[Haruhi] Sympathy

[Empyrean]

Likely a subjective thing.  I have very little tolerance for depressing stories.  If I'm reading one that looks like it's just beating up the viewpoint character (and making her seem like a jerk so she deserves it) I tend to jump ship sooner than most readers would.  That's just my personal preference; there's a lot of stuff out there to read, and I don't like to waste time with stories that I don't really enjoy.  Sometimes I judge too early.  If I know the author tends to have happy endings, I'll read through an awful of lot of stuff I otherwise wouldn't care to.

[Dracos]

It's important to remember that reading is often a very whim based activity for folks.  Not quite hitting the niche can be a reason for disinterest, even when a story is well conceived within its own structure and well delivered.

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