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Topic: Books
ive been noticing on a lot of reviews on books i thought were actually pretty good get compared to wattpad or episode stories…when they were better than bottom feeding wattpad or episode stories. for example haunting adeline, ANY coho book, B&B, etc
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Sarah Ortinau Everyone has different opinions about why they might like something or dislike something. Just accept it and keep it pushing.
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londin totally but that’s not my point. the books that are being compared to bottom feeding stories in apps are books that are winning awards, in articles, on the front page of magazines or better yet movies are being made about them. and yet…it’s being compared to apps that have stories that lack every literary element we’re taught to incorporate that some 12-16 year olds are downloading on their phones because hormones are getting the best of them and all the stories their reading are basically 🌽
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londin the gaslighting is crazy. you took it upon yourself to respond in a way that was going to start an argument. which is comical being that I wasn’t arguing, I was open to thoughts as I’ve said prior to this. there is no tip toeing, I can go bat for bat like anyone else and not get pressed. it’s the fact you are proven example why some teachers never get through to students and im glad im not in your class. dyslexia has nothing to do with the provided argument based on literature. I do however thank you for proving you are no different than the generation that is our current problem today. stay gaslighting teach!
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Max Edge I mean as someone who has read watt pad back in the day while trying to avoid the spice, I think the main thing those books usually have in common with a "watt pad story" is an emphasis on an easy to read writing style, flashy drama, kinda flat or very tropey characters, and perhaps some kind of spice or romance involved. It's applied pretty liberally as an insult in the book community, sometimes more based on vibes. I think the published books are usually more cleaned up/streamlined/edited than just like a teen's story on watt pad. It's more based on writing style and story tropes being similar to the ones that are popular on watt pad.
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Max Edge I remember having fun with watt pad, ain't nothing wrong with having a fun with a fast paced and exciting story
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Glowbunny I am frequently disappointed by highly hyped books (like the ones mentioned in the titular post) and I never consider the fact that someone decided to make it a film as a point in the book or author's favour. I tend to prefer more complexity and depth of plot and character. (Not always - I have fluffy guilty pleasures too). Learning that books are written with the understanding that most Americans have a reading comprehension around a 4th grade level makes A LOT more sense of my book/reading frustration. I read reviews on a book I really enjoyed that had *gasp* a dual plot arch - and people were so confused that one of the archs went to about mid story but the second went through the end. I'm thinking "is it really that complicated to understand dual plot archs involving the same characters?" But every story resonates differently for every reader. I've reread stories that used to be well loved favorites and now wonder how I read such trash. That's kinda the thing about reading - everyone accepts that we're all entitled to our own opinions.
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