The first reason is that, as anyone who has met me can tell you, I have ADHD or what is now called ADD-impulsive. Thus focusing on written novels is very very difficult for me. Even if I really enjoy what the novel is about, its just hard to sit still and digest a full written novel. The graphic novel on the other hand is much easier because things happen faster, and they have the added stimulation of illustrations. This means that even when I cant just pay attention to one panel, I can still read them because graphic novels encourage roving eyes.
The second reason for my opinion is more universal. I was born in Red Cloud, Nebraska the home of famed novelist Willa Cather. Since she is pretty much the only claim to fame in that town students at that school are introduced to her at a young age, and they read her novels to us a lot, at least one a year. I absolutely detest her works because Cather would spend pages upon pages just describing scenery. I always felt that her books failed to deliver much story or plot, especially when I could look outside the window at the rolling plains of Nebraska whenever I wanted. The Graphic novel forces the author to tell a story and make things happen, because descriptors are drawn.In fact I could do the complete works of Cather in one panel:http://www.stolaf.edu/academics/naturallands/media/prairie/prairie3.jpg
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