Marc Wrote:I also need a concise story, something that isn't long winded (unless it's justified). That's one reason I like Paul's work: he gets to the point.I would have said the same, but this American Gods is completely plot free at the moment, and I'm loving it. Stuff is happening, characters are finding out things, doing things, but the nature of the 'plot' still remains aloof. Yet I'm still really enjoying it. It's caught me a bit by surprise (hence my initial post).
Dave Wrote:I would have said the same, but this American Gods is completely plot free at the moment, and I'm loving it. Stuff is happening, characters are finding out things, doing things, but the nature of the 'plot' still remains aloof. Yet I'm still really enjoying it. It's caught me a bit by surprise (hence my initial post).
Dave Wrote:I would have said the same, but this American Gods is completely plot free at the moment, and I'm loving it. Stuff is happening, characters are finding out things, doing things, but the nature of the 'plot' still remains aloof. Yet I'm still really enjoying it. It's caught me a bit by surprise (hence my initial post).
The Mad American Wrote:Gaiman does that beautifully too. I loved American Gods and it is unlike most stuff I am drawn to.
rjack_fan Wrote:or excessive description
Scott Miller Wrote:That is my biggest bugaboo; I can not stand it when the description of something or someone gets in the way of the story. I have reading ADD for sure.
Lisa Wrote:Diana Gabaldon devoted entire pages in one of her books to describing the consistency of baby poop. That was the last book of hers I read.Hehehe, love that. It was you and Susan who kept calling me sassenach that made me read Gabaldon, but like you, when they got to America it all got a bit too much writing, not enough plotting. Did they win the War of Independance? Does anyone know? :boxing:
Dave Wrote:Hehehe, love that. It was you and Susan who kept calling me sassenach that made me read Gabaldon, but like you, when they got to America it all got a bit too much writing, not enough plotting. Did they win the War of Independance? Does anyone know? :boxing: