trope
noun \ˈtrōp\
: a word, phrase, or image used in a new and different way in order to create an artistic effect
Full Definition of TROPE
1
a : a word or expression used in a figurative sense : figure of speech
b : a common or overused theme or device : cliché <the usual horror movie tropes>
2
: a phrase or verse added as an embellishment or interpolation to the sung parts of the Mass in the Middle Ages
So today I am tasked with telling you my favorite book tropes, and I'm just not really sure I have any favorites (or even that I fully understand what a trope is even with looking up the definition and everything). When I read I tend to do it in phases because I do truly enjoy pretty much every genre, but I'll gorge on one genre at a time. For a while I was on a memoir kick, right now I would prefer to be reading science fiction or fantasy to anything else. There's a decent chance that when I get my fill of that I will move on to horror for a while. But I digress.
So what tropes do I at least like? I am pretty fond of "The best friend gets the girl" romances. They tend to be sweeter stories, and I'm not really huge into the borderline abusive relationships that populate the BDSM sub-genre of erotica. I may still enjoy the story, but they don't give me the feels that sweet romances provide, and I never understand why most of the fans go so gaga over the guy in question. I realize it's fiction, but would you really want a guy to treat you like that? I wouldn't, so it doesn't hold much appeal for me in stories. I'm all for the kinky sex though.
My favorite horror trope is probably whatever Stephen King is publishing next. Seriously, I'm a huge King fan, and I just don't even know how to describe what trope his stories would fit in, probably because it's not just one.
Ultimately though, if I read a whole lot of one type of story, I start to get sick of it, and I need to move on to something else, so based on what the #BookBlogWriMo Challenge Creator said in the schedule, I don't have any. I don't constantly want to read any one type of story. So maybe that answers the question, maybe it doesn't...but I got words on the page to the best of my ability. (Seriously this was the hardest post for me to write so far because I just really don't know.) - Katie
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