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I really wanna know what you people think. I ask this because it seems that I'm running into a lot of characters that share one specific name and, quite frankly, it makes me want to vomit with rage.
I swear, if I see another character's name with the first three letters spelling "Kat" or "Cat" and they are, even once, referred to as "Kat" "Cat" "Kitty" or any other kind of feline moniker, I will stop reading the book and light it on fire.
Come on, people. There are millions of other names out there! Why are we constantly calling our characters "Kat"? And...oh man...if another female character is defined through her name as being "wild" and they are called "wildcat" I will seriously hijack all radio stations and play one solid hour of Kidz Bop music until my voice is heard! (I'm looking at you, Graceling)
But in all honesty. Has anyone else run into this problem? Maybe it's because I've been reading a lot of YA. Or maybe it's because I've actually resumed reading fanfics on the internet in hopes of finding that one shining diamond in a pile of coal.
On second thought, the latter is probably the exact reason. But my point still remains. Anyone ever get tired of seeing names used repeatedly? Or maybe I'm the only one.
P.S. FWIW, I thought the Graceling was a pretty good book. Well worth the price for a hardback edition. I just had to cover certain parts with massive amounts of salt. But otherwise, it was really good.
I swear, if I see another character's name with the first three letters spelling "Kat" or "Cat" and they are, even once, referred to as "Kat" "Cat" "Kitty" or any other kind of feline moniker, I will stop reading the book and light it on fire.
Come on, people. There are millions of other names out there! Why are we constantly calling our characters "Kat"? And...oh man...if another female character is defined through her name as being "wild" and they are called "wildcat" I will seriously hijack all radio stations and play one solid hour of Kidz Bop music until my voice is heard! (I'm looking at you, Graceling)
But in all honesty. Has anyone else run into this problem? Maybe it's because I've been reading a lot of YA. Or maybe it's because I've actually resumed reading fanfics on the internet in hopes of finding that one shining diamond in a pile of coal.
On second thought, the latter is probably the exact reason. But my point still remains. Anyone ever get tired of seeing names used repeatedly? Or maybe I'm the only one.
P.S. FWIW, I thought the Graceling was a pretty good book. Well worth the price for a hardback edition. I just had to cover certain parts with massive amounts of salt. But otherwise, it was really good.
