Overly descriptive text?
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Hey /lit/, i was reading a book for an english class, and was getting frustrated because of how the author seems to need to describe every person and object down to the atomic level. Is there a specific term for this, or is it just a preference of the author? (Stephen crane)
it just means you've barely ever read any "good" literature
>>7704525
Here's a response to your bait.
>>7704534
This might be true. I mostly read for fun, and those are typically stephen king tier books. I might just not be used to upper tier /lit/
>>7704542
Genuinely not baiting. Sorry if it seems that way. Just felt like the amount of description in the book, actually detracted from me reading it.
>>7704525
purple prose, and bad prose.
>>7704572
Ah thanks man. That is really helpful.
