tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5130443595736997602.post5852183891504635893..comments2012-01-11T16:46:30.444-07:00Comments on No Poor Indifferent Blog: GracelingAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136878867891017696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5130443595736997602.post-77821987692834584022011-01-24T08:22:43.953-07:002011-01-24T08:22:43.953-07:00I often think of writing as a combination of words...I often think of writing as a combination of wordsmithing and storytelling. What I want is a combination of excellence in both. I'm willing to compromise on each--storytelling possibly less so than writing, because if the author isn't telling a story that interests me somehow, I can't get through an entire book on the strength of the sentence structure and word choice (Salman Rushdie often fails me here). But if the wordsmithing is lacking, it contributes significantly to my overall impression and enjoyment of the work. So it sounds like Cashore is a dynamite storyteller and a subpar wordsmith, which is unfortunate. <br /><br />As a side note, I have been intrigued that it seems to be wordsmithing that lifts one out of genre. <i>The Time Traveller's Wife</i> is rarely shelved with SF and I've had many people basically tell me that it's not SF (hello! time travel!) because it's so well written.Theatre@Firsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04394731571575280576noreply@blogger.com