Friday, October 26, 2012

Feature & Follow Friday #10



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

Today's question is:

Q: 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.


My answer:

I know, love, understand and respect the fact that each writer has his/her own unique style of writing and I like to explore them all. 
However the two things that seem to irritate me while reading are:

Multiple Points Of Views: Especially in the same chapter and without the mention of the character from whose POV we are reading. 

Elaborated description of the place: If it is a Fantasy novel, it is necessary to describe the place. But in Contemporary novels, I want to know what is happening rather than where it is happening. 

What irritates you when reading a book?
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  1. Anonymous26 October 2012 at 14:38

    I agree about the multiple POVs obviously but also about the elaborated description of the place if it's a contemporary novel. So true!

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    1. The Readdicts27 October 2012 at 10:43

      Thanks for stopping by, Stephanie! Good to know you agree with me. ;)

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  2. Multimemo26 October 2012 at 15:10

    Hopping through! Happy Friday :D and great answer, thanks for sharing ;)

    New Follower!
    xoxo, Mariam @Book-A-Holic

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    1. The Readdicts27 October 2012 at 10:44

      Thanks for stopping by and for following, Mariam! :)

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  3. Unknown26 October 2012 at 17:30

    Sarika, great answers! I don't mind PoV swaps as long as they are at either a scene or a chapter break. But I too get really irritated when they are too frequent or from paragraph to paragraph.

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    1. The Readdicts27 October 2012 at 10:45

      Exactly! Frequent change in POVs does get irritating. Thanks for stopping by, Kelly! :)

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  4. Jessica @ a GREAT read26 October 2012 at 18:35

    Totally agree on the instances of multiple pov's. It has to be done right, like with every other chapter or at least the character's name heading the page so we know who's speaking. I hate playing the guessing game!

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    1. The Readdicts27 October 2012 at 10:46

      Totally agree! I just can't understand whose POV it is unless it is mentioned so. Thanks for stopping by, Jessica! :)

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  5. Unknown26 October 2012 at 20:23

    I agree that multiple points of views in the same chapter can get muddled. thanks for stopping by today! have a great weekend.
    old follower :)

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    1. The Readdicts27 October 2012 at 10:47

      Thanks for stopping by, Aspen! You too have a great week-end! :)

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  6. Unknown26 October 2012 at 21:51

    I hate when there are so many POV's tha the story gets confusing!

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    1. The Readdicts27 October 2012 at 10:48

      Thanks for stopping by, Cassy! I agree with you. ;)

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  7. Unknown26 October 2012 at 22:32

    Hi! Thanks for stopping by YA Society. I am your 200th follower!! *cheers* I also agree with a crazy long description of the setting. I find myself scanning over it to get to the action.

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    Crystal @ YA Society

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    1. The Readdicts27 October 2012 at 10:49

      Thank you for stopping by and for following, Crystal! Yay, congrats, you are our 200th follower! :D Thank you!

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  8. Unknown27 October 2012 at 00:20

    Oh I agree!! Elaborate explanations make me want to skip pages which I HATE doing. "The curtain was made of gossamer silk and glimmered with different colors when the light struck at different angles, the feel of the silk was like water and when it moved.. it was like angels whispering....blah di blah" (I just made than up)
    But yeah, lol, I agree with you

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    Thanks so much for dropping by, you are great people! :)

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    1. The Readdicts27 October 2012 at 10:50

      See, that's exactly what I'm trying to say, Aditi! Hahaha! I loved what you made up though, sounds really professional. ;) Thanks for stopping by!

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  9. Daphne27 October 2012 at 02:51

    I agree about both of them! If there are too many POVs I get confused, especially if the author uses the same writing style for both. The worldbuilding is really important in fantasy novels but sometimes if there are too many details, I get bored and skip pages. Old follower!

    Daphne @ Reading Until Dawn

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    1. The Readdicts27 October 2012 at 10:51

      Thanks for stopping by, Daphne! I know, I get so tempted to skip pages, but I feel so bad to do that, so I just go through it WITHOUT bothering to understand what's actually going on. ;)

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  10. Beth27 October 2012 at 03:39

    I'm okay with multiple povs when it's done well. Like anything by Simone Elkeless or My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult.

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    1. The Readdicts27 October 2012 at 10:53

      Thanks for stopping by, Beth! I love Simone Elkeles too, but from what I've read until now, she uses only the main male and female POVs, which is totally cool! But when there's too many POVs, that's when it gets irritating. ;)

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  11. Shane @ItchingforBooks27 October 2012 at 03:40

    multiple POVs can be tricky and doesn't always work. I see your point. Good answer.

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    1. The Readdicts27 October 2012 at 10:53

      Thanks for stopping by, Shane! Good to know you agree with me. :)

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  12. Unknown27 October 2012 at 10:16

    Definitely the unnecessary explanations and descriptions !! New follower, friend of Janhvi's :) -M

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    1. The Readdicts27 October 2012 at 10:56

      Thanks for stopping by, guys! Nice to meet you. :)
      I'm off to check out your blog.

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    2. The Readdicts27 October 2012 at 14:50

      Ah,I'm so glad you stopped by M!:) Thanks for following! Your blog is just as awesome and I SO did not know we had a poet in our midst :)
      -Janhvi

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    3. Unknown30 October 2012 at 17:00

      Ah I liked to keep things like that a wee bit personal.. Poems/prose for me is actually a recent thing :) On your blog to make a list of "TO-READS" :D -M

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  13. Unknown27 October 2012 at 10:41

    Good answer, the multiple POV mostly just kills my desire to read! ;)
    Old follower here, so followed via Linky!
    Thanks for stopping by my FF'S for this week
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    Happy Friday! =D

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    1. The Readdicts27 October 2012 at 10:58

      Aww, that's so sweet of you to have followed us via a new method! Thank you for stopping by, Carmen and good to know you agree with me. ;)

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  14. Tanja - Tanychy27 October 2012 at 13:07

    "If it is a Fantasy novel, it is necessary to describe the place. But in Contemporary novels, I want to know what is happening rather than where it is happening. " AMEN! I couldn't agree more.
    About multiple POVs mostly I wouldn't mind but only if they were written nicely. :)

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    1. The Readdicts27 October 2012 at 13:27

      Aww! Thank you so much, Tanja, for agreeing with me and quoting me. ;) Thanks for stopping by!

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  15. Anonymous27 October 2012 at 14:03

    I hate those sudden POV changes. I would very much appreciate it if the author just put the POV in a different chapter, even if it's short. It makes things much less confusing and I don't have to guess which POV is it on every paragraph.

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    1. The Readdicts27 October 2012 at 14:17

      Exactly! I totally agree with you, Sydney! I like it when the chapters start with a new POV, but not the paragraphs! Thanks for stopping by! :)

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  16. Sarah29 October 2012 at 08:35

    I'm not a fan of multiple POVs either!
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    1. The Readdicts30 October 2012 at 10:46

      Thanks for stopping by, Sarah! I'm off to check out your post!

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  17. Cassie S.30 October 2012 at 02:17

    I enjoy POV's mainly from the main female and male of the book. If it starts getting into more then that then it can be annoying and to over done. The only exception I have found to this is the Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Maggie Stiefvater. There are at least 4 different POV's in that series, yet it never once irritated me. And overly describing a place can really be annoying as well. Great answer.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier, returning some of the love <3

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    1. The Readdicts30 October 2012 at 10:48

      I agree with you, Cassie! Maggie Stiefvater did a brilliant job with putting forth 4 POVs and it was really great reading it. I love The Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy! Thanks for stopping by! :)

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