To: Still Thinking
Dont know what it is about her style, but it seems to have that effect on a lot of people.
With the very first chapter, I got a chill with the gloominess of the setting. And not being a literary-type, I can't figure out how she does it so well either! Her characters also seem to be 2 dimensional. I don't know if it's poor writing (going to get flamed here for that!) or brilliant writing that sets the tone perfectly.
To: CottonBall
“Her characters also seem to be 2 dimensional. I don’t know if it’s poor writing (going to get flamed here for that!) or brilliant writing that sets the tone perfectly.”
Perhaps Rand saw her characters as secondary to the setting? Or perhaps she simply fleshed out the characters sufficiently to serve the point she wanted to make?
48 posted on
03/07/2009 11:45:13 AM PST by
ZirconEncrustedTweezers
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To: CottonBall
I read AS about 3 times before I understood that Rand’s books are philosophy books, not entertainment stories. If you approach it from that view point, it’s easier to read.
62 posted on
03/07/2009 3:51:48 PM PST by
Clock King
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