Verbal annoyances

[easol.livejournal.com]

Y'know, people often talk about LKH's unbelievable metaphors ("evil chocolate in your ice cream" or whatever the hell that was), her smells, her silly "gawth" names, or her tendency to describe in detail what every character is wearing. But I find that there are a lot of verbal tics that bother me just as much.

Edit -- Similes: It feels like LKH cannot go through a paragraph without at least one terrible and/or vague simile, even when a simile is not needed. "... the fire burned us both like a force of nature"? Yeah, way to kill the drama.

Shading: Note to LKH -- I do not care how many shades lighter X's eyes are than Y's, or how many shades darker their shirt is. What are you using, paint chips?

"... Across My Skin": Words cannot express how sick I am of this phrase.

"White Bread": I hate this with a passion. What the hell is wrong with just saying "Hispanic" or "black"?

Rude conversations: If you are going to have people talking about the heroine like she isn't even there, then write books in the third person. It's just annoying to have people dissecting Whorenita's emotions while she sits there and drools.

Well, that's all I can think of off the top of my head. Does anyone else have 'em?

Comments

[easol.livejournal.com]

Can't think of any woman alive who ENJOYS cramps. Even ones who are into Teh Kinkz!

[clover-elf-kin.livejournal.com]

I've actually wondered how most masochists feel about unplanned pain... XD Though I imagine most aren't fond of it even when the cause is nothing worth worrying about.

[darkladynyara.livejournal.com]

I can't speak for all of us, but I'm no more fond of unplanned pain than most non-masochists. And I really, really don't like cramps.

[easol.livejournal.com]

Hey, what is in that avi of yours? It looks interesting. No pun intended. ;)

[clover-elf-kin.livejournal.com]

Hehe. That's Akabane from Getbackers; he's a sadistic-doctor type. You may also have seen him on any number of icons that say "I'm smiling because in five seconds you'll be dead" and the like! The series has GREAT characters, and I say this having read maybe two of the manga.

[easol.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, I just put that on my wishlist. Now I'm DYING to read/watch it.