x4740N@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoWhat is a bad writing trope you hate in fantasy fiction ?message-squaremessage-square169fedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down13
arrow-up1125arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a bad writing trope you hate in fantasy fiction ?x4740N@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square169fedilink
minus-squaresnooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 months ago The Chosen One who gets dragged around like a sack of potatoes until they Come Into Their Own and go on to Turn The Tide. The Wise Yet Enigmatic Sage. The Sharp-Tongued Princess. The Rogue With A Heart of Gold. I was expecting a joke about Star Wars: A New Hope later in the post! Yeah, those have all been done to death in novels and I’m sick of the reluctant chosen one the most.
minus-squareCouldbealeotard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 months agoYou may as well be describing The Matrix.
I was expecting a joke about Star Wars: A New Hope later in the post!
Yeah, those have all been done to death in novels and I’m sick of the reluctant chosen one the most.
You may as well be describing The Matrix.