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8257879 No.8257879 [Reply] [Original]

What was a book with a really interesting premise that was in the end ruined by the poor story telling of the author.

Pic related.

>> No.8257886
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8257886

Tbh

>> No.8257898

I think alot of "post-post-modern" stuff falls under this category. Talkin' about stuff like House of Leaves.

>> No.8257907

>>8257879
The premise wasn't even that interesting. One guy being stuck on an uninhabited planet is pretty boring. If it was played straight instead of pandering to the reddit crowd, it would've never blown up the way it did and you still wouldn't like it.

>> No.8257958

>>8257907
How is it pandering to the reddit crowd? Honest question.

>> No.8257961

>>8257879
reddit general?

>> No.8257969

fahrenheti 451
neuromancer
kite runner

>> No.8257980

>>8257958

Firstly, it was the way it had tried to figure things out semi-scientifically. For the cosmo pseudos on Reddit that is catnip.

Then the language was this cringe worthy internet crap. Whereas most people would see something like "for the win" in a book and go "oh god". Reddit goes "wow, my special phrase in a book!"

>> No.8257997

>>8257907
The premise would've been good if it aimed to be literary fiction rather than genre fiction. Character study of a guy in complete isolation on a different plannet, the way his psyche changes over time and so on. Then limited contact with Earth again, how's that gonna impact him? A proper writer could go far with this. Imagine someone like Nabokov tackling the concept.

>>8257980
>>8257958

>“The screen went black before I was out of the airlock. Turns out the “L” in “LCD” stands for “Liquid.” I guess it either froze or boiled off. Maybe I’ll post a consumer review. “Brought product to surface of Mars. It stopped working. 0/10.”

>“[11:49] JPL: What we can see of your planned cut looks good. We’re assuming the other side is identical. You’re cleared to start drilling. [12:07] Watney: That’s what she said. [12:25] JPL: Seriously, Mark? Seriously?”

>“You know what? "Kilowatt-hour per sol" is a pain in the ass to say. I'm gonna invent a new scientific unit name. One kilowatt-hour per sol is... it can be anything... um... I suck at this... I'll call it a "pirate-ninja".”

>“WATNEY: Look! A pair of boobs! -> (.Y.).”

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>>8257997
They got Matt Damon to star in that?


Pic related is a good example. Despite being a sucker for depressing shit, this felt boring and repetitive, just a man and his son walk down a road for 200 pages, never talking about anything except how much their feet hurt. It's the literary equivalent of eva 3.0