[ SECRET POST #4070 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4070 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Futurama]


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[Cheers]


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[Classic Hollywood cinema]


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[Xena: Warrior Princess]


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06.
[Altered Carbon, Kristin Ortega]


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[Game of Thrones/ASOIAF (OP's note: more for the books, but the art was too pretty not to use)]











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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I haven't read this, but generally I dislike any fiction that's preachy. There's a difference between exploring an issue like racism, and just shoving an obvious moral down the reader's throat. I prefer stories to be authentic stories, not soapbox platforms for any political-social agenda.

That being said, I also am all for positive fantasy stories with a "good" protagonist. I'm pretty much over grimdark stuff that's so "gray" that there's not a single likable character, such as Game of Thrones. I don't think that's any more realistic than the typical good vs. evil backdrop, they are both two extremes of a spectrum. And in the end, while I can appreciate antiheroes and such, I prefer a hero I like and can root for.

[kaffy_r]

This is from someone who's an unabashed fan of the book, so take it with however large a rock of salt you want to, but it's definitely not preachy, IMO. You see things going on, you watch as various characters act in certain ways, but it's all relevant to the plot, or to the world-building, or both. And the main character, while being a truly good person, still has flaws, and those include some that come from the society in which he was raised.