Submitted by Kopaka-Nuva t3_117gj59 in books
and_dont_blink t1_j9dibpj wrote
Reply to comment by Kopaka-Nuva in A Disappointed Review of The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson by Kopaka-Nuva
> (and I'm sorry you're getting downvoted for it).
That stuff doesn't matter, plenty of fake internet points to go around.
>But I feel that some things cry out to be addressed if they're included
Again do they need to be to tell a good story, and specifically the story the author wants to tell? Additionally, the absence of consideration can be a trait, point or setting in and of itself. If everyone is genetically modifying or casting spells on their offspring in a novel, past the YA audience do you need a character to stop and pontificate about the nature and dangers of what they're doing or do you follow one character's story and mindset living in that world?
Kopaka-Nuva OP t1_j9djoxv wrote
I mean, sure, there are more ways to address an issue than have characters pontificate about it, especially if it's a "fact of life" in your setting that's meant to cause values dissonance with the audience. But what bothered me in this particular story involves something that isn't typical (in fact, some characters do view it as an abomination, but they're hypocritical background villains who aren't given any depth) and classic sci-fi novellas (which is essentially what Sanderson wrote, whether he calls it fantasy or not) are all about pontificating over moral issues.
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