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Are there any books that use different fonts or font sizes to convey for example feelings of a character? Large bold font when they feel strong; tiny, scribbled
by _Microft 6y ago
Are there any books that use different fonts or font sizes to convey for example feelings of a character? Large bold font when they feel strong; tiny, scribbled text when they feel frightened, and so on?
There might be a few things that could be explored here, turning a book from a simple way to present text into an indispensable part of the piece it contains.
- JorgeGT 6y agoI'm thinking of Death in Terry Pratchett's Discworld, who speaks in sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄᴀᴘs.
- bombcar 6y agoAnd that full page NO. Works best in the hardcover where the text doesn’t leak through the page.
- Dirlewanger 6y agoAnd if you want a perfectly cast voice in your head for him, play Discworld II for the PC.
- teddyh 6y agoAccording to IMDB¹, that was Rob Brydon. Although I thought that the voice of Death in Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006) was good (by Ian Richardson). 1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199468/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199468/
- short_sells_poo 6y agoI found Sir Terry to be great with various mannerisms and speech patterns he devised for his characters. Just this small detail can add so much memorability to a character who may have been relatively minor otherwise. Like Inigo Skimmer's regular "mmh-mmph" in The Fifth Elephant which could be a sarcastic snigger or a nervous laugh and to some degree it is left up to the imagination of the reader to interpret it based. It somehow makes the character relatable and realistic.
- SuoDuanDao 6y agoInteresting. The ambiguity itself must create the kind of mental state associated with empathy. Clever trick for a writer of fiction, I'll have to steal that.
- blacktriangle 6y agoNot for emotions, but House of Leaves makes excessive use of different fonts and typesetting techniques to interesting effect.
- Taylor_OD 6y agoHouse of Leaves made me scared of my own house for months. +1
- Dirlewanger 6y agoCheck out House of Leaves. Some sections have text in every orientation possible. A engrossing and difficult, but rewarding, read. I now want to read it again.
- kingbirdy 6y agoI believe this was done occasionally in A Series of Unfortunate Events.