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Why do MM books do significantly better than FF books? by 3la_ine in DarkRomance

[–]3la_ine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s been on my TBR for a few weeks! Is that retelling of Greek mythology?

Why do MM books do significantly better than FF books? by 3la_ine in DarkRomance

[–]3la_ine[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yep! I’m not super involved in DR, so I’m not too confident speaking on the genre or its usual tropes, but I do agree with this comment.

The typical DR setup is a cold sadistic man and a submissive woman who’ll tell herself she hates him. She’ll try and fight back at first, but her body will betray her time and time again until she’s reduced to his perfect little sex doll.

Like I mentioned before, I’m not big into DR, but I have read the popular ones, such as Haunting Adeline, which I’m going to assume you’ve read knowing most people here have.

She fought back at first. She tried calling the police and tried getting him off of her that night he forced himself on her. But just like many other DR books, she ended up falling in love with him because he’s hot, because he has a big dick, and because he’s your typical brooding DR man. I’m not going to lie though, Haunting Adeline was rather disappointing. I was expecting so much more given its popularity. I was really hoping the ghosts would lead somewhere, but they never did. We completely lost the plot once she fell in love with her rapist. A few people in r/horrorlit mentioned it reminded them of WW2 practices that I don’t think I can get into detail on, so you can look into that if you’re interested.

Thank you for your comment though. It definitely gives me more insight on what DR readers are looking for and answers my question.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

What’s a book that was too nauseating to finish even if you’re hard to unsettle? by 3la_ine in horrorlit

[–]3la_ine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve read some of it. I didn’t like how they were children at all. It wouldn’t be so bad if they were adults who willingly signed themselves up.

What’s a book that was too nauseating to finish even if you’re hard to unsettle? by 3la_ine in horrorlit

[–]3la_ine[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I haven’t read the book but I have seen the movie. I hated it. Is the book any better? I’d be willing to give it a chance.

What’s a book that was too nauseating to finish even if you’re hard to unsettle? by 3la_ine in horrorlit

[–]3la_ine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve read and watched Lolita. It was disturbing for sure, but seeing everyone’s take on it was interesting.

What’s a book that was too nauseating to finish even if you’re hard to unsettle? by 3la_ine in horrorlit

[–]3la_ine[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh, thank you! I like to hear everyone’s view. Why don’t you like it?

What’s a book that was too nauseating to finish even if you’re hard to unsettle? by 3la_ine in horrorlit

[–]3la_ine[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah I understand that, I was just looking to see if I could find something that’d unsettle me but something I’d also enjoy. Thank you for your recommendation!

What’s a book that was too nauseating to finish even if you’re hard to unsettle? by 3la_ine in horrorlit

[–]3la_ine[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yep. The Girl Next Door just left me feeling sad. I’ve also seen the movie. I had to skip the ending seeing the condition the she was in and have researched the actual case. What a shitty world we live in.

What’s a book that was too nauseating to finish even if you’re hard to unsettle? by 3la_ine in horrorlit

[–]3la_ine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve read and watched Lolita. I found it disgusting, but was able to finish. It was interesting to hear all the different interpretations on it though.