Talking about TROPES! 

Woohoo, congratulations on hitting 2k subscribers!!! 🥳 Where are the celebratory balloons? (every excuse to get balloons!) Oh yeah, also felt that more characters should have died in Acomaf -- otherwise, it just feels like the stakes were not that high, and the tension collapses on itself like a failed soufflé. That was a very interesting discussion. I would not have considered a lot of the literary fiction category as tropes, or at least hadn't until this point. This made me realize that I pretty much only hear people talking about tropes regarding romance (enemies to lovers, surprise pregnancy, fake dating, etc) and, to a lesser extent, fantasy (the chosen one, young human girl with very old fae male...). It doesn't mean people don't speak about it regarding other genres but I haven't been exposed to those discussions as much if at all. I can easily imagine tropes in thrillers for example. Maybe I associate it more with genre fiction? At least, tropes feel very tied to the plot for me, so I agree with you that I wouldn't consider the writing a trope. I don't know what my favorite trope is, but in the process of talking about books on RU-vid, I'm getting a better understanding of my own taste and recently realized that I love to read about people who are very good at their craft. Not the "effortless genius" type like for example Will Hunting, but characters who worked hard and achieved excellence through sweat and tears (even if that process isn't the topic of the book). I love how your videos make me think hard about new topics, or at least make me consider things in a new way!

Congrats of surpassing 2000 subs! It's an interesting topic and I'm not sure where tropes begin and subgenre ends. I think tropes are useful to identify what might appeal, but they can be done well or poorly, so I rarely buy a book based on them. That said, knowing that something has friendship or found family usually grabs my interest. I don't mind reading anything, so tropes are often a lesser consideration than the plot and characters. To me, literary fiction is something that focuses on themes and prose rather than tropes, but I can see some recurring ideas in what you mentioned. I read a lot of fantasy and find tropes more useful here. I dislike the chosen one but love Harry Potter. I really like it when an author subverts tropes or does something different with them, which is why I love The First Law. From some of the books you like, you might enjoy triumph of right over wrong, or helping others over selfishness. I'm sure you're right about tropes saying something psychological about about the people that enjoy them.

I knew when I started watching your channel that is would grow quickly! 🎉Congratulations!! I also don’t pick books solely by tropes - however I don’t like the “miscommunication” troupe! A 2 minute conversation with another character would resolve it all! 😕

Congratulations on 2k subscribers! Well done, my friend! I'm glad I've been around for your journey!

2K subs!! 🎉 super proud of you, man! Way to grow your channel while you grow as a reader. That is what's up! I love ya and I still read a lot of it but I really don't like the romance. I don't like romance and books in general although I can tolerate it if it's not the whole plot but why a romance can be difficult to take or maybe it's just because I spent 20 years at a high school where I was surrounded by all the time and it made me roll my eyes just about out of my head on a daily basis. If I had a penny for every kid that I yelled at for making out in the hallway I could have retired when I was 40 ha ha ... BARF!

Congratulations on the 2000 subscribers! 🎉

I don't think I would necessarily consider a writing style a trope that you can identify and put your finger on and talk about. Ditto for setting. I absolutely LOVE Twin Peaks and when it was on in the very early 90s it was all I talked about to anyone who would listen. I also had the soundtrack on cassette and pretty much wore the tape out. Much to the dismay of most of the people who were stuck in the car with me hahaha