Well... I agree with Richard about the Revengefics being a lot
of wish-bringing. With the exception of the guy that commits
suicide and couple of the other REALLY twisted revenges... they
aren't too bad.
<<shrug>> Yah, Zen would have to say that there was rather a lot
of that wish fulfillment sort of thing going 'round... Though,
to be honest, Zen never really saw a problem with that.
My problem is that they shouldn't be called revengefics. They should
be called otaku wish-fulfillment fics. Truth in advertising and all
that. I got a little ticked because I wrote a *true* revengefic - I
would *not* want to be the me described in that story. No one else
did. They wrote themselves in fun adventures, doing what they always
wanted to do, becoming female for the most part.
So call a spade a spade and label them self-insertion fics, but don't
call them revengefics unless it's *real* revenge. *Not* "please don't
throw me in that briar patch!" type of revenge, either. Real, "Oh
God,
please, don't let that happen to me!"
<Richard sits back and waits for the rationalizing to begin.>
Depends on how you do it.. take the 'wish fulfillment' and make it go
horribly wrong.. or simply work through all the implications of what
happens.
People should be careful what they wish for.. very very careful.