Did the author overuse emboldened subtitles in chapters?
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Re: Did the author overuse emboldened subtitles in chapters?
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It also stumps the flow of reading which causes me to lose concentration, hence making it harder to stay focused on topic
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It was obviously owerused in many chapters. This unusual use of subtitles is slightly reminiscent of a medieval Chinese novel.Ferdinand_otieno wrote: ↑01 Jun 2019, 08:54 From the beginning of the book, I encountered sentenses written in bold that seem to foretell too much of what was to happen. For me it felt a little bit overused since it would give away too much of the actions in the chapter.
What was your opinion on their use?
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I agree with this. Emboldened subtitles don't serve much of a useful purpose, I feel, especially if you are enjoying (or completely lost in) the story and following along with the characters and the action anyway. I think it's better for an author to simply tell the story, broken up by regular chapters. The subtitle/subheading approach makes it seem too fragmented, more like a textbook. Keep that stuff for non-fiction!Ruba Abu Ali wrote: ↑02 Jun 2019, 03:39 They got me to stop every now and then and did interrupt the flow of the story quite a few times.
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Yes, I think the book would have been fine without the inclusion of those subtitles.
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