tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post424830389952233844..comments2024-03-29T09:09:24.834+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: The SeaKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-74158456873392911482016-06-14T15:16:37.149+01:002016-06-14T15:16:37.149+01:00Kaor, Paul!
One result of observing how Poul Ande...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />One result of observing how Poul Anderson appeals to at least three of the senses in so many parts of his works was to make me notice if other writers did the same thing. Quite often they do not and as a result many of their works simply don't appeal to me, they feel flat, one dimensional, colorless. Good writers can manage to work around this flaw, but they still feel LACKING to me.<br /><br />In our impatient age many readers don't care about such subtleties or nuances of the kind Poul Anderson works into his stories. They want immediate action and drama, not a careful delineation of character and background. Pity, such an attitude reduces the potential readership of Anderson's books.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com