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There’s a kind of fiction I call “atmospheric” which moves along less due to plot developments and more due to background mood-setting elements evolving. Almost like bass-line plots. First noticed it in Daphne du Maurier. Few do it well. I’d like to learn that 🤔.
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I've been noticing this a lot in newer comics, mostly by younger cartoonists. I find it kind of maddening and unsatisfying. A book can be really fun and endearing, then suddenly it's over and nothing's happened. It's like "ok, I guess that's what they intended, but... meh."
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"Annihilation" by Jeff Vandermeer is IMO the pinnacle of atmospheric fiction. It was recently made into a movie and they wisely decided to change the plot to fit the screen but kept the atmosphere front and center.
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