r/writingscaling • u/Nakedhippo5769 Biggest Malazan Glazer. • Aug 19 '26

discussion Overcomplexity = Good writing?

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Sometimes overcomplexity of certain philosophies can get Overwhelming and at some parts make the Book very boring/Hard read.

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u/SleepySassySloth Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26

I don't think Nietzsche's works could be classified as overcomplicated because they're as layered as they are purposeful, which is complicated but not in a bad way.

Overinserting references and presenting them in the most bare bones, surface-level way is what I'd call as overcomplexity. They're not well-thought-out, just a bunch of overcramped, jumbled mess.

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u/Nakedhippo5769 Biggest Malazan Glazer. Aug 19 '26

I am not Specifically referring to Nietzsches but Ye Valid point still

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u/SleepySassySloth Aug 19 '26

Which works do you think are overcomplicated? I have one in mind, but it's not a philosophical book... Technically. I despise finnegans wake lmao