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Things that really wind you up in novels

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IntrinsicFieldSubtractor · 30/12/2014 01:11

I just finished reading a 'chick-lit' book (not how it was marketed but it most definitely was, IMO) where the heroine starts out as an ambitious, independent professional who seems like she might be an interesting character for once, then as soon as A Man appears she turns to mush and reveals that all this strong exterior is just a facade she's putting up to stop her heart being broken again. Sigh. To make things worse you could tell she was going to fall for him from about page 20 because a) they hated each other and b) his wife was conveniently dead, AND it had one of those 'quirky' The Quaintly-Named Suburban Avenue Ladies' Flower Arranging Society type titles. It was a shame because otherwise it wasn't a badly written book, it was just ruined for me by too many cliches... What things in a novel make you sigh and think 'Oh God, it's one of those books'?

KateSMumsnet · 21/01/2015 15:36

"This thread brings joy to my heart" she said huskily, "we're going to move it to Adult Fiction, providing I'm not too clumsy and girlish to fuck it up. Oh if only there was a man to help me".

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