Tuesday, March 9, 2010
I'm Getting Sick of Details
Lately my reading experience has been chafed considerably by something I'm embarrassed to get upset over. That being, what I consider, too many details. As I read more literature it's becoming clear to me that when it comes to this medium, I'm a story guy. I want to be riveted and intrigued by narrative. However as I enter the fourth book in Steven King's "The Dark Tower" series, I'm having trouble drudging through what I previously believed was a compelling story. King, and many other authors in my opinion, get too caught up in their own writing and begin to add far too many details than necessary to tell a vivid and lofty story. As I read what I beleive to be massive side tracks I can't help but want to check wikipedia for what happens the rest of the book. Yes, exposition is a necessity for creating a good novel, but there is a line to be drawn. Perhaps I'm just too cranky when I read, and I'm missing the bigger picture. Perhaps...
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I totally agree with you; especially with everything that we read in this class it is really easy to get sidetracked. I have also used wikipedia a surprising amount lately, especially since the start of this class. Since this is my last blog comment and you guys are all outside I'm just going to fill up some more space with this text. Okay.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you mean. I read The Cell by Steven King for my choice novel, and that was a great book. But now I am reading Under the Dome by King for fun and man, it sure is long. Over a thousand pages actually. It is pretty good, but at times it is a rather slow read. Steven King is an amazing writer, but I agree sometimes he has a little too much detail.
ReplyDeleteYou have some very intersting points. Personally, I am a fan of Stephen King. However there have been sometimes where I thought he added A LOT of detail. Then again, I still find it impressive that he spills out so much information in a new book so quickly.
ReplyDeleteYour right. Authors are stupid to put in exact detail and give you no room for imagination at all. If that's the case than you should just the movie version of the book
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