somehow always end up comparing the two ^^ Any writer whose books I read has to undergo a close comparision to Stephen King, and they all lose ;). I don't hold it against them, though. There's just nobody who's as good as The King (and no, I'm not a creepy crazy stalking fanatic, what makes you think I am? ;) ).
Of Adams' books, I only read the Hitchhiker, and as I said, I found the experience more frustrating than anything else. But I guess that's me. I like authors that wallow in characterization and descriptive paragraphs and long ramblings about nothing in particular. Randomness just doesn't sit too well with me ;).
I've started on one of Pratchett's books, "Mort" (neery groaned at my choice, but I really liked Death ;) ), and I like the few pages I've read so far. Haven't seen enough to judge yet, though.
Things like characterization and structure just didn't register much with me then I know what you mean. I only started paying attention to these kinds of things when I started writing myself. I can't not do it anymore - sometimes I wish I could. But on the other hand, it saves you from reading bad books in the hope that they get better (like, eg Diana Gabaldon's series *shudder*).
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^^ Any writer whose books I read has to undergo a close comparision to Stephen King, and they all lose ;). I don't hold it against them, though. There's just nobody who's as good as The King (and no, I'm not a creepy crazy stalking fanatic, what makes you think I am? ;) ).
Of Adams' books, I only read the Hitchhiker, and as I said, I found the experience more frustrating than anything else. But I guess that's me. I like authors that wallow in characterization and descriptive paragraphs and long ramblings about nothing in particular. Randomness just doesn't sit too well with me ;).
I've started on one of Pratchett's books, "Mort" (
Things like characterization and structure just didn't register much with me then
I know what you mean. I only started paying attention to these kinds of things when I started writing myself. I can't not do it anymore - sometimes I wish I could. But on the other hand, it saves you from reading bad books in the hope that they get better (like, eg Diana Gabaldon's series *shudder*).