MFreako
Troubadour
I've just finished reading Scott Lynch's Lies of Locke Lamora. In the book, there's an interlude after every chapter. Some of these interludes have nothing at all to do with the main story, as info-dumpish as it gets. One instance comes to mind where Lynch dedicates an entire interlude to a story about a fictitious ball game.
Funny thing is, I actually enjoyed these tidbits of information. I was invested enough in the story, that I was curious to find out more about the world. Plus Lynch's writing is engaging enough (in my opinion) that I hadn't once
found myself bored, even when nothing happened story-wise.
Which leads me to the question: Can info-dumps be done with style? I mean sure, we can have characters reveal information through dialogue, thoughts, actions. But maybe sometimes giving the reader some cold, hard facts isn't that bad, if executed correctly, of course.
What do you think?
Funny thing is, I actually enjoyed these tidbits of information. I was invested enough in the story, that I was curious to find out more about the world. Plus Lynch's writing is engaging enough (in my opinion) that I hadn't once
found myself bored, even when nothing happened story-wise.
Which leads me to the question: Can info-dumps be done with style? I mean sure, we can have characters reveal information through dialogue, thoughts, actions. But maybe sometimes giving the reader some cold, hard facts isn't that bad, if executed correctly, of course.
What do you think?