Same here In fact, I seek out dry and thick writing rather than light and fluffy prose. Morgaine admitting she cares about Vanye, Arafel acknowledging her love for her forest. So, you know, Cherryh's restraint gets me too. We were watching Downton Abbey and that happened, and I was sitting there with tears streaming down my face, and my boyfriend was like, "Why are you crying?" and I was all "BECAUSE BRITISH PEOPLE ARE SHOWING EMOTION!" I think you could completely incapacitate me by filming a Downtown Abbey scene where both Lord Grantham and the butler slowly break down and actually shed a single tear each. It's like in Downton Abbey or other period pieces where the stiff-upper-lip patriarch of the family actually breaks down and shows emotion. She does, but for me, that makes her books more emotionally affecting, not less. I think this is in part due to the very tight perspective in the narrative. While her descriptions can get evocative, hers is not exactly light, fluffy reading.
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