@Grim4531 I'm not saying the author can't elaborate on things at a later date. I'm saying I'm worried that he wont, and that not knowing while watching the story play out effects my ability to empathize with the MC. I understand for some people that's not a problem. Also "Asshole" is just me summing up his behavior quickly so that I'm not typing more than I already am. But I'm not trying to force people to think my way, I'm trying to explain to people why it's not stupid to think the way I do, like some people are acting like, throwing out shade trying to say people who don't like this have never read mystery books, or don't understand how mysteries are structured and stuff. (As demonstrated by Keraton so marvelously just now)
@Keraton The only one thinking in extremes is you. Never have I said he -can't- elaborate. In my previous post I even specifically said "if we follow these trends" note the word if. Also I did give an example of why it's bad writing, by demonstrating the drastic difference in one's empathy of the MC can be based on the 'how' he got to where he is now. If you can't actually piece together how that is a bad thing...well maybe every book is a mystery book for you. As for the "It's set up wrong" no I didn't go into great detail about that, because it'd be stupid to give a dissertation about the way to structure mysteries, however I did point out that a mystery requires having enough information present that it is possible for the audience to solve it. Again, that should be enough for you to realize what I'm implying is that this doesn't qualify as a mystery because it's not a puzzle for us to solve, it is simply information that is being withheld from us until the author wants us to know, assuming they do eventually tell us.
@Keraton The only one thinking in extremes is you. Never have I said he -can't- elaborate. In my previous post I even specifically said "if we follow these trends" note the word if. Also I did give an example of why it's bad writing, by demonstrating the drastic difference in one's empathy of the MC can be based on the 'how' he got to where he is now. If you can't actually piece together how that is a bad thing...well maybe every book is a mystery book for you. As for the "It's set up wrong" no I didn't go into great detail about that, because it'd be stupid to give a dissertation about the way to structure mysteries, however I did point out that a mystery requires having enough information present that it is possible for the audience to solve it. Again, that should be enough for you to realize what I'm implying is that this doesn't qualify as a mystery because it's not a puzzle for us to solve, it is simply information that is being withheld from us until the author wants us to know, assuming they do eventually tell us.
