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Alice and her brother Bob both really want a new toy, but their parents will only let one of them have it. Bob challenges Alice to a competition with the toy as the prize. Alice considers this fair, and agrees. But it turns out that a trivia competition is what Bob had in mind, and Bob wins easily because Alice isn't an avid reader like Bob.
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Not wanting to be seen as dumb or anti-intellectual, Alice tries to find a book she'll enjoy.
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"Alice hates reading. It's a wonder how she got through school."
* '''Conversed''': ???"Do kids like Alice really hate reading in real life, or is the writer exaggerating?"
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* '''Parodied''': ???Books are like ''Kryptonite'' to Alice.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character that hates reading.
* '''Straight''': Alice doesn't like to read, to the point in which she gets mad when a book is assigned for her English class to read.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice hates reading so much that [[BookBurning she tries to destroy all books]].
* '''Downplayed''':
** Alice is okay with reading, but finds it fairly boring and would rather do something else.
** Alice doesn't mind shorter stories, but long stories can really take a toll on her.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice is an InsufferableImbecile.
** Alice is BookDumb.
** Alice ''used'' to enjoy reading, but has since lost the energy.
** Alice feels that reading is too hard, and there are activities that are much easier for her to do, such as watching a movie.
** Alice has dyslexia.
** Alice NeverLearnedToRead.
* '''Inverted''': Alice loves reading, and may even go to the point in which she claims that NewMediaAreEvil.
* '''Subverted''':
** Alice initially gets upset when her English class assigns a book, but it turns out that it's just because she didn't like that specific book.
** Or, she ''[[IDoNotLikeGreenEggsAndHam thought]]'' she wasn't going to like the book, but changes her mind once she actually reads it.
* '''Double Subverted''': She doesn't like other books either, though.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''':
** Depending on the episode, Alice may enjoy or dislike reading.
** Alice has no problem with e-books, but isn't very fond of reading physical copies of books.
* '''Averted''': Alice has no problems with reading.
* '''Enforced''': To set up some form of a ReadingIsCoolAesop.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Alice doesn't like to read, but this is because she has dyslexia or another disability that makes reading very difficult for her.
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