I got all excited, at first, when I saw a novel excerpt on Page E9, in Oct. 2's Book Review.
Then I started to read it. What bad writing. Most of it is clunky exposition and awkward back-story. The rest is lame story and poorly done description.
Why should we care if Richard wears boots or cross-trainers, or if anyone would notice?
Then I started to read it. What bad writing. Most of it is clunky exposition and awkward back-story. The rest is lame story and poorly done description.
Why should we care if Richard wears boots or cross-trainers, or if anyone would notice?
Shotguns don't "stomp" people. That is ridiculous.
I wish you would look for better writing to reprint.
If this book is a bestseller, that's sad.
As Flannery O'Connor said, “There's many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.”
If this book is a bestseller, that's sad.
As Flannery O'Connor said, “There's many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.”
This one should have been prevented.
Roger Angle
Roger Angle
Culver City
It referred to a novel excerpt that they had printed:
What do you think? Is that stuff crap or what?
-- Roger
Copyright © 2011, Roger R. Angle
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