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>When I read a work of fiction, I do not want to be thinking about the writer or his stylistic choices. That's the difference between "reading fiction" and lit
by krelian 4y ago
>When I read a work of fiction, I do not want to be thinking about the writer or his stylistic choices.
That's the difference between "reading fiction" and literature: text as a work of art. Great authors are present through their style. How they tell their story is an important as what the story is about. Attributing it to the author being smug is as ridiculous as saying that Picasso should paint his objects in a way that conforms more to how they look in real life.
- rspeele 4y agoYou can hav a grat, distinctiv writing styl without distracting th radr with what look lik constant rrors. Rmoving parts of th languag that you find unncssary just fls lik bing cutsy for its own sak. I don't gt what it adds to th rading xprinc. Similar to how my rmoval of th most common lttr from this post dosn't simplify it, it maks it annoying to rad. But I admit I am a lowbrow typ and I don't work vry hard to lik things that I don't lik at first tast.