Thursday, October 25, 2012

Feature and Follow (10)

Feature and Follow is a weekly meme hosted by Alison Can Read and Parajunkee.
 

Question: What writing device or trick most irritates you when reading a book? For example, if an author employs an omnipotent narrator that is sometimes considered bad form.
 
Answer: Uhhh..Not totally sure if I understand the question, but I'll give it my best shot! xD For me, if there are too many POVs in one novel, I usually get confused on who's speaking, and flipping back and forth is not appealing at all. Style of speech is also very important to me. If a protagonist or any other character has a thick southern or old english accent, it either ruins the story for me or I just stop reading it altogether. I don't mind a subtle accent, like a quirky pairing of words, but if it's thick all the time, I won't read it.
 
 
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12 comments:

  1. Hopping through. I'm with you on the thick accent. It gets old.
    My Hop

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  2. OMG...I totally forgot the dialect thing with mine. That's one of the reasons why I'm really apprehensive with reading Iced because Dani is just so hard to understand sometimes!

    My FF

    Old follower hopping through!

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  3. I prefer to experiences books that have strong accents or dialects on audio. That way I'm not the one figuring it out and I can enjoy without the frustration.

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    1. :O I never thought about that! I haven't had the chance to listen to books on audio but I'll definitely try it soon. Thanks for the advice! :D

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  4. Hey, guess what? We're both having our Feature and Follow Friday #10! :D
    I totally agree with your answer! Multiple POVs get so irritating and it's hard to know exactly whose POV we're reading from.

    New follower here! :)

    My Feature & Follow Friday

    Sarika @ The Readdicts

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  5. Ahh, accents. I had trouble understanding half of Lady Chatterley's Lover for that reason, and one of the characters in Wuthering Heights xD It can be done well - like Hagrid in Harry Potter. I suppose it depends on the accent itself, some might be harder to write.
    Rinn (My FF)

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  6. Yes, those accents can be irritating somethimes. I hate the accent of one of the characters in Wuthering Heights. :(

    J'adore Happy Endings

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  7. Unlike Nina, I quite liked the accent in Wuthering Heights, but I love Wuthering Heights so I'm prejudiced. I do agree with the too many POV, they can get confusing, especially if there is no difference in writing style for the different characters! Thanks for sharing, I'm a new follower! Hop on over if you have the time:
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    Juli @ Universe in Words

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  8. Yeah I agree with you on the accents - it gets annoying real fast.
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    Addie @ READioactive Book Blog

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  9. Just hopping by, good answer.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/10/feature-follow_26.html

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  10. Thanks for stopping by - happy to return the visit and the follow

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  11. I so agree with you on the speech thing. If they've written the accent too thickly, I read right over it. It's hard to make it out. Good pick.

    New GFC follower!

    Shannon
    Readergirl Reviews a Teen Book

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