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antishurtugal_reborn2020-02-15 12:46 pm
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Fun with Bad Descriptions
So we rag on Paolini's purple prose and bad descriptions quite a bit, but to its credit I never had any trouble picturing the locations on my first read through.
This doesn't excuse some of the ridiculous descriptions though, so in the spirit of applying ridicule where it's earned, I propose this! Let's imagine or even make pictures that actually stick to the descriptions Paolini gives to see just how ridiculous the inconsistencies, overblown prose and generally poor choice of words can be!
I'll go first. Here is my re-imagining of Saphira based on what I can remember of some of the weirder quirks of her description across the books. A little bit of lazy illustration on my part, but it gets the point across.
I'm honestly not sure how to post pics here, but hopefully that one works. (update: it did not work. Can someone tell me how to upload pics?) (update #2: Nevermind, I got it to work)
This doesn't excuse some of the ridiculous descriptions though, so in the spirit of applying ridicule where it's earned, I propose this! Let's imagine or even make pictures that actually stick to the descriptions Paolini gives to see just how ridiculous the inconsistencies, overblown prose and generally poor choice of words can be!
I'll go first. Here is my re-imagining of Saphira based on what I can remember of some of the weirder quirks of her description across the books. A little bit of lazy illustration on my part, but it gets the point across.
I'm honestly not sure how to post pics here, but hopefully that one works. (update: it did not work. Can someone tell me how to upload pics?) (update #2: Nevermind, I got it to work)
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(Anonymous) 2020-02-22 04:42 am (UTC)(link)My sister made her own drew in your honor!
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(Anonymous) 2020-02-22 04:45 am (UTC)(link)the rat