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I haven't read Axis Powers, but I think bad research is okay as long as the author knows it's bad research and is doing stuff for the lulz. It really depends on the tone. Bringing up one of my guilty-but-public pleasures, a mangaka like Kouta Hirano knew that Hellsing was 99% divorced from reality, and it's what makes it so fun.
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If it's for the lulz, I won't mind it so much, especially if it was a satire. But seriously, using World War 2 for the lulz? The thought of it pisses me off. For me, there are just some things you don't joke about, and wars in general are some of them.
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speaking of hetalia, i've been meaning to watch that for the lulz, anyway. i think it plays on stereotypes?
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Well... it's actually based on personified nations during World War 2, so I guess you could try Hetalia if you're interested in history. But it may rub you off the wrong way though, like it did me. Though I have to admit, the characters were what redeemed the show for me. They actually helped me remember key historical points, after I did my own research, of course. But still, everything else about the show just rubbed me the wrong way. Especially the fandom.
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If the book is well written, I usually come back and finish it. Hardy's Jude the Obscure is a book I think is amazingly good but so pessimistic and nervewracking that it's hard for me to get to the end, even though I've read it before.
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You're really brave, I can't bring myself to go back to books that I've been unable to finish. I just recently gave Under the Dome to my brother, since he's a huge Stephen King fan, so hopefully he'll make better use of it than I could.