Fedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post-18165016231952722852012-05-16T12:04:07.606-04:002012-05-16T12:04:07.606-04:00I will forgive a hero a lot if he's a dick to ...I will forgive a hero a lot if he's a dick to other people but saves his tender moments for the heroine. Or his mom. You know, he has to treat <i>someone</i> with kindness. When they're an across-the-board jerk to everyone, and the heroine in particular, I hit a wall. The male lead on an Indian TV show I watch was inspiring one of my own heroes for a while...until the things he did and said to his love interest just became too unconscionable to bear.<br /><br />The only time I'm cool with a hero being an unrepentant jerk is when the heroine is on completely equal footing and capable of dishing it back tenfold. Usually in antagonistic pairings like <i>Days of our Lives</i>'s Sami and EJ or BTVS's Spike and Buffy.Suleikha Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949092310094712391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post-80433881760623375382012-05-16T12:01:32.401-04:002012-05-16T12:01:32.401-04:00Groveling is good, but I still think the author ne...Groveling is good, but I still think the author needs to put him through serious hell before I'm gonna feel sorry for him. Even then, I kind of agree with you--assuming the public humiliation was intentional. That's hard to get past.<br /><br />On a Break, however, is a totally legitimate excuse, IMO. That's the whole point of a break, isn't it?PG Fortehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00819909187492632526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post-65188614656663585052012-05-16T07:51:26.747-04:002012-05-16T07:51:26.747-04:00LOL Erin I read that book, and yeah, I forgave him...LOL Erin I read that book, and yeah, I forgave him. I'm pretty forgiving but you're right, there has to be a damn good reason, and possibly some damn good grovelling!kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865842550376328393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334971464359338872.post-21915997117443137972012-05-16T07:16:21.169-04:002012-05-16T07:16:21.169-04:00Well, I had a hero (in Don't Forget Me) who ch...Well, I had a hero (in Don't Forget Me) who cheated on the heroine when they were, as they say, On a Break, and some readers still haven't forgiven me. But yeah, I think imperfect heroes are more interesting than the perfect kind.Meg Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01081153466394828760noreply@blogger.com