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eragon+arya
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Why do they do it?
This is a topic discussing why authors write things you absolutely hate in their books. For example, why in the world did JK Rowling kill Fred, Lupin, and Tonks?
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April 30th, 2010, 2:40 am |
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gomenesigh
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Re: Why do they do it?
She gave a reason. It was because she didn't know how to end the book with all the characters so she killed off some of them.
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April 30th, 2010, 4:48 am |
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eragon+arya
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Re: Why do they do it?
She did? Oh, I didn't know that. I still think that Percy should have died instead of Fred.
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April 30th, 2010, 8:03 pm |
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Curfewdawn
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Re: Why do they do it?
I'd like to know why Rick Riordan didn't kill Percy in HIS book, and why he wrote thirty-nine clues so so sooooo badly. I paid money for the book because I read rave reviews about it. I open it and in like two seconds I'm like "Oh my gosh, this is the land of Mary and Sue." I mean seriously "Every famous person in HISTORY is related to the CAHILLS, oh you're so important you're so special, the CAHILLS are so important" gag....I could hardly finish the first book and I am not finishing the series. It takes a lot to make me give up on a book, and that was it.
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July 17th, 2010, 1:34 am |
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solembumer
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Re: Why do they do it?
Why did I kill off over 200? They got super annoying and I responded by elliminating them...
Why did Karen Traviss eliminate Mara?? I liked Mara and having Jacen kill her to gain full Sith status made me want to strangle her........
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July 26th, 2010, 8:33 pm |
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EragonDaBeast
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Re: Why do they do it?
Because they felt like it? Maybe they do it because they want to see how well they constructed there characters, well constructed characters in novels are characters that readers can relate and bond to and if these characters are killed off the reaction readers give them, can determine how well the character is made
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July 29th, 2010, 6:21 pm |
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Azzydrag
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Re: Why do they do it?
That's a good point, EragonDaBeast, I never really thought about that. Maybe some authors do things we hate to make us feel more connected with their book and characters, or maybe they actually like what they are doing and expect us to as well. All I know is that it gets pretty annoying when all of the characters I like are killed off,(cough,J.k. Rowling,cough)
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July 30th, 2010, 12:53 am |
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Curfewdawn
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Re: Why do they do it?
I think charrie death is......................fun. Hehe, but then I'm weird and a lover of angst, so my vote doesn't really count on the charrie-death subject lol ^?^
What I REALLY don't like is how Rowling made Ron. He's a horrible friend, if anyone notices, he's got Harrys' back....until things get rough, then he turns into a whining, pouting little freak who swears too much and abandons everyone before seeming like a hero. -_- so annoying.
I also got terribly annoyed when AVI made Troth leave Crispen. That was so sad I actually cried. Troth WAS my favourite character, now I hate her and I love Crispy the best out of the lot. WHY, AVI, WHY?!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD
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July 30th, 2010, 1:50 am |
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solembumer
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Re: Why do they do it?
Yeppers! They do that to make me keep readinng or else throw the book across the room. because I have actually done that before.
Rowling was a murderer between books 6 and 7 of HP
EDIT:: fixed my wording so it didn't sound like a dead person wrote HP 7.
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July 31st, 2010, 6:43 pm |
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Curfewdawn
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Re: Why do they do it?
Whaaaaaaaaaaat?! She's dead? Oh, the poor fool, I never did like her much but murdered? Aw, that's terrible...;.;
Hey I just noticed, when people are complaining about books/films, why do they always compare to Eragon and Harry Potter? Just wonderig...XD
A new thing I'd like to know, why won't John Flanagan step out of his little box and do something.........exciting, like seriously, now would be the perfect time to throw a wrench at us, BANG, suddenly ship Jenny and Will, instead of Jenny and Gilan, which is utterly disgusting by my count. (Dude's old enough to be....well he's over ten years older than her, there's something wrong there......)
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July 31st, 2010, 11:25 pm |
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solembumer
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Re: Why do they do it?
OMD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i cant beleive it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rowling was a MURDERER between books 6 and 7 of HP.
For the record, I never meant a zombie wrote hp 7. Although that would make sense in a way...
Anyways, hp and Eragon are so friegging similar, but Star Wars and Eragon would make so much more sense....
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August 2nd, 2010, 2:40 am |
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eragon+arya
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Re: Why do they do it?
I read a book called Beyond the Summerland where the main character DIED!!!!!!!!!!!! Now, explain to me why that happened in the first, not the last, book of the series.
Speaking of the similarities between Star Wars and Inheritance Cycle have you seen the topic called Works of Art by HitNRunner? The second post is what you should read.
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August 13th, 2010, 4:43 am |
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Curfewdawn
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Re: Why do they do it?
How do you kill a main character in the first book and continue the series? EXPLAIN DIS TEH ME! Like, what does the main go on as a ghost or what? *Looks suddenly weirdly interested* How'd they die? And who's the author, I want to see these books! ^?^
I'd like to know why Angie Sage made Seppy and Jen be adoptive siblings. I'd SO ship those two otherwise....WHY CRUEL AUTHOR, WHY???!!! XD
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August 14th, 2010, 5:05 pm |
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solembumer
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Re: Why do they do it?
Good question. I'm going to look up Works of Art now, as I'm goin to school in an hour. Can I just freeze time on last Friday?? Actually, late saturday, that way I have an awesomio blue and black wireless mouse?
Argh, Authors... I write myself, but I have decided I'm gonna use Glenwing's RP application on all my characters so I don't screw them up horribly!! I HATE it when they change the personality of a person entirely and claim its the same person.
Hey typed part of this without looking!! Still can't find the H looking at the moniter though but I'm hitting 15 wpm at times I think (rough guess). That's really gonna help me with my Web Design class second period. It's Saphira and PMing I guess. Well, that's good. I had choclate pudding for breakfast....
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August 16th, 2010, 10:55 am |
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eragon+arya
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Re: Why do they do it?
Curfewdawn wrote: How do you kill a main character in the first book and continue the series? EXPLAIN DIS TEH ME! Like, what does the main go on as a ghost or what? *Looks suddenly weirdly interested* How'd they die? And who's the author, I want to see these books! ^?^
I'd like to know why Angie Sage made Seppy and Jen be adoptive siblings. I'd SO ship those two otherwise....WHY CRUEL AUTHOR, WHY???!!! XD I don't know! It's a trilogy and this is the first book. It doesn't make sense! This is the first book I've read where the main character dies. The main character was stabbed by one of his friends. The author is L.B. Graham.
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August 18th, 2010, 2:41 am |
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Vrail
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Re: Why do they do it?
why did jkr kill off fred? without fred george is like, nothing
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August 18th, 2010, 9:08 pm |
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Ignoto
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Re: Why do they do it?
Once, I wrote a fanfiction that the main character died... Well, this is very relative... some writers have ideias that don't make sense... But i see sense in Fred's die.
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August 20th, 2010, 4:43 pm |
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Vrail
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Re: Why do they do it?
what sense is there? cuz when fred dies hows george gonna come up with as many ideas for his store?
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August 20th, 2010, 8:27 pm |
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webgrrl8501
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Re: Why do they do it?
Vrail wrote: what sense is there? cuz when fred dies hows george gonna come up with as many ideas for his store? I agree with you totally. If you are identical twins and have grown that close then it probably would be like you got split in two. I was devastated when he died in the book, i was not expecting it at all
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September 19th, 2010, 1:50 am |
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eragon+arya
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Re: Why do they do it?
Actually according to JKR she was originally going to kill of Mr. Wealey.
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September 19th, 2010, 2:54 am |
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