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Readers irked by unrealistically brief conversations in fiction

Original: Pet peeve: conversations in books that last just long enough to say the thing that needs saying, and then people hang up

Readers are venting about a familiar fiction trope: characters who hold exactly one functional exchange and immediately hang up or leave. The complaint extends to film and television, where a character drives to a house, delivers their line, and departs without any of the small talk real conversations involve. People are sharing the pet peeve because it breaks immersion once noticed, prompting agreement about how rarely real life works that way.

Why now: The observation names a common storytelling shortcut many people recognize once pointed out, inviting relatable agreement

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• Pet peeve: conversations in books that last just long enough to say the thing that needs saying, and then people hang up or leave. TV and movies do that too. Drive to someone’s house, say the thing, walk back out, and drive away. Who does that? No one. No one does that. 1/2 #… · MythingPerson · 4

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