When people talk about books they've read I often hear the remark, "It had really good action scenes," as if the rest of the book were so-so, but the action really rocked.
Have you ever read a book that was the other way around, where the slow scenes were good but the action scenes were terrible?
I can't think of any. Maybe action scenes are easier to write well. What do you think?
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Henry James and Edith Wharton had tons of interesting description and psychological complexity, for which they are famous, but their action scenes failed to move me, if there were any. I think Edith Wharton had more than Henry James, but I was always disappointed in their plots. So much for "great" literature. Call me a Philistine.
Personally, I don't think action scenes are easier and I often find them awful. But then again, I used to teach martial arts and I think that the fight scenes need to make sense. Which often they don't. Or they're just disappointing. A few of the most famous ones that I didn't like are:
Breaking Dawn, which had the worst fight scene ever, I think, because she built up to a big fight and then everyone just walked away. I was really disappointed with Harry Potter #7 that built up and built up the final fight between him and Voldemort and then it was only 1 paragraph long. Also, Eragon was awful. Knocking someone out to teach them how to fight is one of the stupidest ideas ever. But, like I said, I'm picky about fight scenes.
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