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You appear to have not understood my point. Macharius Send a noteboard - 20/12/2011 05:59:07 PM
What I'm objecting to is the description of event in gratuitous detail, not the occurance of events themselves. I turned away from Martin and Bakker not because I was personally disgusted and affected by the content (I wasn't), but because I felt they were going into details unnecessary to the story being told (or more properly, to the story I was trying to read). "Gritty" content is rarely more than unnecessary page bloat for authors trying to "be cool" by exploring the darker depths of the human experience.

Again, I say:

historical background is no excuse for making a spectacle of the worst parts in the name of "authenticity".


What war isn't staggeringly brutal and violent? Just because America's wars in the last 20 years have been extraordinarily clean by historical standards is no cause for us to dismiss what set that same standard in the first place.

And quite right, I won't be reading them.
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Violence, rape, and agency in the "gritty fantasies" Larry - 17/12/2011 01:36:54 PM 2047 Views
Hm, ok. Dan - 17/12/2011 10:51:21 PM 1473 Views
I think we largely agree Larry - 17/12/2011 11:23:00 PM 1326 Views
Re: Hm, ok. dacole - 26/12/2011 01:08:14 AM 1334 Views
Martin, Goodkind... Wibble - 18/12/2011 01:58:33 PM 1320 Views
More than just those Larry - 18/12/2011 08:15:27 PM 1229 Views
Re: More than just those dacole - 26/12/2011 01:13:21 AM 1176 Views
Re: Martin, Goodkind... dacole - 26/12/2011 01:11:12 AM 1139 Views
On more of a "meta" level, what makes a fantasy story "gritty" in the first place? Macharius - 19/12/2011 02:58:57 PM 1182 Views
There has to be something more, though. Nate - 19/12/2011 03:47:56 PM 1350 Views
Re: There has to be something more, though. Macharius - 19/12/2011 05:29:30 PM 1228 Views
Re: There has to be something more, though. Werthead - 19/12/2011 09:06:14 PM 1207 Views
I agree about Martin - haven't read enough Bakker to judge. Legolas - 19/12/2011 09:56:17 PM 1275 Views
My problem with aSoIaF... fionwe1987 - 20/12/2011 05:16:42 AM 1314 Views
The Rhoynish influence pretty much ends in Dorne. Werthead - 20/12/2011 06:15:54 AM 1248 Views
And that makes sense? fionwe1987 - 20/12/2011 08:54:16 AM 1411 Views
Yes and no. Werthead - 20/12/2011 03:10:54 PM 1404 Views
Re: Yes and no. dacole - 26/12/2011 03:12:01 AM 1186 Views
The power and influence of women in the Middle Ages was limited, but not non-existent. Werthead - 26/12/2011 01:37:40 PM 1165 Views
Re: The power and influence of women in the Middle Ages was limited, but not non-existent. dacole - 29/12/2011 02:47:06 AM 1320 Views
Re: And that makes sense? bugmenot - 18/05/2012 01:42:52 AM 1287 Views
Re: There has to be something more, though. Macharius - 20/12/2011 12:21:39 PM 1144 Views
That's a question for each reader to answer then. Werthead - 20/12/2011 03:20:39 PM 1046 Views
You appear to have not understood my point. Macharius - 20/12/2011 05:59:07 PM 1079 Views
Re: There has to be something more, though. dacole - 26/12/2011 03:14:04 AM 1170 Views
Re: There has to be something more, though. dacole - 26/12/2011 03:01:34 AM 1133 Views
That's my general take as well Larry - 20/12/2011 07:15:51 AM 1123 Views
Re: On more of a "meta" level, what makes a fantasy story "gritty" in the first place? dacole - 26/12/2011 01:15:35 AM 1253 Views
I like violence *NM* Urza - 20/12/2011 07:51:39 PM 566 Views
Re: Violence, rape, and agency in the "gritty fantasies" dacole - 25/12/2011 11:52:41 PM 1334 Views
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