Romance plot conventions
Wed, Sep. 19th, 2007 11:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
oyceterBecause I am having a very interesting conversation with Justine right now...
What are the romance tropes and conventions that drive you nuts? Why?
And which ones almost always work for you? Why?
And which ones are the ones in-between? I.e. if done well, they totally work, and if done poorly, they prompt chucking the book at a wall.
Bonus question: does Doomed Love work for you? What counts as Doomed (or, should I say, DOOMED)? What about love triangles/quadrangles/geometric shapes?
(Note: these aren't limited to romance novels, but to any narrative that involves romance-with-a-small-r.)
Also, please put spoilers in spoiler text! <span style="color:#333333;background:#333333">Spoilers go here</span>
What are the romance tropes and conventions that drive you nuts? Why?
And which ones almost always work for you? Why?
And which ones are the ones in-between? I.e. if done well, they totally work, and if done poorly, they prompt chucking the book at a wall.
Bonus question: does Doomed Love work for you? What counts as Doomed (or, should I say, DOOMED)? What about love triangles/quadrangles/geometric shapes?
(Note: these aren't limited to romance novels, but to any narrative that involves romance-with-a-small-r.)
Also, please put spoilers in spoiler text! <span style="color:#333333;background:#333333">Spoilers go here</span>
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Wed, Sep. 19th, 2007 09:38 pm (UTC)Though nowadays I'm more into women who are stoic but nursing secret hurt and men who smile a lot and are polite but nursing secret hurt, probably from reading way too many alpha male jerk but nursing secret hurt romances.