Comments on: Too Bad To Be Good? by Spice Brief Author Alison Paige

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By: diannzib

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By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:20:18 +0000

Wow, great comments everybody! (Alison, looks like you hit on an intriguing topic!)

I think the idea of willpower is strong for people — that people (or vampires, werewolves, what have you) can CHOOSE to be good or evil. And if someone goes against their nature to make the effort to be good then that makes them even more heroic!
~Amy

By: Alison Paige

Alison Paige — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:19:35 +0000

I’m so glad to see comments! YAY!!! LOL

Beth & Barbara, I know exactly what you mean having the villain of one story turn around and be the hero of the next. I think it really adds depth to the character, allowing you to understand him even more. I love that!

PJ, those classic old school vamps and werewolves were exactly what I was thinking of when I wrote the post. I grew up on them too and every time I find my heart going all a twitter over a “new age” vamp I can’t help but marvel at how their image has changed.

Anida, LOL I’m glad you got the posts straightened out! I think you hit the nail on the head with your comment. Knowing what you are but wanting (and trying) to be more makes all the difference.
I love those kinds of heroes! Maybe that’s why I wrote one? LOL

Thanks again for stopping by ladies!!!
~Alison

By: Anida Adler

Anida Adler — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:49:16 +0000

Oh God! You won’t believe what I just did! I had a tab open to a post on Likesbooks, and one open here, loading the comment page on both… and I accidentally put the comment meant for this post into the other blog!! AAAAAAAAAAAaaRGH!

For the record, here is the misplaced comment:
I just love this question, and it’s occurred to me many times that stuff which sounds so erotic on the page would in reality be terrible (like having your neck bitten and being bled dry). I always feel uneasy about vamire and similar romances, though I still love them.

To me the redemption lies in a combination of ruthlessness and remorse. I like when a character accepts what he is and is not apologetic for it. However, I like it when at the same time he has done one of two things: looked into the darkness of his nature and accepted it because he knew he could not change even if he would have preferred to, or considered what he is, liked it, but uses a cognitive decision to keep the darkness in check. In other words, mind over instinct.

A hero who is a monster, likes being a monster and sees no point in controlling his nature would be a complete put-off for me.

By: PJ Detweiler

PJ Detweiler — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:18:55 +0000

I grew up with tales of vamps and monsters—and they had no redeeming qualities. Thus, I find it difficult to wrap my head aroung “good” vamps, werefolk, and the like. Some authors have managed to get past those deeply-ingrained perceptions, but only a few.

I like your take: He must survive, but Raven’s love guides him to a method that benefits not only him but all mankind.

Still, that makes Raven judge and jury. Ethically, doesn’t really work, but morally? Go for it.

By: Barbara Monajem

Barbara Monajem — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:18:16 +0000

I too like it when an author makes the villain of one book into the hero of another. (Christine Merrill did a good job of this in two of her historicals.) Now and then I’ve developed quite a fancy for a villain! Several of Georgette Heyer’s bad guys spring to mind. Villains are often attractive because they are more ruthless than good guys. There’s a lot of unleashed power in ruthlessness, and power is a major attractor.

By: Beth C.

Beth C. — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:09:41 +0000

I always like when an author can take a villain from one story and make him the hero of another.

It’s about perspective and motivation. Survival and protecting family are always good motivational items. In most cases, you see the villain really is evil or we don’t know why he is the way he is.

Once you learn that he did X to Y because his sister was imprisoned and he needed to get the magic item to free her…you feel sympathy for him. You can relate to him and see him as a hero.