Question Can you accept a good novel but no heroine?

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Can you accept a good novel but with no heroine?

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  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  3. hard to say

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  1. Goodhtlorr

    Goodhtlorr Active Member

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    Can you accept a good novel but with no heroine?
     
    Goodhtlorr, Dec 27, 2018
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  2. Allchemic

    Allchemic Well-Known Member

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    Yes, why not? I feel a bit disappointed, thinking that a bit of romance could go well with certain novels, however, it is not a must.
     
    Allchemic, Dec 27, 2018
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  3. Cosmic_

    Cosmic_ [Novel Addict] [Lazy Writer] [Meh Editor]

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    Yeah, as long as it’s interesting and engaging enough to keep me hooked.
     
    Cosmic_, Dec 27, 2018
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  4. AkunDami

    AkunDami Neu membar

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    Yes. Ask those fujoshi here.
     
    AkunDami, Dec 27, 2018
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  5. DocB

    DocB "I see you, little mouse! Run along"

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    depends, if cocaine is provided as an alternative i don't mind the lack of heroine
     
    DocB, Dec 27, 2018
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  6. TrollingTrolls

    TrollingTrolls [Trash Talker]

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    Wars are a good thing. Why need heroines in wars ?
     
    TrollingTrolls, Dec 27, 2018
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  7. Wayang Emperor The First

    Wayang Emperor The First 《The First Loli》《Cute Little Kid♡》

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    Yup that my fav:blobpopcorn_cool::blobpopcorn_cool::blobpopcorn_cool::blobpopcorn_cool::blobpopcorn_cool:
     
    Wayang Emperor The First, Dec 27, 2018
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  8. Fluffy Jellyfish

    Fluffy Jellyfish 『Number 1 Lolicon under Heaven』

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    although I would feel that something is missing, I would read it if it is good

    like TKA maybe (?) (Su Mucheng isn't even considered heroine until the very last chapter iirc)
     
    Fluffy Jellyfish, Dec 27, 2018
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  9. Ophious

    Ophious Pathfinder kinda fun

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    Sure, I'd rather have a great plot rather than force romance. If the author knows that they would fail at writing a good romance and instead focus on only the plot then who am I to complain
     
    Ophious, Dec 27, 2018
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  10. elengee

    elengee Daoist Ninefaps

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    But who'll make the sandwiches then?:blobsleepless:
     
    elengee, Dec 27, 2018
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  11. Yunchii

    Yunchii Best Waifu - Tamamo-no-Mae

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    Hoe before bro? that was outdated.
     
    Yunchii, Dec 27, 2018
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  12. Omniscient Viper

    Omniscient Viper [Evil MC Enthusiast] [Park Jimin Biased]

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    I feel like 90% of the novels I read would be better without the heroine(s). So yes, I would gladly accept a good novel without a heroine.
     
    Omniscient Viper, Dec 27, 2018
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    Tsuru55 Well-Known Member

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    Not sure if my choice is influenced by the fact i crave for a long while lately good romance without tragedy, but yeah... i would like it if MC gets a nice woman. Seeing MC being alone is not good or it's just that i didn't find good novels that wrote a good future with a MC happy but alone.

    Edit: but if you tell me to choose between no romance or forced romance, i would choose no romance. But i also could think that author is just not good enough for not being able to write a good romance.
     
    Tsuru55, Dec 27, 2018
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    iBakax3 [Baka Ranger]

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    Sure, why not? A good novel means its good, with or without heroine. As long as its well written and fits my taste, I'll read it.

    Also, I don't really like it when there are heroine. Why? Because they tend to be written as a form of bragging right, rather than an actual female character with a personality. Of course there are novels with well written heroine, but they are very rare
     
    iBakax3, Dec 27, 2018
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    Yeah... especially Chinese ones, how many authors don't know to write a romance

    Novels like Desolate Era sucks on that points and the whole thing is about his "loved ones"

    So yeah, generally I would like no heroines since they apparently don't know how to write something that isn't "Jade skin, plump peaches, and smiling warmly"
     
    Noctis, Dec 27, 2018
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  16. Jigoku Shounen

    Jigoku Shounen An Envoy From Hell

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    :blobpeek::blobpopcorn:
    Why not?:blobconfused:
    There are plenty of novels with the girls are only side-characters as best, and only the MC is the Protagonist of the novels.
     
    Jigoku Shounen, Dec 27, 2018
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  17. Stinx

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    Yes, but it would be difficult for such a novel to exist. Even if there are some like that, and that many people like it, I already tried to read five novels like that, and I did not like it.
     
    Stinx, Dec 27, 2018
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    You are literally describing most of the wizard novel and also the author Get Lost novels.
     
    AvERaGeNP, Dec 27, 2018
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  19. Sabruness

    Sabruness Cultured Yuri Connoisseur

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    i feel like your question is built on a flaw. I just cant pin down what that flaw is.

    on topic: yes, it can be done. The author would just have to cut out romance all together from the story.
     
    Sabruness, Dec 27, 2018
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  20. ninish

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    *yaoi*
     
    ninish, Dec 27, 2018
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