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Ditched the audiobook for the paperback on my last commute and actually finished the book a week early
Picked up a worn copy of Blood Meridian from a used shop for $6 and read it in three days instead of letting the narrator drone on for two weeks, anyone else find paper faster for heavy stuff?
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thomas_martinez1mo ago
Hard agree but does paper handle the violence better or just move faster?
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robin_roberts841mo ago
Oh my gosh, faster... definitely faster! Paper can't slow down to describe every single grunt and thud, so it just zips right through the messy bits. Violence in books feels more like a quick flash than a drawn out scene, you know? It's like the author says "they fought" and then poof, you're onto the next chapter. Honestly I think paper violence is lazier but way less awkward to read in public... nobody wants to be that person wincing at a library desk.
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aaron88419d ago
@thomas_martinez brings up a good point, is faster actually better or just easier to write? Paper violence skips the messy logistics that make a fight feel real, but maybe that's why it works for building tension without getting bogged down. Would you rather have a quick punch that leaves you guessing or a detailed slugfest that makes you flinch?
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