I guess, but I'm talking about suspension of disbelief. Some of the most popular books in the young adult romance genre stretch belief beyond the breaking point with characters and dialogue that it's hard, if not impossible to take seriously. I mean, people applauding a makeout session in the Anne Frank house? What?

I think that we look down on romantic fiction so much because so much of it is cliche, unbelievable garbage.

Battle Royale is actually about the very cutthroat education system in Japan, where 1st is all that matters, and everyone else is garbage.