One thing that bothers me about books is when they have a character that loves books. Their favorite place to be is the library, they write poetry in their free time, or maybe they just have an obsession with books. Well, what's so bad about that? Let me explain.
To be an author, generally you have to enjoy writing and reading books, or else you wouldn't be able to handle spending the time necessary to publish a book. It's almost as if the author is creating a miniature, idealized version of themselves to express how much people should like books. They can't bring themselves to write a book in which a character isn't in love with reading or writing. It's so overdone that the character loses their memorability. It's as if most authors live secluded in their own homes with their seven cats and think that loving books is the world's most noble endeavor.
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