Active Users:649 Time:13/03/2026 08:39:02 PM
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules
Well, for me... bobsledai Send a noteboard - 08/07/2010 04:22:13 PM
It's the sheer number of characters introduced that made me ask the question. Most books don't have anywhere close to the number of characters as the WoT.

Of course, it's also the sheer number of characters that made it hard for me to notice that people did have the same name.
Reply to message
How many non-WoT books have characters with duplicate names? Cannoli - 08/07/2010 02:35:08 PM 1118 Views
Well, for me... bobsledai - 08/07/2010 04:22:13 PM 740 Views
It's rare in fiction Sidious - 08/07/2010 08:39:38 PM 752 Views
Not true. It's rare in genre fiction. *NM* Tom - 09/07/2010 11:30:38 PM 275 Views
If you write stories regularly, you understand the problem newyorkersedai - 08/07/2010 09:14:13 PM 976 Views
Re: If you write stories regularly, you understand the problem Underwood - 09/07/2010 05:20:04 PM 674 Views
Actually, I never thought "John" and "Jonathan" were different names. newyorkersedai - 10/07/2010 12:41:36 AM 659 Views
It's fairly rare DomA - 08/07/2010 09:53:59 PM 744 Views
The Bible would seem to be a good place to research this dadof5 - 09/07/2010 04:10:32 PM 659 Views
That's cause the Old Testament rocks. *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 09/07/2010 06:14:22 PM 337 Views
There are lots of repeated names in the Old Testament. Tom - 09/07/2010 11:36:40 PM 632 Views
It's fairly common in Russian literature at least. Tom - 09/07/2010 11:35:24 PM 637 Views
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules

Reply to Message

Block Quote Paragraph Quote
Formatting
Smiley Codes