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6726650 No.6726650 [Reply] [Original]

whatever his prose isn't amazing but it's functional and it doesn't distract from the story and characters which is what is most important in fiction like this.
/lit/ are a bunch of pretentious plebs who use literature to boost their image without actually caring about the joy of reading

>> No.6726658

>>6726650
>in fiction like this.
Exactly. In cheap entertainment. If you put the effort in, you get a greater joy from reading things with more than just functional prose, story and characters.
You're arguing that bud lite is a good beer because it gets you drunk and doesn't taste of much.

>> No.6726665

>>6726658
Pretty much this. Still, I don't think he's a cancer or anything. Reading books like this from time to time is fairly recreational and they never aspired to be more than light read. It is what it is.

>> No.6726667

>>6726658
>implies focus on story and character automatically equels cheap entertainment

>> No.6726673

>>6726667
I didn't imply that. Bait harder.
>equels
gg

>> No.6726680

>>6726658
>Exactly. In cheap entertainment.
Not only that, there are cheap entertainments that are more entertaining than GRRM's stuff.

>> No.6726705

>>6726658
you acknowledging that the prose is not the problem does not explain /lit/ plebs constantly whining about his prose

>> No.6726715

>>6726705
>you acknowledging that the prose is not the problem
That's not what he said at all. With that lack of reading comprehension it's no wonder you're a fan of GRRM.

>> No.6726721

>>6726680
>cheap entertainments that are more entertaining than GRRM's stuff.

what are some examples?

>> No.6726742

>>6726721
Sapkowski's The Witcher series if you want a darkish fantasy, for example. It's well-written in the sense that his descriptions don't drag, his action scenes flow really well and he's also master of dialogue. It's a shame the English translation is so bad, though. I read it both in Polish and in English and the wordplay isn't nearly as entertaining in the English version.