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Sentimentality can work against an author because it might cause readers to reject a story or its characters. Generally, it is considered a poor technique of bad writers, that shows the lack of taste. It is easy to employ, but it creates a shallow effect both on the plot and the characters. It used to be desirable in the 18th-century literature, but nowadays it is on the verge of kitsch.