forum Mary Sues
Started by @Paperok
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@Chronicle Beta Tester

I don't think it's possible to classify anything as completely Mary Sue-ish, but there is a fine line between annoyingly overpowered and normal.

@itsnamira

I think, if done well, they aren't as bad as everyone makes them out to be. But most of the time, they're pretty painful to read.

@WriteOutofTime

Mary Sues are the absolute worse. Here's why: you can't hate them and you can't love them. You can't connect to them and you can't relate to them. They're perfect but lukewarm, like an acquaintance you never get to know fully.

The coldest, most detached thing you can feel is apathy, and that's all Mary Sue's can manage to evoke. It isn't their perfection that makes them the worse, it's their utter lack of humanity and relatability. If you can't empathize with the protagonist, then the book is pointless.

Mary Sues suck.

@Chronicle Beta Tester

Mary Sues are the absolute worse. Here's why: you can't hate them and you can't love them. You can't connect to them and you can't relate to them. They're perfect but lukewarm, like an acquaintance you never get to know fully.

The coldest, most detached thing you can feel is apathy, and that's all Mary Sue's can manage to evoke. It isn't their perfection that makes them the worse, it's their utter lack of humanity and relatability. If you can't empathize with the protagonist, then the book is pointless.

Mary Sues suck.

The worst types of Mary Sues are the Mary Sues that make themselves out to be edgy and misunderstood.