tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040496767423932602.post4704111319213543001..comments2023-10-05T08:03:08.592-07:00Comments on Book Infinity: Why the Love Triangle?Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342545963783660639noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040496767423932602.post-84581856061669151442011-02-06T12:57:53.790-08:002011-02-06T12:57:53.790-08:00@Vicki: Great example! I haven't read anything...@Vicki: Great example! I haven't read anything by Tamora Pierce but I've heard those books are awesome.<br /><br />@Stephanie: Thanks for following! I'm glad you agree. :)Avahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342545963783660639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040496767423932602.post-732257370286203832011-02-06T00:26:03.679-08:002011-02-06T00:26:03.679-08:00Very thoughtful! I found this post through a blogr...Very thoughtful! I found this post through a blogroll on another blog. I definitely agree with you, love triangles can work really well when there is a real purpose for them and they grow the characters. It goes wrong when they're just there for the sake of it.<br /><br />Also, I just wanted to let you know that I'm a new follower :)Stephanie (Books Are A Girl's Best Friend)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18209205559175407310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040496767423932602.post-91314183198548832282011-02-05T19:58:12.012-08:002011-02-05T19:58:12.012-08:00The first love triangle I encountered in YA was WA...The first love triangle I encountered in YA was WAY before Twilight, back in the mid-90's. Tamora Pierce's Song of the Lioness quartet starred Alanna, a girl who disguised herself as a boy in order to become a knight. Along the way she befriends and develops feelings for two of her peers. One is the crowned prince who trains alongside her (and is one of the first to discover her secret), while the other is the local king of thieves who appears every now and again when she needs it (and who I'm pretty sure was the first to discover her secret). Both are strong supports and friends to her, but I will admit I was pulling for one over the other...<br /><br />When she ends up with the other, I was flabbergasted. I simply couldn't see how she could have picked him!<br /><br />Then, I read a Q&A session with the author, where she admitted she'd originally wrote the story with Alanna picking my fave...and it haunted her. She realized that there was no way for Alanna to be who she wanted if she married that man. And so, while she loves both men and is fiercely loyal to them, she really had only once choice...which is what is published today.<br /><br />(Another thing I love about the series is that in book 3, Alanna goes soul searching by herself (with minimal intrusions from either man). Take THAT, Bella!)Vicki S https://www.blogger.com/profile/01052645354767036185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040496767423932602.post-530562746932873372011-02-05T10:19:20.659-08:002011-02-05T10:19:20.659-08:00Thanks to all of you for agreeing with me. I was h...Thanks to all of you for agreeing with me. I was hoping people wouldn't hate it!<br /><br />And, Unforgettable, glad to know somebody else felt bad for Simon! It seems like everybody LOVED Jace, and while I liked him, I don't think Simon ever got nearly enough love.Avahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342545963783660639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040496767423932602.post-66610456534192822762011-02-05T10:06:39.219-08:002011-02-05T10:06:39.219-08:00I read the article by Carrie Ryan about love trian...I read the article by Carrie Ryan about love triangles, and couldn't agree more! I do dislike it when the love triangles are so obviously generic (Personal Demons, there's an angel and a demon-- obvious good guy/bad boy). But sometimes love triangles just happen, and they're a great way of showing how a heroine chooses her own path. Great post! :)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414324160166322024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040496767423932602.post-30740274634776080622011-02-05T10:04:47.958-08:002011-02-05T10:04:47.958-08:00And another thing to add is that they're also ...And another thing to add is that they're also usually easy to relate to because love triangles are common in real life. And I really loved them when I was little. I think there was one in a Sweet Valley High book that was really interesting. The only thing that bothers me is when one of the guys in the love triangle is not really attractive in any way and is just there so that there can be a love triangle. I find that really annoying. But all in all, I don't mind a good love triangle. The one in City of Bones was heartbreaking because I really like Simon but I could understand the difficulty of the decision. <br /><br />Great post! You've helped to keep my complaining in check :)TrueOrFalsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08127933475497342056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040496767423932602.post-20900773776821474602011-02-05T06:35:26.755-08:002011-02-05T06:35:26.755-08:00Wow. Exactly! And, I've been caught in the mid...Wow. Exactly! And, I've been caught in the midst of love triangles at several points in my life. In each, I was at a crossroads and had to choose who I was going to become. Luckily, I think I chose the right path, which lead to me marrying an amazing man and becoming the person I am today. But, at each point where I had to choose, it wasn't always so much about the guys but about the values, beliefs, and general actions I was going to take. <br /><br />So, for those who complain about the true love triangle, where a character is deciding between two paths (represented by each of the men in her life), I think maybe you need to look back at your own dating history. Don't you remember sitting with that perfectly nice and average guy on a date, nodding and "yes-ing" to his monologues, all while staring at that guy with the long hair and leather jacket? I certainly do! And, I married that guy. Life is much funner now!Mrs. DeRapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412356257110198452noreply@blogger.com