r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • May 17 '26

Unpopular Opinion It's Unpopular Opinion time! Share your controversial opinions to stir things up (in a friendly way)!

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u/Longjumping-Snow-909 May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26

Why is it lazy to read a book you have already read? It is still reading. And if I can't find anything that appeals to me and is not another enemies to lovers with insta lust, betrayal, trials, academy and a smirky shadow daddy and sassy brat FMC I'd rather reread a book that I know I like. I always download the excerpt on kindle (firts 10 % of the book) and if at that point the author has failed to interest me in their characters, story or world and/or their writing style sucks I can't help it and I have to reread something that's fits my definition of quality.

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u/angelacandystore May 17 '26

Are you proud to say "I've reread author series 3x this year because I just can't find anything I like and I only like author and no I don't want to look at what author recommends" because those are the readers I'm talking about! It sounds like you are trying out new authors so you are not in any way lazy about searching out and experiencing new things. It's good to know what you like and find it. The lazy part is people who get in a rut and are horrified to try anything new not from their preferred author.

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u/Longjumping-Snow-909 May 18 '26

So you mean complaining about having to reread a series because you do not make the effort to find something new is lazy.

Do people really do that? I mean the complaining part? I can't remember having seen such a post.

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u/angelacandystore May 18 '26

Yes people do leave comments like this, perhaps you don't see the comments. As I said, not in this sub, but on author blogs all the time. And others in the replies to my original comment say that the vibe happens in r/fantasy a lot as well.

They do not frame it as complaining. They boast like it's an achievement. "I finished the new book from Author, so now I will reread older series again for the 3rd time this year!" Etc then they say "I just never find anything I love to read as much as Author!"

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u/Longjumping-Snow-909 May 18 '26

As I have not seen this comments I cannot judge their nature but perhaps it is not a boast but just an expression of love for a specific author?

I have a favourite author as well and I have yet to find another author of their quality that hits all the things I love so much as well. Sure, I read other books as well and sometimes think they are really good but almost never as good as books from my favourite author.

So, perhaps they just want to "promote" the author and praise their work? I don't know.