It Ends With Us finally said what we’ve all been thinking about when it comes to Colleen Hoover books.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for It Ends With Us.

Summary

• The film adaptation of It Ends With Us includes a meta-quote about Hoover’s character names, which has resonated with fans.
• The characters Ryle and Lily tease each other about their peculiar names, reflecting the ongoing debate over Hoover’s naming choices.
• Colleen Hoover explains the unconventional names of her characters, aiming to make them memorable and avoiding confusion with other characters in the books.

The new film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel It ends with us includes a meta-quote from Lily that says what we’ve all thought about a recurring part of the author’s books. It ends with us It was released on August 9 and quickly became a hit among the audience. The film makes changes to It ends with us by Colleen Hoover, which improved on the source material, but still has the hallmarks of a Colleen Hoover story.

The film adaptation of It ends with us It has an unreliable but relatable narrator, an unlikely relationship, moral complexities, and a traumatic backstory. – elements common to many of Hoover’s books. Additionally, the film includes the well-developed characters from the source material. However, the inclusion of these elements is not without a little moment of self-referential humor. During the rooftop scene, Lily says a quote that reflects a long-standing conversation about Hoover’s books that many critics and fans agree with, for once.

fIt Ends With Us Jokes About Character Names

Ryle and Lily think their names are made up

When Ryle and Lily first meet on top of the roof of It ends with usask each other’s names. This leads to two of the most hilarious and knowledgeable responses. When the neurosurgeon says his name is Ryle Kincaid, Lily says, “You just made it up, right now.” To be fair to Lily, it seems like a made-up name. However, it’s even funnier that she laughs at him, considering her name is Lily Blossom Bloom.

Then, when she tells him her name, he laughs at her, saying sarcastically, “No, it doesn’t sound made up at all.“None of these lines were in the book, so Their inclusion seems like the screenwriter was poking fun at the strangeness of the names in Colleen Hoover’s film It ends with usHowever, it’s worth noting that the two poke fun at Lily’s full name in relation to her love of flowers in the book, fitting the meta joke to the source material.

Character names have always been a topic in Colleen Hoover’s books

Colleen Hoover rarely uses conventional names for her characters

The quotes in It ends with us reflect the larger conversation about names in Colleen Hoover’s books. Discussions about Hoover’s character names have been going on for years, with the conversation frequently resurfacing on social media. It would be one thing if a character in every book had a ridiculous name, but all three of the main characters in It ends with us they have unique names: Atlas Corrigan, Lily Blossom Bloom and Ryle Kincaid. Other notable Colleen Hoover characters include the following:

• Benton
• Beyah
• Punishment
• Piece
• Crews
• Let’s go
• As
• Leeds
• Lowen
• Merit
• Crest
• Six/Seven
• Truth

Readers of Colleen Hoover’s books typically love or hate these kinds of names, with little in between. Interestingly, the best-selling author responded on Goodreads about how she creates her characters’ names, and her explanation provides a lot of clarity. She explains that takes most of his characters’ names from readers at book launches or from street signsHoover also clearly explained why he chose such particular names for the characters in his books.

Colleen Hoover says she chooses abnormal names “so when readers talk about characters on social media, they don’t get confused with other characters from other books. I think it’s important for authors to have names that stand out.“If memorable is what she set out to do, she succeeded, although whether in a good or bad way is a matter of interpretation. Ultimately, it was validating to see the characters in It ends with us making fun of each other’s names. However, names come and go in fashion, so perhaps names like Ryle and Verity will become the next big baby names.

Source: Goodreads