• @rwhitisissle@lemy.lol
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    210 months ago

    No, but he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998 and his writing style emphasizes famously long sentences, some of them stretching for pages.

      • @rwhitisissle@lemy.lol
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        210 months ago

        Eh, you’ll probably like him once you read him. They teach his books a lot in high school English, so you’ll maybe get some exposure in…I’m gonna guess 5 years or so.

        • @LilB0kChoy@midwest.social
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          710 months ago

          Passive aggressiveness, nice!

          I won’t be reading his works, mostly because I prefer authors that use proper English grammar.

          Buck up kiddo, you’ll get ‘em next time!

          • @rwhitisissle@lemy.lol
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            210 months ago

            Passive aggressiveness, nice!

            That’s not passive aggressiveness; it’s condescension. Passive aggressiveness would be like hiding a spouse’s favorite condiments after an argument or intentionally being late to a meeting with someone you don’t like. It’s being indirectly mean or hurtful. I’m very direct, by comparison.

            I won’t be reading his works, mostly because I prefer authors that use proper English grammar.

            A truly fascinating hill to die on. I’m gonna bet you’re a BIG Brandon Sanderson and J. K. Rowling fan. Maybe a little Stephen King if you want to be adventurous.

            • @LilB0kChoy@midwest.social
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              210 months ago

              I mean, it’s really not. It’s just a preference. I’m not at all familiar with Brandon Sanderson. I’ve never read J. K. Rowling but am familiar due to pop culture. I read some Stephen King years ago. Don’t remember what all besides The Stand and The Dark Tower.

              Given your concern over my reading habits, you must be a librarian?