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Good lord, I got nothing from that silly quote. BS's quote gave real info and perspective.....and FYI, Alloy of Law was a great, great story.
Good lord, I got nothing from that silly quote. BS's quote gave real info and perspective.....and FYI, Alloy of Law was a great, great story.
Go read Tom Clancy is you want to bitch about the amount of description. I skimmed half the pages of his novels, but his stories still kick butt!
From that one paragraph, I got Lolita's young age, height, her legal name, and the fact that the narrator was in love with her and likely had sexual relations with her.
From the Alloy of Law, I got exactly what the paragraph said. I'll read a scientific manuscript when I want dry writing, thank you.
Friendly challenge to Larry and other literary "snobs" on the board.....
- 25/05/2014 06:44:34 PM
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As it happens, I wrote an example last year.
- 25/05/2014 07:13:41 PM
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I have no problem with BS' dialogue in your example.
- 27/05/2014 03:52:27 AM
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Right, but we've already established you don't really care about writing.
- 27/05/2014 04:05:03 PM
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Honestly, what % of readers do you think would notice this "problem"?
- 27/05/2014 04:28:25 PM
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A high enough percentage that you felt the need to make this post. :p
- 27/05/2014 05:38:00 PM
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I would characterize myself as lowbrow with you, but that's one of the things I noticed
- 29/05/2014 12:13:18 AM
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Re: I would characterize myself as lowbrow with you, but that's one of the things I noticed
- 29/05/2014 08:35:15 PM
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Wait, aren't Game of Thrones and A Song of Fire and Ice the same thing?
- 29/05/2014 09:18:31 PM
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GoT (without the "A"
refers to the TV series, ASoIaF to the books *NM*
- 29/05/2014 09:38:28 PM
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refers to the TV series, ASoIaF to the books *NM*
- 29/05/2014 09:38:28 PM
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Fair enough, but do you mind me waiting just a little bit?
- 26/05/2014 04:57:18 AM
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Re: Fair enough, but do you mind me waiting just a little bit?
- 26/05/2014 09:10:31 PM
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I really should read Irving, I see
- 27/05/2014 06:10:50 AM
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I've only read one book by him, but The World According to Garp, at least, is a great book. *NM*
- 27/05/2014 05:20:49 PM
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Promising opening paragraph, yes, but...
- 26/05/2014 10:55:16 PM
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I think those shifts are part of the character, not something unintentional
- 27/05/2014 06:08:44 AM
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*NM*
I proudly claim the title of literary snob, and will provide you with a quick, unscientific example.
- 26/05/2014 08:15:04 PM
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Huh. Lana Del Rey quotes Nabokov... I had not made that connection.
- 26/05/2014 11:17:47 PM
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That quote from Lolita sounds like it is from a romance novel with Fabio on the cover.
- 27/05/2014 03:40:37 AM
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Bah!
- 27/05/2014 07:50:15 PM
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Alloy of Law was great *NM*
- 28/05/2014 08:16:26 PM
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