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But is it...? Digital_Eon Send a noteboard - 09/09/2009 10:00:40 PM
An omniscient narrator should do ONLY narration, no commenting, editorializing or any other 3rd party stuff.


Technically, the narrator isn't omniscient in each individual scene - while throughout the book, we can see into everyone's thoughts, each scene is written in third-person limited. I see why you'd have a problem with the writing, though and I agree that it'd be a case of bad writing, but only in the sense that it confuses the reader. I can't believe that this wouldn't be from Rand's POV; I can't imagine any competent writer would use that kind of commentary unless it's specifically in the style of the novel to do so, and BS is definitely more competent than that.
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doubt it NaClH2O - 08/09/2009 01:16:23 AM 917 Views
Re: doubt it Corwin - 10/09/2009 07:36:38 PM 870 Views
Ockham's Razor Kieran - 08/09/2009 03:25:59 AM 838 Views
You can't use real world facts on a WoT character! NaClH2O - 08/09/2009 04:56:25 AM 937 Views
Re: Great DomA - 08/09/2009 10:57:13 PM 1094 Views
Thoughts on Justice NaClH2O - 09/09/2009 01:48:10 AM 885 Views
I see that differently scalius - 09/09/2009 02:15:45 AM 884 Views
Re: I see that differently Kieran - 09/09/2009 05:24:55 PM 810 Views
Re: I see that differently NaClH2O - 09/09/2009 05:52:56 PM 894 Views
Re: I see that differently Kieran - 10/09/2009 04:42:57 AM 822 Views
Re: I see that differently DomA - 10/09/2009 02:53:56 PM 790 Views
Re: I see that differently scalius - 10/09/2009 06:49:36 PM 867 Views
Maybe we're just reading it wrong Sidious - 09/09/2009 05:05:35 AM 1039 Views
Well... Etzel - 09/09/2009 03:59:27 PM 939 Views
I like this idea very much. The only question is... RandAllThor - 06/09/2009 09:10:57 PM 879 Views
Nice Isaac - 07/09/2009 02:46:36 AM 863 Views
Re: Nice Kieran - 07/09/2009 04:00:53 AM 885 Views
? Yes, I am aware of this Isaac - 07/09/2009 04:24:03 AM 859 Views
Re: ? Yes, I am aware of this Kieran - 07/09/2009 03:36:45 PM 833 Views
I'd favor it being Justice, they probably tell us in the prologue Isaac - 09/09/2009 05:46:37 PM 849 Views
My early theory: High Lord Turak scalius - 08/09/2009 08:11:24 PM 1376 Views
All good points but a couple of puzzlers NaClH2O - 09/09/2009 02:06:59 AM 912 Views
see above for part scalius - 09/09/2009 02:20:19 AM 858 Views
OK, I see what you are getting at, but I'm not sure I buy it NaClH2O - 09/09/2009 12:14:10 PM 840 Views
Re: OK, I see what you are getting at, but I'm not sure I buy it scalius - 09/09/2009 02:59:30 PM 860 Views
No, He's giving me way more than I want. NaClH2O - 09/09/2009 05:27:31 PM 797 Views
But is it...? Digital_Eon - 09/09/2009 10:00:40 PM 906 Views
Well the point of the original poster NaClH2O - 10/09/2009 02:05:05 AM 928 Views
Additionally, re: Why the Dragons? scalius - 09/09/2009 03:08:27 PM 870 Views
Not sure NaClH2O - 09/09/2009 05:37:53 PM 813 Views
We'll find out I guess scalius - 09/09/2009 07:26:58 PM 808 Views
Additionally, re: "it felt right...." scalius - 09/09/2009 02:47:39 AM 790 Views
Re: My early theory: High Lord Turak Kieran - 09/09/2009 05:29:11 PM 895 Views
Re: My early theory: High Lord Turak NaClH2O - 09/09/2009 06:05:43 PM 952 Views
Re: My early theory: High Lord Turak Kieran - 10/09/2009 04:46:21 AM 911 Views
No Way! scalius - 09/09/2009 07:33:14 PM 847 Views
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