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Moreover, we care about each and every tersely-drawn character - the "info-dump" at the start might be clumsy by modern standards, but when injury brings an abrupt end to the career plans of the protagonist, we too feel the kick in the teeth (Kurtzhau literally rocked back in his seat, aghast, and I swear he'd never even considered the concept of "career" up until that point).

zornhau: My Eagle of the Ninth zornhau 2010

There is an info-dump about latitude and longitude: the brick moon is designed to orbit from pole to pole so that people anywhere can determine their location by observing it.

The stars of modern SF pick the best science fiction 2011

This story struggles at the points when it gets too mimetic - the revolution was okay, the handling of love interests pretty poor - but it dazzles when allowed to revel in info-dump glory.

MIND MELD: More Nebula-Worthy Works of Fiction...Picked By Some of This Year's Nebula Nominees 2010

A lot of times in novels there is this "info-dump" section, where the author tries to educate the reader by puking out a bunch of information, that may or may not be relevant in the story.

Interview with Jonathan Maberry, author of Patient Zero 2009

There is a big chunk of info-dump in the middle, but that actually works very well with the style.

Silver Phoenix - Cindy Pon karenhealey 2010

Good fun, though the second volume flails around in the treacherous quicksands of exposition and info-dump a bit.

Brian Ruckley · What I’ve Been Reading 2009

However, be careful not to info-dump, or put in information for no reason.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » How to Beat Disbelief and Immerse Readers 2009

Mixing an info-dump with a chase scene is very questionable.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » A writer’s guide to Invincible’s flaws 2009

One of the key characteristics of an info-dump is that the story stalls as readers are bombarded with information too quickly.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » How to Avoid Info-Dumping 2009

Now, these are by no means the only flaws with this film—it seems to forget the murder-mystery plot line for what might have been an hour; it cries out for voiceovers by Barney as he penned his confessional (rather than the stilted info-dump conversations it employs); and the resolution of the murder is so heavy-handed it appears aimed at imbeciles (with apologies, of course, to imbeciles).

Whose Barney's Version is This, Anyway? Beverly Akerman 2011