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Why Dragonlance's Margaret Weis Left TSR: A Slaying the Dragon Excerpt
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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 8758320" data-attributes="member: 6796661"><p>It is. And it put me off in the beginning. But it also makes the book highly readable. It doesn't come off as dry history. The author does not attempt to be neutral in every statement, but is fair overall. He shares is opinions openly. It is more like having a conversation with a game historian than reading a game history. And that actually makes it a refreshing read. </p><p></p><p>Also, he openly calls out and questions his biases at several points in the book. He points out where the information he has is one sided. This is particularly the case when talking about the Lorraine Williams. He points out that she wouldn't accept to be interviewed by him and that makes one-sided much of the story that involves her. He makes efforts to find reasonable explanations for some of her actions and decisions that do not, at first look, cast her in a good light. He highlights a lot of the good things she did as a businesswoman and a person. In doing so, he humanizes her in a way that a more dry, academic, disciplined neutral treatment would not. </p><p></p><p>He does the same with Gygax and Arneson as well. Yes, he'll use sarcasm and joke about certain failings, but he also shares his appreciation for what these people still accomplished and makes meaningful efforts to let those who knew them speak in their defense. </p><p></p><p>I really like the very humanizing treatment of the history that the book delivers. In my opinion, this book and the illustrated novel "The Rise of the Dungeon Master" are the two best biographical novels related to the hobby (the later more in terms of its treatment of Gygax and Arneson and their relationship--not Lorraine Williams). This is definitely the most humanizing treatment of Lorraine Williams I've read.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 8758320, member: 6796661"] It is. And it put me off in the beginning. But it also makes the book highly readable. It doesn't come off as dry history. The author does not attempt to be neutral in every statement, but is fair overall. He shares is opinions openly. It is more like having a conversation with a game historian than reading a game history. And that actually makes it a refreshing read. Also, he openly calls out and questions his biases at several points in the book. He points out where the information he has is one sided. This is particularly the case when talking about the Lorraine Williams. He points out that she wouldn't accept to be interviewed by him and that makes one-sided much of the story that involves her. He makes efforts to find reasonable explanations for some of her actions and decisions that do not, at first look, cast her in a good light. He highlights a lot of the good things she did as a businesswoman and a person. In doing so, he humanizes her in a way that a more dry, academic, disciplined neutral treatment would not. He does the same with Gygax and Arneson as well. Yes, he'll use sarcasm and joke about certain failings, but he also shares his appreciation for what these people still accomplished and makes meaningful efforts to let those who knew them speak in their defense. I really like the very humanizing treatment of the history that the book delivers. In my opinion, this book and the illustrated novel "The Rise of the Dungeon Master" are the two best biographical novels related to the hobby (the later more in terms of its treatment of Gygax and Arneson and their relationship--not Lorraine Williams). This is definitely the most humanizing treatment of Lorraine Williams I've read. [/QUOTE]
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