ohmyglobyouguys t1_ja1ktvn wrote
Reply to comment by lilpistacchio in Verity by Colleen Hoover was awful. 2 star rating by hasimple
Oh ffs š¤¦āāļøI mean, the woman canāt even keep her occupation drama and conflict-free. But this is exactly what Iām saying. She canāt write a romcom because sheās never had a happy, cute romantic relationship.
And to be clear: Iām not criticizing her for possibly having had only abusive relationships in her life and becoming desensitized to it. But I am criticizing her for passing abuse off as simply āenemies to loversā - except without them ever loving each other - for financial gain. Itās okay to talk about abuse and express what it means to you, but it is not okay to pass it off as something itās not and misrepresent the dynamic, possibly influencing readers who are in abusive relationships (and already vulnerable and impressionable) into thinking their situation is normal and just āromantically tragic.ā
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