/lit/ - Literature

>>23508861
Well enough?
Most of them.
When a book fails at properly conveying a mood it's very noticeable. You'll likely be overcome by it, which can also then lead to you being angry about it without fully realizing why.
Without getting into specific examples, it's pretty easy to spot what I was talking about. If a book is about a kid living a happy childhood, they don't just focus 100% of that. They throw in bad days to highlight the good.

A horror book may include some ethereal beauty, like Guillermo Del Toro's movies and shows tend to do, and Elden Ring does this as well. The lead dev at fromSoft has said that all of his monsters must start from a place of dignity, beauty, prestige, etc. Then he warps and decays them to achieve horror.

Think of how a love story usually has a falling out between the main couple, or a love triangle that introduces envoy, jealousy, and fear to the otherwise positive story before the lovers end up together in the end.

Think of managing tone as analogous to shading in visual arts. Some work is very dark and some is very light, but shadows and highlights tend to be features in every work, and most pull it off pretty well. Because it's a fundamental skill of the art form.