Subject: It’s self-published.
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Posted on: 2023-02-06 12:20:13 UTC
The fact that the second paragraph of its Amazon description specifically denies that the main character is a Mary Sue should tell you something. That, and the fact that’s it’s often bought together with My Immortal.
I’ve been considering sporking it on Das Sporking.
—Ls
For those of you not in the know, Empress Theresa is a bad novel written by Norman Boutin; it's about the titular Theresa getting superpowers and being a "good Catholic girl" by wearing suggestive dresses and trying to seduce people. It's most well known for its author being thin-skinned and responding badly to any and all criticism he receives, as well as thinking that his book is a literary masterpiece that should be taught and analyzed in schools.
So my sibling got a copy of this absolute legend right here. The story is 463 pages long, was (surprisingly) proofread by a "Pierre Groussac," the back jacket reads "Read a jewel, thrill to the situations, learn from Theresa, and have a good time," and the cover… it's best if you looked up this book's cover and saw it for yourself.
Feel free to ask me any questions about the paperback edition of this… wonderful gem right here.
P.S. My sibling insists the book's cover is "not that bad."
How did this thing get published?
The fact that the second paragraph of its Amazon description specifically denies that the main character is a Mary Sue should tell you something. That, and the fact that’s it’s often bought together with My Immortal.
I’ve been considering sporking it on Das Sporking.
—Ls
I am actually quite familiar with this gem of a self-published badfic-that’s-original-fiction. Its wiki is... informative, as is Krimson Rogue’s review. And all the other reviews I’ve found.
I have been able to attain a digital copy for free; apparently the author uploaded it.
Interestingly, its website is no longer being updated as of a few weeks ago.
I’ve actually been thinking of writing a Theresa fanfic about a person who got one of the HALs later in the book.
—Ls