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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

good question.


the best writers capture the reality of their topic so well that one is immersed, and Moby Dick does that to me so much.

true but that happens even with unreality

take “dune”. completely fantastic made up shit alluding to oil in the middle east (dont think the guy ever went there)

and i read it and reread it and i am CAUGHT in it

im thinking it’s more a matter of style

but which style? how does it operate?