Sumtimesagr8notion t1_jef1gg1 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:20 PM

Reply to comment by Griffen_07 in Why do some books/authors get away with "purple prose" by [deleted]

Ulysses is made to be enjoyed lol. I get what you're trying to say though. I've just never came across a book that I didn't enjoy because the prose was too complicated.

Where do you draw the line between books that are for standard entertainment and books that aren't? Should all genre fiction be written as plain as possible?

Griffen_07 t1_jef492x wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:38 PM

I think it goes back to the intent of the author. If the book matches the niche the author is aiming at then it is fine. Commercial fiction should include the full range of expression from simple to complex. The lines are different for an author that is deliberately aiming for a non-commercial thing.

Readers will self-sort to the kind of books they like.