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MELANIE ROUSSEL FICTION
Melanie Roussel
Oct 104 min read
Iago and other manipulative bastards
How can you tell if your favourite character is, in fact, a manipulative bastard?
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Melanie Roussel
Dec 1, 20235 min read
Watsons
I recently finished reading The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah. If you don't know, this is Sophie Hannah taking on the continuation...
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Melanie Roussel
Aug 28, 20205 min read
The Mentor
We likely get the narrative concept of the mentor from the Greek mythological character called, surprise surprise, Mentor.
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Melanie Roussel
Jun 15, 20204 min read
Creating Your Own Villain
It’s difficult to say where this trope originated from, given, as far as I can see, it’s been part of Western culture since literature began
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Melanie Roussel
May 25, 20205 min read
Moist von Lipwig - Forger, Con-Artist, Postmaster General
If you're interested in character alignments, Moist is perhaps the best example of a Chaotic Natural character.
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Melanie Roussel
May 11, 20204 min read
Lord Havelock Vetinari - Patrician of Ankh-Morpork
When all is said and done, there is a lot about Vetinari that seems scarily inhuman (in a good way).
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Melanie Roussel
May 8, 20204 min read
Death - CATS ARE NICE
IT IS THE THINGS YOU BELIEVE WHICH MAKE YOU HUMAN. GOOD THINGS AND BAD THINGS, IT’S ALL THE SAME. Hogfather, Terry Pratchett When one...
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Melanie Roussel
May 4, 20203 min read
Granny Weatherwax - Bad Ass Witch and Crone
Granny Weatherwax was not an advertisement for witchcraft. Oh, she was one of the best at it, no doubt about that. At a certain kind,...
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Melanie Roussel
May 1, 20204 min read
Sam Vimes - Commander of the City Watch
Pratchett's go-to figure in the series for law and order. If Vimes agrees, we can usually be assured that it's the just option.
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Melanie Roussel
Sep 16, 20194 min read
6 Clichés of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Villains
Here’s my list of five signs that you're dealing with a clichéd bad guy...
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Melanie Roussel
May 20, 20193 min read
The Trouble with Luther from The Umbrella Academy
If there's something Umbrella Academy fans can agree, it's that Luther is one of the most disliked characters. It's true.
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Melanie Roussel
May 13, 20194 min read
Tony Stark: MCU's most beautiful arc
Tony Stark is the best-drawn character in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Melanie Roussel
Apr 24, 20195 min read
Umbrella Academy & the Seven Deadly Sins
Did you know that all the Hargreeves siblings are a deadly sin? But they're also a virtue. I heard a rumour you'll like this post...
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Melanie Roussel
Apr 19, 20193 min read
Star Trek's Q
Q is both a character and the name of a fictional race in Star Trek and he's the embodiment of Authur C. Clark's Third Law.
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Melanie Roussel
Apr 17, 20192 min read
The Return of the Obra Dinn
The Return of the Obra Dinn - an Insurance Adventure with Minimal Colour.
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Melanie Roussel
Apr 13, 20193 min read
Light Yagami from Death Note
With great power comes great responsibility. Light Yagami from Death Note runs with this philosophy with tremendous fervour, however,...
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Melanie Roussel
Apr 11, 20193 min read
The Duality of Jekyll and Hyde
The central theme of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is duality and it's one of the most famous examples of the explorations of this theme.
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Melanie Roussel
Oct 14, 20186 min read
5# Super villains you were actually rooting for
It's a trope as old as time. Why did Sauron, Doctor Doom, Pinky and the Brain and Audrey II want to take over the world? Well, because...
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Melanie Roussel
Sep 8, 20183 min read
GoT Theory - Tyrion's Pact with the Devil
It seems anyone who gets within Daenery's orbit falls in love and I'm tired of it.
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Melanie Roussel
Aug 20, 20183 min read
Westworld S2 - Thoughts and Theories
Alright, don't panic. We can figure this out together. Let's start at the beginning.
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