Brandon Sanderson also has new favourite words/ expressions for each book. In one book, everyone did everything ‘for some reason’. It annoyed me so much. Especially since the reason was sometimes obvious (like someone being solemn for some reason after a character died.) I had a whole list of these words, a new bad habit for every new book, so to speak.
Literal word of God… sigh. The source texts available can contradict each other directly. And I’m saying this as a believer.
It’s so weird I didn’t like it as a kid. Mine loved it though. We got a finger puppet version for my 1st birth and the kiddos were hooked from day 1.
(It’s all academic as I’m married and my husband hasn’t read it and won’t either. But I can watch that sort of film with him, so that’s good enough.)
The remains of the day by Kazuo Ishiguro. A person who isn’t bored by it and appreciates it can’t be a person I dislike. Imagine all those dates with things both like and the deep discussions. Perfect relationship building material.
(It’s all academic as I’m married and my husband hasn’t read it and won’t either. But I can watch that sort of film with him, so that’s good enough.)
The remains of the day by Kazuo Ishiguro. A person who isn’t bored by it and appreciates it can’t be a person I dislike. Imagine all those dates with things both like and the deep discussions. Perfect relationship building material.
She loved observing people and the things she wrote about are timeless. Life circumstances have of course changed a lot, but human nature and relationship haven’t.
I have a hard time forming clear pictures in my mind. Funny enough, I’m not bad at drawing people, so, for some books I followed the description to draw the faces of some characters, sometimes really feeling I got it right. I also take pictures of landscapes that remind me of stories I like, so I can look at them again because I won’t be able to recall them exactly.