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Q: Do you mind books with similar ideas to other books? Similar concepts, backgrounds, retellings or pulled-to-publish fanfic?I guess it really depends. If a book directly lifts off another book's plot, character characteristics, and has no twists or at least some original qualities, then I mind very, very much. But if a book inspires another one and the author creates their own worlds and rules enough for the "original" (so to speak) to be just a thing in the background, then okay, cool. Especially if it's a part of a series that the author can expand on with their own original material as they keep writing. Retellings -- fairy tales in particular -- are some of my favourites... if done well. On the flip side, stuff pulled directly from fanfics isn't something high on my radar. Fifty Shades of Grey? Reeked of fanfic in the way it was written, then I found out it actually was a fanfic with the names changed (even the character descriptions were so obvious!) and there was some major side-eye going on. Not a fan.
Let's face it, though. If I wanted to avoid all the YA books out right now that had similar concepts to other ones, then I'd have nothing to read. How many books have we read about a heroine involved in a love triangle with a boy (or two) who's some form of supernatural creature? So, so many.
What about you guys? Thoughts? Let me know, and happy Friday. :)
True! Nowadays there are very few books with an original concept, most of them are been-there-done-that stories.
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I totally agree with you! I'd have nothing to read, either, if I were looking for a book that was 100% original.
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Hopping through. I'm not a fan of things as blatant as 50 Shades. Then again, I'm so curious about the hype that I want to read it.
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Great answer! Yup, it really depends on the amount of concepts taken from the original. Totally agree with you, there are just so many books out now, and there is only so much to write about!
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I agree, it completely depends upon the book and the idea.
I like how you phrased the last bit of your answer! We really have read many paranormal YA books with a triangle. ;)
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YES. I'm totally not a fanfic fan, but I don't mind similar ideas floating around. There's usually enough originality to keep them cool.
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Fantastic answer. I agree!
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I totally agree with your answer. I don't think that copying a book is fair to the original author, but I think that books inspired by others are actually a compliment. It means that the story is being loved. But fanfiction? No.
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Great answer :)
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It annoys me when I start reading a book and I realize it's a copy of another authors work. It's like be original please. Don't really mind when it's a retelling or something like that. Great answer :)
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Same here! Using it as an inspiration is fine as long as you don't copy the whole thing. I haven't really read any fanfic except the ones that got published.
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Couldn't agree more! Would never be able to read another YA book. :P
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I agree! I don't mind as long as there seems to be some original thought put into the story.
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