Morally Grey Men, Fake Enemies & Slow Burns That Never Burn
Morally grey or just hot? Slow burn or absolutely nothing happening? Enemies to lovers or two people who need to learn how to communicate?
This week on Litdulterous, we’re putting book tropes on trial. We’re talking romance tropes that overpromise, fictional men whose cheekbones are doing all the heavy lifting, romantic comedies that forgot to be funny, predictable thriller twists, and five-star reviews that tell us nothing except that someone finished a book.
From The Wall of Winnipeg and Me and The Hating Game to Six of Crows, Funny Story and Gone Girl, we’re asking one simple question: did the book deliver what it promised?
Love your fictional disasters. Defend your favourite morally grey man. Just try describing his personality without mentioning his face.
Join the conversation: Which book trope needs a stricter definition, and which book made you feel that way?
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00:00 — The Cheekbones Are Not Evidence
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01:00 — Is the Slow Burn in the Room With Us?
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05:00 — Enemies to Lovers or Just Annoyed?
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08:00 — Morally Grey or Just Emotionally Unavailable?
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11:00 — Dark Romance, Covers and Communication Issues
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14:00 — The Book That Forgot to Be Funny
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17:00 — Plot Twists I Saw Getting Off the Bus
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20:00 — The Five-Star Review That Says Nothing
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22:00 — The Verdict: Give Me the Book You Advertised
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23:00 — Your Trope Is on Trial
