I agree with you there. That's one place where movies excel. All the characters might be written similar, but a great actor can take that material and make the character breathe a life of its own. It's more difficult to do that in a book, especially if a writer pays more attention to the plot points than the characters. New dialects show characters getting the attention they deserve.
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Deadly Waters has two glossaries!MrunalT wrote: ↑25 Feb 2020, 01:23 I am currently reading a book where almost the entire story is written in a certain dialect, and I am having a tough time understanding most of it. I do agree that this can get overbearing at times. On a flip side, it also adds a realistic flavor. So once you get used to reading the dialect, it actually becomes an enjoyable read. Maybe it would be a good idea to add a glossary.
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Good piont. I agree with you.AvidBibliophile wrote: ↑30 Nov 2019, 20:07 I appreciated the inclusion of the various accents, dialects, and slang terminology used; it gave an authentic coating to the raw dialogue scenes, but yes, there were moments when I had to read a sentence one or two times to get the intended gist of the spoken reply. I liked the lines of Lailani dialect: "Youa comma with me, I taka care a youa nice."