Well, though I too have spent a lot of time in that particular camp, and I'd be lying if I said that I always understand every sentence in your books on the first read-through, but personally, having to think about what i'm reading a bit is one of the things i appreciate most about your style.
I think your love of language comes through very clearly in the West books' tone, and I think the books would be a lot poorer without the metaphors as well. This is slightly obvious, but clearly your style and your story are all of a piece, and both would suffer if you didn't write the way you do. That said, and despite being a fellow "language junkie," I also sometiems find it helpful when there's a little informative repetition.
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Date: 2007-04-04 04:01 pm (UTC)I think your love of language comes through very clearly in the West books' tone, and I think the books would be a lot poorer without the metaphors as well. This is slightly obvious, but clearly your style and your story are all of a piece, and both would suffer if you didn't write the way you do. That said, and despite being a fellow "language junkie," I also sometiems find it helpful when there's a little informative repetition.