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Local Authors => Brandon Sanderson => Topic started by: ErikHolmes on July 13, 2010, 12:48:23 AM
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that less than worked...
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Not showing up?
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nope, sorry. another link, maybe?
it just shows a little thing that says "NO LINKING FROM THIS HOST :("
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Ok, how about now.
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ohhh there it is.
also: HAHAHAHAHAHAHaaaaa...
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I must say, even though I am a major fan of the series, that is made of more win than I can comprehend.
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you had me at the braid-tugging. :D
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Nice.
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Wow...no kidding.
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you had me at the braid-tugging.
Me too. It's nice finally being able to get these jokes, despite only being on book four. :)
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We're missing the folding of arms under breasts.
Also missing the 20 page long essays on furniture.
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We're missing the folding of arms under breasts.
Also missing the 20 page long essays on furniture.
ROFL too true on the furniture bit
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How I wish I could see the picture so I knew what was going on....
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Bah, the furniture is an important character. ;)
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I mean really, the series would totally suck if Egwene's collapsing chair weren't in it. It was totally worth the pages and pages spent on it.
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I'll be honest, I think I must have entirely tuned out the pages describing furniture, because I don't remember them at all.
I'm not sure if that's a good thing or bad thing...
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Speaking of inanimate objects being important characters, Wilson from Castaway and Nightblood were both important. I'm visually-impaired and even with the magnification software can't really see the picture but I'll give you a laugh anyway.
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You know...when it turns out that the item being described in detail is a ter'angreal or a Mercedes Benz logo I can absolutely understand why we're spending so much time on it. Then there are the giant swaths of pages on furniture which gives insight into a viewpoint character's personality/values. Then there are times when it's just a random piece of furniture belonging to someone who isn't important and who will die half a page after we're done inventorying their household. Or times when random character who was just made up and who serves no real purpose but to be a plot device/audience for important character to preach at for a single scene has a totally awesome chair and we need to hear all about it...for no real reason.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs, anyone? Tarzan (and John Carter) books are 200 pages (if that). 180 of them are descriptions of the scenery. I mean, I love the guy's writing, just like I do WoT, but really...
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description is good in moderation, too much and the reader gets bored, and too little and the reader has no idea what's happening, maybe alto of authors prefer to overdescribe than underdescribe?