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** Bob is required to praise at least one thing about the books he reads and Bob couldn't find anything better to put in his review to get it published.
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** Bob is required to praise at least one good thing about the books he reads and Bob couldn't find anything better to put in his review to get it published.
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** Bob really hates Alice and tries to critique her book more to insult her than constructive feedback, but the most damning flaw he could think of is that the book's ending had many readers with more questions than answers that they want to answered.
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** Bob's publishing company requires him to give praise at least one thing about the books he reads and Bob couldn't find anything better to put in his review to get it published.
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** Bob's publishing company requires him Bob is required to give praise at least one thing about the books he reads and Bob couldn't find anything better to put in his review to get it published.
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** Bob has such high standards that him giving minor praise and describing Alice's novel as NotBad is treated as a glowing review.
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** Bob has such high standards that him giving minor praise and describing Alice's novel as NotBad is treated as a glowing review.
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** Bob's publishing company requires him to give praise at least one thing about the books he reads and Bob couldn't find anything better to put in his review to get it published.
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** Bob states that Alice's book is the worst she's ever written...which is still better than the work produced by most writers.
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** Bob states that Alice's book is the worst she's ever written...written. This is only compared to her books, which are ALL amazing and unique stories. Compared to other works, this is still miles better than the work those produced by most writers.
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** Alice, who CantTakeCriticism, asks Bob for his opinion on her novel. Bob doesn't want to upset her, so he ends up saying that "it had some cool ideas" (note that he does not say anything about whether the ideas were done well, or how many ''bad'' ideas the novel had).
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** Alice, who CantTakeCriticism, asks Bob for his opinion on her novel. Bob doesn't want to upset her, so he ends up saying that "it had some cool ideas" (note that he does not say (without saying anything about whether the ideas were done well, or how many ''bad'' ideas the novel had).
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* '''Subverted''': Bob writes, "What does this book do well?" ...and then praises its narrative structure as being "impressively original."
* '''Double Subverted''': [[BaitAndSwitchComment "...because nobody else in the history of literature has ever built a story so haphazardly!"]]
* '''Double Subverted''': [[BaitAndSwitchComment "...because nobody else in the history of literature has ever built a story so haphazardly!"]]
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Bob writes, "What does this book do well?" ...and then praises its narrative structure as being "impressively original."
** Clara says that Bob's review implies that he dislikes Alice's novel. However, his review describes it as "better than ''Daniel's Novel''", which is popular in-universe.
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** [[BaitAndSwitchComment "...because nobody else in the history of literature has ever built a story sohaphazardly!"]]haphazardly!"]]
** The comparison turns out to be a StealthInsult -- Bob's fans know that he loathes ''Daniel's Novel''.
** Bob writes, "What does this book do well?" ...and then praises its narrative structure as being "impressively original."
** Clara says that Bob's review implies that he dislikes Alice's novel. However, his review describes it as "better than ''Daniel's Novel''", which is popular in-universe.
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** The comparison turns out to be a StealthInsult -- Bob's fans know that he loathes ''Daniel's Novel''.
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** Bob praises the cover art of Alice's novel, but says nothing about its content.
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** Alice, who CantTakeCriticism, asks Bob for his opinion on her novel. Bob doesn't want to upset her, so he ends up saying that "it had some cool ideas" (note that he does not say anything about whether the ideas were done well, or how many ''bad'' ideas the novel had).
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** Bob praises the book using an OverlyNarrowSuperlative taken UpToEleven. For instance: "This is the finest book about an elderly cat's observations on [[UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra life in Johannesburg just before the end of Apartheid]] that I've read this week."
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** Bob praises the book using an OverlyNarrowSuperlative taken UpToEleven.OverlyNarrowSuperlative. For instance: "This is the finest book about an elderly cat's observations on [[UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra life in Johannesburg just before the end of Apartheid]] that I've read this week."
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