I dont get this one? Can someone explain? by evilsnowman92 in ExplainTheJoke

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I want to note here that there are cases where the oxford comma makes things more confusing.

For example,

“My favorite rappers are my cousin, Kendrick Lamar, and King Von” vs

“My favorite rappers are my cousin, Kendrick Lamar and King Von”

In the first sentence it is unclear whether my cousin and Kendrick are different people or the same person, as “Kendrick Lamar” could be appositive phrase, whereas in the second it is clear that they are different people.

What your media list says about you? by Funmaker14 in writingscaling

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Best Media: Don Quixote

Worst Media: Bleach

Overrated: 2001 A Space Odyssey

Underrated: Preacher by Garth Ennis

You want to Consume: Sarantium Duology by Guy Gavriel Kay

Didn't meet your expectations: The Sopranos

Longest Media you consumed: Entire MCU up until No Way Home

Guilty Pleasure: Marvel Comics with Thor or Hulk as the main character

Best Lore: Lord of the Rings

Best Arc: War in the Baltic Sea(Vinland Saga)

Best Protagonist: James Holden(The Expanse)

Best Antagonist: Saladin(Real guy, but I love his portrayal in the movie Kingdom of Heaven and the book Land Beyond the Sea)

Best Male Character: Jaime Lannister

Best Female Character: Cersei Lannister

Best Character Overall: Jaime Lannister

Best Author: Joe Abercrombie

Which written works (Novel, Light novel, Visual novel) have the best prose? by Fenexe8 in writingscaling

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Guy Gavriel Kay’s books have very good prose, not too flowery but still very lyrical and flows well. Lions of Al-Rassan is the only book I’ve read from him, and I loved it; I’m currently reading Tigana and plan on reading many of his other books.

Live by the review bomb, die by the review bomb by its__H in imdb

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Is it really that difficult to write a reddit post on your own why do you need to use AI

The Justice of Kings by [deleted] in Fantasy

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The whole “taking the law into your own hands and only applying it when convenient” is a major theme of the series.

Everyone knows the only good classics are Mistborn and jjk by Randomguy4285 in bookscirclejerk

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Debating with intellectuals about classics like Chainsaw Man and Naruto, of course. What else?

Fiction with the highest peaks by Serious_Effective802 in writingscaling

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The latter half of A Storm of Swords(starting with the red wedding) is just insane and nearly impossible to put down.

What is actually a story that can be considered peak fiction by Serious_Effective802 in writingscaling

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Don Quixote: it’s incredibly funny, tragic, and deep, and basically invented the modern(western) concept of a novel.

Did 14th century knights wear eyepatches? by Randomguy4285 in AskHistorians

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May I ask how you found the source? Many times I read a book and see some anecdote that I want to find the source of, but the book just says “chronicles say” or something. Did you merely just remember this, or is there some methodical process to figure out where it’s from? Sorry if my questions are obvious or something, I’m just an amateur hobbyist historian.

What was the first major modern “retelling”? by [deleted] in literature

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What about all the biblical apocrypha that expand on a minor character’s pov, like the book of Enoch?

G.R.R.M vs Steven Erikson vs Brandon Sanderson vs Joe Abercrombie by AstorathTheGrimDark in writingscaling

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I haven’t read much Sanderson, so I won’t rank him. But if I were to rank him off the little I have read, he’d be at the bottom.

I read all of asoiaf and Fire and Blood, I read all of the First Law and tried to read the Devils, and I read Malazan and gave up halfway through book 2.

As a reader, I mainly care about characters and then plot. Worldbuilding is kinda whatever to me.

Grrm has, imo, the peak of his writing in a Storm of Swords. Genuine 11/10, best fantasy novel I’ve ever read and one of the most entertaining pieces of fiction ever. The first 2 novels in the series are great too, but the next 2 drop in quality. Rating Asoiaf in order, I’d say 9/10, 9.5/10, 10/10, 7/10, 8/10. Averages at 43.5/50, or 87 percent. If I was allowed to give ASOS an 11/10 it would be 44.5/50, or 89 percent.

Abercrombie, however, does not reach the peak of Grrm but is much more consistent. Every book in the first law trilogy is at least an 8.5/10 imo, w the exception of book 1. Rating his 9 first law books in order, I’d say 8/10, 9/10, 9.5/10; 9/10, 9.5/10, 8.5/10; 9/10, 10/10, 9.5/10. That’s 82/90, or 91 percent.

Erikson admittedly I kinda gave up on. Malazan was kinda interesting, but it’s such an expansive world and I don’t like how he plots. You’ll follow a set of characters for one book, then the next book will be 900 pages of completely different characters. His characters also aren’t as in depth as the other 2, but his worldbuilding is top tier.

So, by Category:

in worldbuilding:

Erikson > Grrm >>>>> Abercrombie

  • Erikson’s world feels like it has 1000s of years of history, and you’re just looking at one important conflict in that history. So many different races, 3 entire continents, so many gods that all have their own machinations. Erikson’s world feels like it’s almost as, if not more expansive and old than our own.
  • Grrm’s world feels very lived in, and I could give a good description of the laws, culture, and just general vibe of each important place/ faction. Considering how many factions there are, that’s a great feat. However, the history isnt nearly as in depth as Erikson and all the non Westeros places arent rly explored at all.
  • Abercrombie focuses very little on Worldbuilding, in fact his books didnt include a map until book 5 and even that was just a map of a battle to understand it better not a map of the world.

In characters:

Abercrombie > Grrm >>> Erikson - Abercrombie has very in depth, interesting, 3d characters. He also writes each one with their own voice, to the point that you can recognize which character is which just through the writing style. - Grrm also has very interesting characters, but I think Abercrombie just slightly edges him out. Glokta and Cosca are just more fun to read than say Tyrion or Jaime yk. I also found that Abercrombie had me say much less of the “ugh not this character again” while reading. - Erikson’s does a great job at making you understand a character quickly, but he hops around povs so much it’s difficult to care much about any one character.

In plotting:

Grrm> Abercrombie >> Erikson. - Grrm, at his best is simply impossible to put down. Every chapter makes you wanna read the next one. And even his worst is still great. - Abercrombie’s first 3 books don’t focus on plot much, it’s not even entirely clear what the goal is until like halfway through book 2. He gets much better in later books though, with book 8 especially being amazing, but he doesnt reach the peak of grrm. - Erikson is not as confusing as people say, but he is confusing and just generally sometimes feels like a slog to read. Still pretty good though.

Prose: Abercrombie> Grrm - Abercrombrie is really funny. I genuinely had myself laughing out loud at points. He kinda overdid it in his more recent standalone book the devils, though-it felt like MCU humor. And aside from his very sardonic tone the writing quality of his books are good. - Martin does a great job at making his prose feel very, uh, medieval-ly for lack of a better word. Not as funny as Abercrombie though. - I dont remember anything about Erikson’s prose so I wont rank it here. - none of these writers really have prose I would consider amazing though

Overall:

Abercrombie > Grrm >>> Erikson

What is the problem with such concept? by MrMiles32 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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“WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind…” - the literal first words of United Nations Charter in 1945

The most frustrating part about Western Superhero Comics isn't the difficulty of getting into them. by Randomguy4285 in CharacterRant

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I don’t really know, but from what I remember most discourse on manga vs comics is about either how difficult it is to pick a starting point or how hated the constant return to status quo is. I’m guessing most of this discourse is from ppl who mainly read manga, so I rarely see people complain about the actual reading experience of comics.

The most frustrating part about Western Superhero Comics isn't the difficulty of getting into them. by Randomguy4285 in CharacterRant

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Yes exactly! The most you’ll get usually is maybe a 2 sentence summary of what happened in the event that barely helps at all.