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Originally Posted by issybird
Honestly, that's why I'm calling him a hack. He's a good raconteur, but I don't think he cared enough about the underpinnings of his story. I suspect, for example, that he knew he ran into a problem with the omniscient Strachan, but essentially said the hell with it.
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You're probably right there. But still, I'll happily keep
On the Beach on my TBR list. Sometimes it's nice to have a bit of hack here and there. Meanwhile, I'm really struggling with
Lolita even though it's clearly well written.
