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kaworu posted:Ursula K Le Guin same. So does a stingy economy of word really define good prose though? Most of the books I've read of hers are from the limited third person, and it makes sense to get the main characters limited view across, using limited words. Does an omniscient voice need to say more? Does first person need fewer? I think most of what we see as bad prose is inappropriate word economy for the voice the author is using. My guilty pleasure currently is the Dresden Files. First person voice, and every action, or romantic scene is over explained; overly flourished. For the first 4 books I gave it a pass because I thought it was an homage to pulp mysteries, but after reading another one of Butcher's novels I have my doubts. But then how much should a reader be expected to fill in? I'm reading Jane Austen now, and it is frustrating without certain cultural cues that her contemporary would have known since childhood. Can good prose become bad prose over time?
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