infodumps

While it is true that the novel is somewhat short on expository detail, I would argue that this is simply the consequence of the narrative method McGowan has chosen and to which she remains faithful: no "infodumps" if that would make the narrative voice ring false.

Point of View in Fiction 2009

I feel better about the "infodumps" in my own work, now.

Re-Write Wednesday: To the Dump, To the Dump, to the Dump, Dump, Dump... Janice Hardy 2010

There are a lot of layers to the world EDELMAN created, but infodumps are surprisingly sparse.

Archive 2009-06-01 2009

A masterful, maddening job, for even though these infodumps are germane, they also tend to break the story up, slowing it down.

REVIEW: Anathem by Neal Stephenson 2009

There are a lot of layers to the world EDELMAN created, but infodumps are surprisingly sparse.

David Louis Edelman - Infoquake (Book Review) 2009

Scalzi manages to tell us an awful lot about this interesting world without ever resorting to crude infodumps.

20. Old Man's War by John Scalzi 2009

Fans of Stephenon's infamous infodumps can rejoice.

REVIEW: Anathem by Neal Stephenson 2009

The dialogue was natural and managed to explain a lot of the back story without resorting to infodumps or exposition, the characters were distinct despite the fact that only Sergey had a point of view, to the point that their fates during the ending actually mattered for me.

Review: Philippine Speculative Fiction IV (2 of 4) « BAHAY TALINHAGA 2009

This is a brilliant idea, as the necessary infodumps come through the tired musings of the jaded investigator trying to get at the truth in a bizarre world.

February Books 10) The City & The City, by China Miéville nwhyte 2010

I'd even put Snowcrash into that category, what with all the big time infodumps on Babylonian myths and brain/consciousness as computer hardware/operating system.

What SF would you recommend to a non-reader? 2009