Thread: Empty genres; or what to do with all those -punks?
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Old 05-20-2022, 02:05 PM   #96
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Originally Posted by hildea View Post
I describe how I see the difference between hopepunk and other fantasy in post #54 and #74, with several examples. Hopepunk isn't just fantasy, by the way, it includes at least SF (like Murderbot), and maybe other genres as well? I think some romance I've read qualifies, but others might not agree.

I find the term useful. I understand that not everybody do.
Now this is just getting absurd. A genre like hopepunk is not allowed to jump between SF & F. It's time to give it up as obviously it doesn't work.
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