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I'm surprised he liked The Haj; the book is basically a Rand-style propaganda piece about Arab society where all the characters are either stereotypes or their
by lg 18y ago
I'm surprised he liked The Haj; the book is basically a Rand-style propaganda piece about Arab society where all the characters are either stereotypes or their 'lives' are an obvious attempt to demonstrate some point.
- Prrometheus 18y agoSubtlety is an artistic choice, not a necessity. People that complain about the lack of realism in certain authors' works are probably the same people that hated the movie "300" because the characters weren't wearing proper period clothing.
- andreyf 18y agoare probably the same people that hated the movie "300" because the characters weren't wearing proper period clothing. Granted, if you know anything about the Persians, the historical inaccuracies were a hell of a lot less subtle.