surfad
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Illustrations, good or bad?
I personally detest any but the most trivial of illustrations, a skull here a fancy letter there, but I'm sure many do not share my view. Comments
please
I'm rather good, if I say so myself
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kelloish
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For me, it really depends on if the illustrations suit the story/add in a worthwhile element. If the illustrations are just there as a gimmick, then
it's usually distracting and unwanted.
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Nichole0390
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It can go either way. Just depends.
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crashingcars
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If it compliments the story, then sure.
everything was beautiful
and nothing hurt
- slaughterhouse-five, kurt vonnegut
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Nichole0390
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My response was a little choppy since I was actually doing something else at the time of my response. I do like illustrations, but I don't love them.
Some books call for them, some books don't. I tend to associate them more with children's books, though.
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jeffaaronmiller
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No, I don't care for illustrations. A little image at the beginning of the chapter is okay, but otherwise I find it distracting, as I tend to develop
my own ideas from the writing about what characters and places look like.
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Nichole0390
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^I agree.
Between the Lines, by Samantha Van Leer and Jodi Picoult, includes illustrations. I thought the pictures really added to that book, but I didn't much
care for the text itself. So, maybe I like pictures more when I dislike the book?
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