Friday 27 April 2018

Book Blogger Hop: 27th April-3rd May 2018



About the Book Blogger Hop

The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer from Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer's permission, I relaunched the meme on February 15, 2013.

Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end on Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop's purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog. 

Question: Have you ever thought of writing a respectful, but angry letter to an author to ask them WHY they killed off one of your favorite characters in a novel? (submitted by Maria @ A Night's Dream of Books)

AnswerNO, absolutely not! I know others will disagree, but as I write myself (unpublished), I respect the author's creative right to choose how they write their character's. Thousands of people can read the same text, but we'll all see and interpret things differently from each other. Therefore, whilst I may be upset about the death of a character, I understand others will view the termination differently. It's a 'you can't please everyone' scenario and as such, I don't feel it necessary to question an author's decision to terminate a character.

6 comments:

  1. I don't either. I think part of it is I do feel like they're not "my" characters but normally I can see why the death was needed for the story.

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    1. I agree. If an author has done their job sufficiently, the reader will know why a specific character has been killed off. Thanks for stopping by.

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  2. Lynn great answer. I didn't think much beyond my answer but it's a good point. The Author is obviously good at what they do otherwise we wouldn't be reading it.

    Angelica @ Paperback Princess

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  3. This is such a good answer! I completely agree. As an aspiring author, I'm also one that believes writers should be able to take charge of their own stories. After all, they are the one who's creating the story and making the whole thing a reality, so they should be able to do with it as they wish. Of course, some plot arcs and character subplots upset me, but that's my take on the book and the narrative, it's not everybody's.

    Feel free to check out my Book Blogger Hop answer if you wish! :)

    - Charlotte (InkBlottings)

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    1. I agree. I also think a writer is treading on dangerous ground if they allow their readers to influence their writing. Thanks for a great response and for stopping by.

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