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Bah! fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 27/05/2014 07:50:15 PM

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Good lord, I got nothing from that silly quote. BS's quote gave real info and perspective.....and FYI, Alloy of Law was a great, great story.

Go read Tom Clancy is you want to bitch about the amount of description. I skimmed half the pages of his novels, but his stories still kick butt!


From that one paragraph, I got Lolita's young age, height, her legal name, and the fact that the narrator was in love with her and likely had sexual relations with her.

From the Alloy of Law, I got exactly what the paragraph said. I'll read a scientific manuscript when I want dry writing, thank you.

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Friendly challenge to Larry and other literary "snobs" on the board..... - 25/05/2014 06:44:34 PM 1215 Views
As it happens, I wrote an example last year. - 25/05/2014 07:13:41 PM 1196 Views
Nice *NM* - 27/05/2014 02:43:53 AM 519 Views
Fair enough, but do you mind me waiting just a little bit? - 26/05/2014 04:57:18 AM 1190 Views
Re: Fair enough, but do you mind me waiting just a little bit? - 26/05/2014 09:10:31 PM 1129 Views
I really should read Irving, I see - 27/05/2014 06:10:50 AM 1046 Views
Re: I really should read Irving, I see - 28/05/2014 03:01:24 AM 1047 Views
Promising opening paragraph, yes, but... - 26/05/2014 10:55:16 PM 952 Views
I think those shifts are part of the character, not something unintentional - 27/05/2014 06:08:44 AM 963 Views
So bad prose is okay if it is intentional? *NM* - 27/05/2014 03:54:34 PM 469 Views
Okay, I do of course miss the perspective of what comes after. - 27/05/2014 06:29:33 PM 863 Views
I proudly claim the title of literary snob, and will provide you with a quick, unscientific example. - 26/05/2014 08:15:04 PM 1062 Views
LOL! - 26/05/2014 10:03:50 PM 1185 Views
Huh. Lana Del Rey quotes Nabokov... I had not made that connection. - 26/05/2014 11:17:47 PM 1173 Views
That quote from Lolita sounds like it is from a romance novel with Fabio on the cover. - 27/05/2014 03:40:37 AM 971 Views
Bah! - 27/05/2014 07:50:15 PM 1020 Views
Alloy of Law was great *NM* - 28/05/2014 08:16:26 PM 490 Views
Hell Yeah! *NM* - 28/05/2014 08:36:40 PM 469 Views
The audiobook was pretty great, as well. *NM* - 29/05/2014 09:19:07 PM 509 Views

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