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Butters *battle grounds*
Dina:
Yes, yes, but we got that idea the first time, we don't need it repeated again and again ;D
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Dina on October 11, 2020, 09:42:51 AM ---Yes, yes, but we got that idea the first time, we don't need it repeated again and again ;D
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What it shows is that while Harry accepted it Jim is afraid some new readers don't ;D
StrayDog:
--- Quote from: Dina on October 11, 2020, 02:22:10 AM ---I think there are many times that Butcher repeats things, specially descriptions, and that has been much worse in PT/BG. I commented in another thread that I was really tired of Harry describing how a soulgaze works and the thing about eyes being the windows of the soul. But that was not the only thing. In PT Lara got a full description twice in not so many chapters, and in BG a couple of things are mentioned again. And I think Butters is one of those things. You may be right that is a hint of something, but I've felt is more about bad editing.
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Is JB getting out in the weeds in his own series? Experiencing regular bouts of writer's block? This is one of the early signs that the writer is reaching for content. Next comes creating OP weapons, protagonists, and antagonists. Followed up by death being meaningless, ie. bringing dead characters and/or broken items back at the expense of the story. All of this descends into alternate realities and/or alternate timelines. PT was acceptable enough to be entertaining but BG was almost too hard to complete.
Arjan:
It is a problem many writers of big series have. Some people start with the latest book and not with first. Jim wants to keep them on board too.
Dina:
--- Quote from: StrayDog on October 11, 2020, 02:45:14 PM ---Is JB getting out in the weeds in his own series? Experiencing regular bouts of writer's block? This is one of the early signs that the writer is reaching for content. Next comes creating OP weapons, protagonists, and antagonists. Followed up by death being meaningless, ie. bringing dead characters and/or broken items back at the expense of the story. All of this descends into alternate realities and/or alternate timelines. PT was acceptable enough to be entertaining but BG was almost too hard to complete.
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Oh, I completely disagree. First, I think it was just a problem of writing a book, spiting it in two, rewriting for make each book more independent. It lost some of the organic sense most JB books have. Second, I found PT quite messy and somehow difficult to read, while I enjoyed BG (except for the constant fear of losing characters. Something like watching GoT knowing that some character you love could die every minute. So I am looking forward for a rereading. I think I will have more fun and enjoy it even better)
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