Thread: Can a popular novel be badly written?
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Old 12-26-2010, 08:31 PM   #101
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I don't think a popular novel can be badly written, if you mean gramatical errors, holes in the plot, etc. There are certainly a lot of popular novelists whose writing style I don't care for, but their grammar is fine and their plots are good. Scott Turow comes to mind. I haven't read a book of his in years, because the last one I read, I felt the style was overly lyrical. Obviously, that is just me, because he is hugely popular.
I read a lot of books with not great writing, where the plot doesn't depend on reading every word. I just skip the boring parts.

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