tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397823929405584725.post3282482783367495942..comments2024-03-23T07:22:22.798-04:00Comments on Isabel Roman: Purple Prose: Love it or Hate it?Isabel Romanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05143812677263412322noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397823929405584725.post-47530496200403894272011-08-26T16:20:34.017-04:002011-08-26T16:20:34.017-04:00Exactly! Sometimes the occassion calls for it and ...Exactly! Sometimes the occassion calls for it and it really does depend on the reader's mood. Well it does for me anyway! Some days it's agreat sentence, others, entirely too sappy.Isabel Romanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05143812677263412322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397823929405584725.post-74589853911640973032011-08-26T14:20:47.699-04:002011-08-26T14:20:47.699-04:00I think the term is far overused, typically when a...I think the term is far overused, typically when a reader or reviewer feels the writer has become too flowery or sentimental, but I've seen it used to describe well crafted sentences that just happen to include a word or two that sounds a little too smart or literary.<br /><br />While it's easy to lose control over a good sentence, one's evaluation of another person's craft is always going to be subjective to a given degree. This is not to say that there does not exist good and bad prose, but simply that we're all going to view it differently.<br /><br />If used properly sparingly, even purple prose has its place IMHO.Leigh M. Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419221093398839195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397823929405584725.post-86723895600952413872011-08-26T09:41:54.900-04:002011-08-26T09:41:54.900-04:00Like you said, as long as its placed right I like ...Like you said, as long as its placed right I like purple prose that isn't TOO overdone. I'm also a sucker for romance so it makes me very tolerant of all the purpleness. :)kahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789825860272178765noreply@blogger.com