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On the contrary, I think readers are more likely to lose interest if the work isn't dark enough. Barring young children, no one wants to read a book in which the heroes easily accomplish all their...
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System
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2019-12-08T09:00:32Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Ryan_L
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2019-12-08T09:00:32Z (over 4 years ago)
On the contrary, I think readers are more likely to lose interest if the work isn't dark enough. Barring young children, no one wants to read a book in which the heroes easily accomplish all their goals, the villains never really posed a threat, and nothing was ever really at stake. Obviously some readers will be turned off by constant, unyielding darkness, but constant unyielding success seems like it would be even worse. How do you have a meaningful central conflict if the protagonist never faces any difficulty?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-06-02T22:00:11Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 2