Sorry for the long comment! This was a great video and gave me a lot to think about! Prose is an interesting one for me. I feel like I sometimes have trouble distinguishing simple from complex when thinking about books I've read after the fact. But when I really thought about it more, what I noticed is that the books I've read that are considered to have good prose by others are the ones where I have much more vivid or clear imagery of the world or characters in my mind without looking up art for the book. Whereas those books others consider to have simple or even weak prose, I remember having to look up official or fan art to really help me visualize things. I think books considered to have more complex prose also tend to be books that draw out more complex emotions or make me think a lot more, though I do find that this is not always consistent, as books with simple prose can still make me emotional or think a lot. This whole thought experiment does make me want to learn more about prose. I also think listening to audiobooks can change my perception of the prose, especially with a good narrator who can breathe additional life into a text. Overall though, I like and agree with your point on simple vs complex prose. Both have their pros and cons. A master at simple prose can be just as effective as a master at complex, just in different ways. I am also a huge lore nerd and want to know as much as I can about the world's i read about. I found the First Law books interesting because I did find a fair bit of lore in them but it was delivered in a very different way - mostly through dialogue or characters actively discovering things. It's not at rich as other series' lore, but I enjoyed the unique style in which I learned it. But diving into the lore is one of my favourite things to do with any good series be it book or video game.
All of it , interesting perspective from you. I like your idea about story/imagination vs prose. I have to think about that too for a while :). Yes, lore is great. But as you say it can be described in many ways. Like, 1st law vs Tolkien. Enjoy your day. A new authorinterview is coming up later this week.
Great video. I usually don't look at these distinctions to choose, or evaluate, a book. But I really like to observe and try to compare the differences between different authors when they narrate similar themes, or settings or stories. If they face new prospectives, or wich aspect they decide to explore deeply. Tha amount of lore and charachters in Malazan or Wheel of time is fascinating, but I love also "The forgotten beasts of Eld" that is in First person and the world is perfectly displeyed in 250 pages. Sorry for my english and the convoluted post. Thank you.
And thank you for watching and commenting. I will look into the your book advice about the Eld book. Short books can be very good and very skillfully and effectively written. Seems you have a good and relaxed way to compare books. That works fine too! Enjoy your evening. No football tonight. I use to watch Italian and Spanish football on sundays but Italy won over France. Well done :) !
Grace of Kings stands out from the series. It’s a build up book, the others have way more focus on characters yet there are action sequences but more politics.
Sorry for the long comment! This was a great video and gave me a lot to think about!
Prose is an interesting one for me. I feel like I sometimes have trouble distinguishing simple from complex when thinking about books I've read after the fact. But when I really thought about it more, what I noticed is that the books I've read that are considered to have good prose by others are the ones where I have much more vivid or clear imagery of the world or characters in my mind without looking up art for the book. Whereas those books others consider to have simple or even weak prose, I remember having to look up official or fan art to really help me visualize things. I think books considered to have more complex prose also tend to be books that draw out more complex emotions or make me think a lot more, though I do find that this is not always consistent, as books with simple prose can still make me emotional or think a lot. This whole thought experiment does make me want to learn more about prose. I also think listening to audiobooks can change my perception of the prose, especially with a good narrator who can breathe additional life into a text. Overall though, I like and agree with your point on simple vs complex prose. Both have their pros and cons. A master at simple prose can be just as effective as a master at complex, just in different ways.
I am also a huge lore nerd and want to know as much as I can about the world's i read about. I found the First Law books interesting because I did find a fair bit of lore in them but it was delivered in a very different way - mostly through dialogue or characters actively discovering things. It's not at rich as other series' lore, but I enjoyed the unique style in which I learned it. But diving into the lore is one of my favourite things to do with any good series be it book or video game.
All of it , interesting perspective from you. I like your idea about story/imagination vs prose. I have to think about that too for a while :). Yes, lore is great. But as you say it can be described in many ways. Like, 1st law vs Tolkien. Enjoy your day. A new authorinterview is coming up later this week.
Great video. I usually don't look at these distinctions to choose, or evaluate, a book. But I really like to observe and try to compare the differences between different authors when they narrate similar themes, or settings or stories. If they face new prospectives, or wich aspect they decide to explore deeply. Tha amount of lore and charachters in Malazan or Wheel of time is fascinating, but I love also "The forgotten beasts of Eld" that is in First person and the world is perfectly displeyed in 250 pages.
Sorry for my english and the convoluted post. Thank you.
And thank you for watching and commenting. I will look into the your book advice about the Eld book. Short books can be very good and very skillfully and effectively written. Seems you have a good and relaxed way to compare books. That works fine too! Enjoy your evening. No football tonight. I use to watch Italian and Spanish football on sundays but Italy won over France. Well done :) !
Grace of Kings stands out from the series. It’s a build up book, the others have way more focus on characters yet there are action sequences but more politics.
Thats very true!