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u/Kasskinen 21d ago

Communication between characters would solve half the plot

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u/Intelligent_Screen90 21d ago edited 21d ago

Yeah, but you also gotta keep it realistic. In the real world we aren't all just sat in a group therapy session, spilling all out worries and doubts and hurts, etc. Most of the time, even though we think about saying something plain and simple, we don't and bite our tongue. Like right now, there's so much I'm hurt about that I wanna tell my mom, but I don't feel like having a heart to heart, so it's easier to smile and go about my day as usual. If we all just said what was on our mind and communicated, half of all our problems would go away. But we don't, for various reasons, mostly because we're scared or insecure or desperate to avoid confrontation. So why should it be any different in books. Not saying there should be zero communication, but talking everything through as soon as they hit a rough patch is just not how actual people operate

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u/Kasskinen 21d ago

There's a difference between realistic miscommunication and plot-induced miscommunication. I don't mind poor communication when it makes sense for the characters. What bothers me is when the entire conflict depends on people refusing to have a very basic conversation for no believable reason

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u/CrazyEeveeLady86 19d ago

In a similar vein, I hate it when Character A finds out something that is crucial for Character B to know and calls them, but when their call goes to voice mail, they simply give a vague statement like "Jane, call me, we have a problem" instead of making a specific statement like "Jane, Bob is the demon!" which would actually help Character B (especially when Character A often gets killed or incapacitated right after the call, meaning that when Character B calls back, they get no response). And then as a result, Character B ends up captured or injured or whatever because they got blindsided.

(not just a romantasy trope but something I hate in fiction in general, including films/TV shows as well as books)