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Are Readers Growing Tired of New Urban Fantasy?
Snowleopard:
--- Quote from: hank the ancient on April 02, 2012, 04:24:36 AM ---Here's my 2 cents. I want the oldey but goody stuff back. I miss the comic relief of eighties horror movies, not slasher, horror. I miss the star trek idea that yeah, the future maybe is gonna be a good place with good people in it. I miss fictional characters you aspire to be like rather than reality tv stars that lower your expectations of humanity. I miss the clever heroes that win by showing bright, not might, makes right. I miss the stories where the good guy doesn't get the girl, because yes, Rick is the good guy. I miss comedies that aren't all gross out humor or kick the protagonist, let Neidermeyer get the abuse. I miss vampires being the bad guys. I miss the occasional western. etc.etc. etc.
I believe that the popularity of different stories and genres goes through cycles based on freshness for the audience. Certain things get popular then get overdone and have to take a rest because low quality stuff jumps on the bandwagon. You can tell when it is time for a change when it becomes the new, new, new, new version of the old stories rather than their return. The need to "make it fresh" kills the core values that make certain stories great to begin with.
I don't think readers are tired of urban fantasy, I think they are tired of the gimmicks that get slapped on to the point where it just becomes mass marketed cliches aimed at spoiled teenagers and later to be produced by michael bay starring the latest pop singer.
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I'm with you, HtA all the way. Tell it, brother.
I'm so very, very tired of nasty, nobody reality stars, dumba** humor, stories that depend on explosions and special effects instead of a Good story and characters you can get behind.
cenwolfgirl:
my book dosent have a singla exsplosion ;D
Shecky:
--- Quote from: The Deposed King on April 03, 2012, 02:13:31 AM ---You're right. There's a lot of drek out there. :D
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I wouldn't call it dreck. Paranormal romance, although not something that's to my personal taste, is a legitimate subgenre. Besides, Jim's wife writes paranormal romance, and I am NOT going to slam her work. :)
Madd:
--- Quote from: Shecky on April 03, 2012, 10:20:15 AM ---I wouldn't call it dreck. Paranormal romance, although not something that's to my personal taste, is a legitimate subgenre. Besides, Jim's wife writes paranormal romance, and I am NOT going to slam her work. :)
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I've never read a word of her writing, but I'm a huge fan of it nonetheless!
I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that my wife is an avid reader.....and that it makes her frisky. Nope, nothing to do with it at all ;D
whingnut:
--- Quote from: Shecky on April 03, 2012, 10:20:15 AM ---I wouldn't call it dreck. Paranormal romance, although not something that's to my personal taste, is a legitimate subgenre. Besides, Jim's wife writes paranormal romance, and I am NOT going to slam her work. :)
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I ,a quite heterosexual man, has read Shannon Butcher's first paranormal romance and while not to my tastes it's a DAMN GOOD BOOK. Jim joked he wanted to steal her monsters and I can see why they are fantastic. Also when I got to tell her I had read it in person she said " REALLY? You're brave they are totally not for dudes" so I've got that going for me.
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