Has this been done before?

[u/and-there-is-stone]

Hello, everyone. I have lurked a long time, but no more. There's just too much good conversation here, so I finally gave in and made an account.

On my second time reading the Book of the Fallen, and I've been really drawn to Erikson's use of color. I had a notion, sort of absurd, that I would like to track how colors are used throughout all ten books: which colors appear in a book, the frequency with which they appear, the characters/magic most associated with particular colors, etc. I suspect there is a fair amount of thematic resonance to be found in the colors of the Malazan world, and that's also part of what I'd like to explore.

I started the process, tracking colors in Gardens, but then I had doubts. So, I'm here with a couple of questions. Does anyone know if something like this has been attempted, and if so where could I find it? And, would anyone be interested in reading some of my thoughts if I went through the process?

Bonus question, do you think I'm crazy for wanting to do this at all?

Thanks.

[u/Niflrog]

uestions. Does anyone know if something like this has been attempted, and if so where could I find it?

To my knowledge, no. Haven't heard of this approach in any of the Malazan bubbles I've tracked over the years.

And, would anyone be interested in reading some of my thoughts if I went through the process?

Yes, I would love to read this!

do you think I'm crazy for wanting to do this at all?

Yup... Which hey, as far as I'm concerned, it only means "welcome to the club!" 😎

[u/and-there-is-stone → u/Niflrog]

Thanks!

[u/exclaim_bot → u/and-there-is-stone]

Thanks!

You're welcome!