tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67881661576743990.post5140051794236857569..comments2024-03-25T20:48:20.863-05:00Comments on Uncanny Valley: Evan Lavender-Smith's AVATARUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67881661576743990.post-1941632670371478442011-02-20T17:39:50.519-06:002011-02-20T17:39:50.519-06:00My point is that yes, the narrative and the device...My point is that yes, the narrative and the device are unified. I keep writing that and you keep deciding not to read it. That's what's making you seem hostile: you don't seem to be reading what I'm writing. It isn't "a mere experiment" although if it was, that would be fine.Mike Meginnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445063490812318140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67881661576743990.post-81231970150524227102011-02-20T15:32:29.401-06:002011-02-20T15:32:29.401-06:00The omission of punctuation is an interesting lite...The omission of punctuation is an interesting literary device but I'm skeptical of its usage. If it was predicated by story content (the main character is a beam of light and this the only way he can tell his story), it would contain an inherent logic. Otherwise, it could be a mere experiment in prose, which doesn't matter if it's a good read, but is worth noting. My words are not meant to communicate any aggression. I'm sincerely curious. I wouldn't know of the book nor be compelled to read it if I had not read your review. Now, I'm buying it. Like I said, it's an interesting premise told in an unconventional manner, and I would rather see that on a bookshelf in Barnes & Noble instead of another Harlequin novel, despite my reservations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67881661576743990.post-21616136719414157332011-02-18T01:08:39.400-06:002011-02-18T01:08:39.400-06:00Because the omission of punctuation complicates an...Because the omission of punctuation complicates and intensifies the experience of pauses, breaths, etc., in part through increased reader participation. The language does dovetail nicely with the narrative, though, also, and yes, as I argued above, it's successful in telling the story.<br /><br />I mean your questions are pretty much literally addressed point for point above, not sure what this aggressive vibe is all about.Mike Meginnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445063490812318140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67881661576743990.post-45934353480714886732011-02-18T00:09:16.851-06:002011-02-18T00:09:16.851-06:00If the language includes pauses, breaths, a rhythm...If the language includes pauses, breaths, a rhythm, then why omit punctuation? Is the language supposed to dovetail with the narrative, the content, and - if so - is this technique successful in telling the story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com