SwordInStone@lemmy.world to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 4 months agoFuck up a book for me pleaselemmy.worldimagemessage-square526fedilinkarrow-up11.16Karrow-down137
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minus-square5gruel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·4 months agoWhy? That would only be the case if the original works already were the pinnacle of text quality and information density, which is quite a stretch.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoThere’s no such thing as an optimal book. Unless it’s a textbook maybe. Different authors have different styles. The purpose of a novel is not to dryly convey information. It’s to make you think and feel something different.
Why? That would only be the case if the original works already were the pinnacle of text quality and information density, which is quite a stretch.
There’s no such thing as an optimal book. Unless it’s a textbook maybe. Different authors have different styles.
The purpose of a novel is not to dryly convey information. It’s to make you think and feel something different.