tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073845280118343307.post2534814200981863843..comments2023-11-17T03:16:59.880-08:00Comments on Rescue Reads: Things That Make Me Skip PagesErikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02947796915947591345noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073845280118343307.post-75278003408461507522012-10-26T15:37:08.271-07:002012-10-26T15:37:08.271-07:00I agree. In Daughter of Smoke and Bone I wanted t...I agree. In Daughter of Smoke and Bone I wanted to skip pages because it was just sooooo much description. @MelissaJoLynn_https://www.blogger.com/profile/16771038635569116950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073845280118343307.post-81558759918490385782012-10-21T11:28:08.657-07:002012-10-21T11:28:08.657-07:00I have to agree with you. I actually like action ...I have to agree with you. I actually like action in my books, but a lot of authors get bogged down while writing a fighting scene and try and get too technical about whose arm went where. Eventually I just get lost and bored and skim. <br /><br />I hate that switch in perspective trick - there have actually been a couple of books where I skipped ahead to get to the character I wanted to read about, but that never really works since I end up having to go back and start over. <br /><br />Those gaps with no dialogue or interesting action tend to be background info or just description - in fantasy novels I think they have a place because you need to understand how the world works - after all we don't want to get our elves mixed up with our goblins. But sometimes it goes too far or it is misplaced. <br /><br />I haven't read anything in a long time that had a long speech in it, but I'm pretty sure I would end up skimming it, speeches tend to get preachy. <br />Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814535583102053712noreply@blogger.com