Too many Characters?
When do stories reach the point of having too many characters? Is the point different for books or film? Can books effectively juggle more because they can spend more time and attention on...
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For me it is easier to keep track of multiple characters in a film. My mind wanders too much when I read - so if I have to make a list I think the book has too many characters!It isn't as bad if I...
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I too sometimes need to write down a character list to keep people straight in a book. I had to do that with The Reading Group, and Angry Women Eating Bon Bons. Also with The Games, but that seemed...
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I like it when books have a family tree chart when their are many characters, whether it's fiction or non fiction; if a book has one I usually reference that several times while I'm reading.
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I used to read Tom Clancy, his books had very complicated plots and far too many characters.
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I remember when I was little I wrote a list, but I don't really anymore. I hate it in books when too many chcracters are introduced, now that's hard for me! but in movies its much easier
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All I'll say is "Howard's End" ..one reason for me to stop reading was because I got too confused with all the characters in the story.No author can expect me to keep a list of names whenever I open...
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If I feel at all tempted to make a list... that means there are too many.
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I never tried War and Peace. Anna Karenina took me too long to read.
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Vio .. I know that Saundra liked Anna Karenina a lot Well, I do have it at home - and I will definitely read it one day, .. but there are always so many other books I need to read first. * * * Agree...
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I know. I read Anna Karenina because Saundra kept telling me how much she loved it. She read it all in one day, she liked it so much. Well, I read for an hour every day for months and still hadn't...
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I don't mind long lists of characters when the story's good because you tend to keep them all straight in your head. The one book I had a real problem with was "One HUndred Years of Solitude" because...
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