I've noticed something of an opposite trend to Mary Sue characters recently, especially in YA and MG books published in the past 5 years. I guess I'd call them Poison Polly characters. The ones who have no friends, fight with their families and are generally miserable all the time. They're so negative, their lives are such an unending suck-fest, I really don't want to spend 200+ pages with them. Throwing them into dangerous situations doesn't make them more likable. You keep hoping the villains will put them out of their misery.
Have you come across some Poison Pollys? Am I being too harsh, or do you think I'm on to something?
Have you come across some Poison Pollys? Am I being too harsh, or do you think I'm on to something?
This was a response to Nicole's post Mary Sue, I can't stand you
