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roseembolism) wrote2009-01-21 05:02 pm
roseembolism) wrote2009-01-21 05:02 pm
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One of those things I hate in fantasy books.
Well, having read Lindsgold's "Wolf Mind, Wolf Heart", and found out there's four more books at least in the series, I'm done. I recommend stoppping at the first book.
And another thing: the book also has one thing that kind of grates when I see it in fantasy books: English homonyms. Case in point. The main character looking out a window at a bay, and thinking it's nothing like the sound a hound makes.
The thing is, that's comparing two words that coincidentally have the same pronunciation in English, when logically, in a fantasy world where they presumably don't speak English, they shouldn't have anything to do with each other. This is really just sloppy world-building, people.
So authors, stop it, OK?
And another thing: the book also has one thing that kind of grates when I see it in fantasy books: English homonyms. Case in point. The main character looking out a window at a bay, and thinking it's nothing like the sound a hound makes.
The thing is, that's comparing two words that coincidentally have the same pronunciation in English, when logically, in a fantasy world where they presumably don't speak English, they shouldn't have anything to do with each other. This is really just sloppy world-building, people.
So authors, stop it, OK?