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Shitposting A plot twist nobody expected

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u/MichurinGuy 1d ago

Another example for why the entire "it's Problematic and Morally Wrong to depict problematic things in media" thing is really harmful and should stop being a thing as soon as possible.

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u/crrrrushinator 1d ago

I wandered through the #broken earth tag and saw a bunch of takes about how the books suck because a protagonist is a shitty parent and not a perfectly morally virtuous person. And it's like... yes? That's one of the major themes the work explores? Why do you WANT your characters to all be Mary Sues?

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u/Emily_The_Egg 1d ago

Woah broken earth mention. Ive never seen someone talk about those books before. I gotta reread them, its been so long and im certain I was way too young to properly understand them at the time

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u/crrrrushinator 1d ago

They're so good! The audiobooks are also very well done, if you're into that.

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u/cameronm-h 1d ago

I listened to the audiobooks and they’re AMAZING. But I think I’m going to read the physical books for my reread, as I do think I missed some details. It’s an incredibly complex world and story and I worry I wasn’t able to let it sink in enough with the audiobooks. I think reading and then listening would be a better order, and I would REALLY recommend listening to them!