“Show not tell” is an outdated writing rule that was meant more for screenplay writers. Showing and telling, if done correctly, are both useful tools in novel writing. Colleen Hoover, however, does not do it correctly most of the time.
God, she’s so fucking problematic. I do not understand the appeal. She’s got a real dangerous domestic violence kink that she loves to normalize to her young audience.
In fairness, I’ve only read It Ends With Us, but that was more than enough.
I have such internal conflict about the whole Lively/Baldoni legal battle, because on the one hand, I want to believe and support other women. On the other hand, Blake Lively, who could fill her schedule with any project she felt like, and Justin Baldoni, who proclaimed himself to be some kind of feminist, decided to team up and do a movie about a man who abuses his wife, and then gets to keep his career, his family, his child, and reputation.
The movie should have been buried and everyone who stuck their celebrity name on it deserve all the reputational and financial damages that comes from it.
The author barely disguised fetish is a title that suits Colleen pretty well. The book I read of her also had this DV "plot" and also on top of that the "cheating on my sick wife with you because you're perfect in my eyes" main plot. Very odd decisions to take outside of AO3😂😂😂😂
Hey, we've all done it before. If you have any more updates on this poorly-written manifesto, I'd love to see them! Hoover books interest me like car crashes do. Can't believe she's so popular!
It’s called Slammed. I read Verity awhile ago and it was…fine. I read a lot of psych thrillers and it was just nothing special. This one is way worse so far.
This is hysterical. I am trying to finish one of her “works” for a book club as we speak…clearly I’m here so you can see the struggle…I was able to guess exactly who it is and (unshockingly) y’all have my exact same critique in these replies lmao
I can’t believe a woman of her age is even able to write something so immature. Heavy emphasis on “show not tell” and she only interests you in the way a car crash does. In the book I’m reading, every time there is a conflict, people punch each other, and her portrayal of women vs men is questionable at best.
Shit like that is what trapped my teenage ass into this bizarre thinking when I was young. I thought that because I was reading books I was getting smarter and not like other girls, and sometimes the books I was reading were those crappy ass books about clones of Bella Swan or Katniss.
Honestly, context matters here. I can get behind this if it were a lesbian narrator describing an unimportant guy or who her love interest is initially with. But if it’s a het romance…yikes 😬
The guy must be careful or the muscle will run away 😭🤣🤌
Yeah, I was equally confused by that sentence. Like why is he gripping hard on his muscles?
I read it as he is holding on to boys and they are flailing hard trying to get away
That makes more sense. I feel like the wording here is awkward.
I think those might be literal boys. Not his genitalia. Hard to say without context.
Yeah that's how I read it. It sounds like he was holding onto at least two boys
Imagine some eels fighting under a duvet
lol it is written so poorly! He was holding on to two boys because they were playing zombies or something. But I like your interpretation better 😂
I’m not even sure how to picture the last sentence. Please help
Woof. Who is it?
Colleen Hoover 😬
Knew it was gonna be her before I even clicked.
Same lmao. Haven’t read this particular book but I knew it.
Me too and I've actually never read one of her books, just snippets on Reddit pretty much
I actually hate how she writes. Colleen Hoover is my archnemesis, and she'll never know.
Haha, damn. Somebody should tell her about the whole "show, don't tell" thing. It'll blow her mind.
“Show not tell” is an outdated writing rule that was meant more for screenplay writers. Showing and telling, if done correctly, are both useful tools in novel writing. Colleen Hoover, however, does not do it correctly most of the time.
It's pedagogically useful. If you tell students not to tell, they'll still tell but do it less. It's far from outdated though.
Color me shocked 😂 she’s so fucking gross.
God, she’s so fucking problematic. I do not understand the appeal. She’s got a real dangerous domestic violence kink that she loves to normalize to her young audience.
In fairness, I’ve only read It Ends With Us, but that was more than enough.
I have such internal conflict about the whole Lively/Baldoni legal battle, because on the one hand, I want to believe and support other women. On the other hand, Blake Lively, who could fill her schedule with any project she felt like, and Justin Baldoni, who proclaimed himself to be some kind of feminist, decided to team up and do a movie about a man who abuses his wife, and then gets to keep his career, his family, his child, and reputation.
The movie should have been buried and everyone who stuck their celebrity name on it deserve all the reputational and financial damages that comes from it.
The author barely disguised fetish is a title that suits Colleen pretty well. The book I read of her also had this DV "plot" and also on top of that the "cheating on my sick wife with you because you're perfect in my eyes" main plot. Very odd decisions to take outside of AO3😂😂😂😂
I probably should’ve read up on her more as I don’t realize she was so problematic when buying these books
Hey, we've all done it before. If you have any more updates on this poorly-written manifesto, I'd love to see them! Hoover books interest me like car crashes do. Can't believe she's so popular!
I don’t know who that is. I half expected it to be a man.
She’s a very popular current author. Some of her books are being made into movies
HAHA knew it as soon as i read this
Tell me why did I already know the answer 💀
Ah so I was correct.
I haven't read any of her books but I know enough about her to never have to
I WAS ABOUT TO GUESS HER AHAHAHAHA
All my homies hate Colleen Hoover
(My girlfriend taught me to say this when I see her name)
Or Sarah J.Maas. who cares ? They are all the same shit authors
I knew it. I rolled my eyes so many times while reading It Ends With Us.
Is this the novel Verity? I saw good reviews for it, was the first (and only) Colleen Hoover book I’ve read. Was pretty disappointed
It’s called Slammed. I read Verity awhile ago and it was…fine. I read a lot of psych thrillers and it was just nothing special. This one is way worse so far.
Oooooof. Wishing you the best of luck! Yep I was on psych thrillers a little while back and was recommended verity!
Lmao it's hilarious to see the men's equivalent of her boobs boobed boobily down the stairs.
Amazing comment 😂
Damn that is some piss poor writing.
So how would you describe him then, Not Most Girls? You failed to provide us with that info.
Seriously. Some high quality writing there. /s
i would’ve closed the book so quickly
This is hysterical. I am trying to finish one of her “works” for a book club as we speak…clearly I’m here so you can see the struggle…I was able to guess exactly who it is and (unshockingly) y’all have my exact same critique in these replies lmao
I can’t believe a woman of her age is even able to write something so immature. Heavy emphasis on “show not tell” and she only interests you in the way a car crash does. In the book I’m reading, every time there is a conflict, people punch each other, and her portrayal of women vs men is questionable at best.
Love animorphs
KA Applegate ftw
Shit like that is what trapped my teenage ass into this bizarre thinking when I was young. I thought that because I was reading books I was getting smarter and not like other girls, and sometimes the books I was reading were those crappy ass books about clones of Bella Swan or Katniss.
Honestly, context matters here. I can get behind this if it were a lesbian narrator describing an unimportant guy or who her love interest is initially with. But if it’s a het romance…yikes 😬
I’m only a few pages after this one and she’s very into him lol
For a second I thought I was on r/TrollXChromosomes, I think they'd enjoy this male version of "she breasted boobily down the stairs" lol
Lord, why did we go backwards?
colleen hoover, my beloathed
“He’s hot but I’m not other girls, to me he looks like Quasimodo”
r/notliketheothergirls
Wow this is so bad can we see more?
That would require me to keep reading it lol. Just kidding I plan to finish it maybe this weekend so I’ll share any other cringe I find.
The only other thing that’s pissed me off is that the main character called a basketball hoop a “basketball goal.” It sent me into a conniption haha
colleen hoover?
How’d you know lol
Only CH could write a sentence so cringey and awful
True story, I once badmouthed Colleen Hoover in front of my friend...and she pulled up her sleeve to reveal a Colleen Hoover tattoo. I died.
Oh no. I’m speechless
Which book?
I don’t have it near me but I think it’s called Slammed
Ew