tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895280655907241.post4667221750711263031..comments2024-02-16T03:35:27.972-05:00Comments on The World According to Quinn: On Developing A Character Without Much Agency...Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04691270309993277160noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895280655907241.post-2125866907923648672017-03-05T09:58:39.916-05:002017-03-05T09:58:39.916-05:00Thank you for your comment. There's more than ...Thank you for your comment. There's more than one type of strength--Arya is a fighter, but Sansa *endures* and isn't broken by it.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691270309993277160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895280655907241.post-37918331973693676312016-08-03T11:23:04.582-04:002016-08-03T11:23:04.582-04:00Yep, pretty much agree on all counts. I am honestl...Yep, pretty much agree on all counts. I am honestly staggered at how cookie-cutter seemingly everyone's models are for "strong" protagonists. Why can't they make space for other types of characters? It makes me so mad. I just keep on gagging while perusing the Goodreads lists, because it's so tired and I don't want to read another book with the same tired tropes, the only changes being maybe the elves' ears are a little pointier in this book and the girl is blonde instead of brunette and has a love quadrangle instead of triangle and GAHHHHHHHH <br /><br />I think I'm so bitter because I've never related to Arya's character -- in many ways Sansa resonates with me. I have the strength of a feather duster, basically... I'd be so content with a small story about someone overcoming her fears or being a little more like how he wants to be, but alas. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com