Parshendi POV chapters

[ajotatxe]

I'm rereading Stormlight Archive (WoR, I-11, so far)'.

I love each Brandon's paragraph. Only a review (I hope it to be constructive).

I find difficult to read parshendi POV chapters. I feel the style slow and less "nimble" than chapters with human POV, with so 'attuning', 'humming' and 'speaking to the rhythms'.

Perhaps the Spanish translation, where these words are quite longer ('armonizar, 'canturrear' y 'hablar al ritmo', respectively) doesn't help. I had the same feeling the first time I read it. I thought that it was for that the first time I read it, but the second I feel the same. Even more.

It is difficult for me to feel empathy for these characters. Things become better in RoW, though.

 

By the way, I can't figure out how all those rythms and songs would be performed in a series or a movie.

Edited June 7, 2023 by ajotatxe
Adding the last paragraph

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6 hours ago, ajotatxe said:

I find difficult to read parshendi POV chapters. I feel the style slow and less "nimble" than chapters with human POV, with so 'attuning', 'humming' and 'speaking to the rhythms'.

Try listening to some professional poetry readings (or good Shakespeare theater/movies).

There is a cadence to the words and lines (including where the infelction falls) - that really helped me "visualize" how the Rythms are reflected in Listener speech.