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Butters *battle grounds*
Snark Knight:
--- Quote from: Mira on October 11, 2020, 04:43:19 AM ---You took the words right off my finger tips.. Yes, I think we all would have found the story more
enjoyable, if some heavy editing had been done, Peace Talks I think suffers a bit more than Battle Ground, but they could have been one book around seven hundred pages more or less and not have
broken the bank, if that really was the reason to split it into two books.
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At this point I'm left with the distinct impression the "it would have been two expensive to print it as one book" argument is dishonest.
Let's be realistic, using a fairly large font size is a choice. I'm pretty sure the word count for PT + BG is still less than a Rothfuss or Sanderson novel, and they aren't prohibitively expensive.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Snark Knight on October 14, 2020, 03:03:12 PM ---At this point I'm left with the distinct impression the "it would have been two expensive to print it as one book" argument is dishonest.
Let's be realistic, using a fairly large font size is a choice. I'm pretty sure the word count for PT + BG is still less than a Rothfuss or Sanderson novel, and they aren't prohibitively expensive.
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Yes, perhaps instead of being dishonest, Jim was trying to make it up to his fans by having two books come out after so long. But if that is true, he should admit it.
StrayDog:
--- Quote from: Mira on October 14, 2020, 03:48:48 PM ---Yes, perhaps instead of being dishonest, Jim was trying to make it up to his fans by having two books come out after so long. But if that is true, he should admit it.
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I've been thinking about why I love the DF series, what about it do I love that keeps me engaged. JB has written each case file in a noir, gum-shoe, with a splash of fantasy style that is quite unique. Maybe he ran into a situation where PT was compatible to that style but BG was full epic battle scene. Could have been one book but the abrupt change in the flow of events would be too much for readers to enjoy.
Mira:
--- Quote from: StrayDog on October 14, 2020, 04:03:50 PM ---I've been thinking about why I love the DF series, what about it do I love that keeps me engaged. JB has written each case file in a noir, gum-shoe, with a splash of fantasy style that is quite unique. Maybe he ran into a situation where PT was compatible to that style but BG was full epic battle scene. Could have been one book but the abrupt change in the flow of events would be too much for readers to enjoy.
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Except PT fell down in that aspect in my opinion. I fell in love with the series for the reasons you state. Instead of Harry really drilling down on why abruptly Thomas would go off and try to assassinate Atri, it went off in five directions at once which became a bit distracting.
StrayDog:
--- Quote from: Mira on October 14, 2020, 04:09:36 PM ---Except PT fell down in that aspect in my opinion. I fell in love with the series for the reasons you state. Instead of Harry really drilling down on why abruptly Thomas would go off and try to assassinate Atri, it went off in five directions at once which became a bit distracting.
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Agreed and I see why you feel that way about PT. JB may well have written himself in the metaphorical corner and this is what arose from it.
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