Filler
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How much of most books are filler? I find that I'll usually only like / be willing to read 50% of any book or less, because of what I consider to be "the filler". Because of this, I'll skip or speed read 50%+.
You're right, it's generally far too much. This is why poetry and plays are superior to novels.
>>7650970
>tfw poetry is the final boss of literature
>>7650964
I'd never skip a page in a book but its true that writers with bad plotting/direction skills inevitably fill their pages with filler.
>>7650964
if something is not serving a purpose in a story it should be shot.
100%. absolutely everything.
>>7650980
like Stephen King. Oh my fucking god. Reading his garbage is how I really started noticing filler
