When is a Mary Sue . . . ?

[ellenkushner]

"So when a book is about a girl who is the best at something and about the boys (and/or girls) that love her and how she defeats the bad guy, well, that's because she's the protagonist. It is good and right that she be at the center of the story."

My love for Holly Black / blackholly  ,  it knows no bounds.

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[theniwokesoftly.livejournal.com]

Haha yes. I love the Harry Potter series, but my favorite characters are not the main trio (NEVILLE FTW). Of course the protagonist should be special, but there are ways to this. All the twihards say that Bella isn't a Mary Sue because she's klutzy. Nope, she's still a Mary Sue, mostly because she's one-dimensional- everyone loves Bella even when she treats them like shit just because she's so special? Ugh.