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Originally Posted by VydorScope
I was just recommended a book where the author is showing off his research, come on already... I do not need multiple paragraphs on how the ancient warrior is tying his boots, a simple "he put on his boots" is really sufficient. Grr.
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I can sometimes deal with ridiculous levels of detail if the story calls for them, if the point is to immerse myself in the minutia of this person's life. It depends on whether it comes across as worldbuilding or "I did 15 hours of research on 8th-century clothing and
you are damn well going to appreciate that."
I don't image the average warrior spends a lot of time thinking about bootlaces, so it'd be likely to throw me out of the story--unless he's also a leatherworker, or pondering how scarce game is and how what that'll mean for making boots last through the winter, or his son's outgrowing his boots and he'll need new ones soon.