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Romance tends to be the whipping boy of genre fiction.

— Lauren Willig

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Romance novels satisfy a very specific fantasy of romantic love that seems to be a powerful part of the female psyche.

— Melissa Pritchard

Writers and readers are still trying to work out unresolved problems between men and women, and that is why millions of women around the world are hooked on romantic fiction. So am I.

— Charlotte Lamb

The appeal of romance is love. And that's universal.

— Penny Jordan

Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.

— Carolyn Gold Heilbrun

I think romance is a tool, comedy is a tool and drama is a tool. I really just want to tell stories that challenge the viewer, move people, make you laugh, perhaps push an idea about being open-minded but never settle on a genre or an opinion. I hate genre. I like movies that are original in their approach.

— Jason Reitman

I read too many romance novels during my formative years. I have a penchant for romantic comedies. I understand why 'Romeo and Juliet' came to such a pass.

— Roxane Gay

Romance novels are my favorite books to read. I write young adult romances, and am so happy to be promoting this wonderful genre.

— Simone Elkeles

✗Opposing Perspectives

Every book should have a romance.

— Jasper Fforde

I didn't know anything about romance novels until a friend suggested that I try writing one. After I read a few, I realized that my favorite part of fiction had always been the relationship aspect.

— Ruth Glick

I'm a feminist, but I think that romance has been taken away a bit for my generation. I think what people connect with in novels is this idea of an overpowering, encompassing love - and it being more important and special than anything and everything else.

— Emma Watson