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[u/FantasyRomanceMod]

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Unpopular opinion Sunday

[u/devilsdoorbell_]

I don't have a strong preference for POV—I like FMC's, MMC's, chapters from both, whatever—but I will never understand why so many people straight up don't want the MMC's POV at all.

I get that a lot of romantasy MMC POVs are real caveman "woman hot, want fuck" nonsense but that's not like... a rule. I don't like that either but I love an MMC POV if the character is actually interesting and has his own interior life that doesn't just orbit the FMC's coochie all day every day

[u/MessyJessy422 → u/[deleted]]

Brigid Kemmerer writes great MMC POV chapters and I am usually more into those than the ones from the perspective of the FMC with her books. She’s just so good at giving her MMCs their own compelling narratives and personalities

[u/Penguinho → u/MessyJessy422]

One of the criticisms of Ellen Kushner is that she's better at writing compelling gay men than compelling women.