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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2014-05-14 07:10 pm

[ SECRET POST #2689 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2689 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2014-05-15 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
Do you realize how hard it is to find original novels with specific character types? The reason I read AU fics is because there are certain characters that I like/relate to, and I want to read stories about them.

Relatively few books have really distinctive main characters, and it's hard to tell what the characters are really like before you read the books.

That said. If anyone has recs for novels with capable, girly heroines going on adventures, I would love to hear them. (lesbians optional but encouraged)

(Anonymous) 2014-05-15 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
... okay, I'm a little sad that there are people who don't want to read books without knowing what the characters are like first. Surely that's part of the whole point of reading a book? Discovery and all that?

(Anonymous) 2014-05-15 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
I do both! They're different and enjoyable reading experiences. Reading fanfic is more like superhero comics to me - you know the basic outlines/stories of the characters but not what's going to happen, and there can also be a wacky AU every now and then.
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[personal profile] cloud_riven 2014-05-15 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
This is a perfect explanation of fanfiction and comics for me! Of course I'm going to favour stories and characters I'm familiar with (why do comic movies do the same with obvious properties? Same reason. Fucking Wolverine). Reading original stories, or non-cape comics, isn't quite the same experience I'm looking for in fanfiction or capes.