Re:
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"What readers hate most in books"
Whimsical first thoughts ...
"Dream sequences"
Good examples for those who don't remember their dreams.
"Historical anachronisms and factual inaccuracies"
Seems to describe some current AI authorship.
"Typos and grammatical errors"
Helps confirm the reader knows their grammar!
"Mistranslations of foreign phrases"
Helps confirm the reader knows a foreign language!
"Overused words"
"Good examples of words in different context!
"Excessively long books and descriptions"
In our modern society, many readers can be satisfied with fast food.
"Italicized passages"
Better than underlining (which the reader may do everywhere).
"Lack of quotation marks on dialogue"
Good reminder that reader should properly quote what they read.
"Gratuitously confusing timelines"
Requires too much thinking when entertainment is preferred.
"Unrealistically clever children or talking animals"
Critters/things beside animals might talk (like Alexa, et al.)
"Disabled characters who exist only to provide treacly inspiration"
Disabled characters should trudge along like most people.
"Women who need rescuing"
Where are the men (and other genders) who need rescuing?
"Explicit sex scenes and gratuitous violence"
Probably what attracts many readers who trudge along.
Rod