The other day, as I was catching up on my TBR pile, I found myself being repeatedly thrown out of book. It wasn't for lack of pace, uninteresting premise, or dull characterization; it was for the constant physical description of the main character. Description is a tricky thing to handle in books, especially if the narration is told from the first person (as was the book I was reading). Sometimes I notice the description, other times I do not. Why? What makes for a smooth, almost invisible description of a character's looks, and what makes for a jarring one?
How Do I Look?
How Do I Look?
How Do I Look?
The other day, as I was catching up on my TBR pile, I found myself being repeatedly thrown out of book. It wasn't for lack of pace, uninteresting premise, or dull characterization; it was for the constant physical description of the main character. Description is a tricky thing to handle in books, especially if the narration is told from the first person (as was the book I was reading). Sometimes I notice the description, other times I do not. Why? What makes for a smooth, almost invisible description of a character's looks, and what makes for a jarring one?