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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible
True, that. Probably had to be read by the light of a candle projecting shadows...
As we move faster and faster in this frenetic world I wonder what I found attractive in all those books I've read over the years. Most were built around pompous narrative and took ages to deliver a meager story that could have been told in a page; somewhat a reflection of a life I used to live. Could beauty of language still mean anything today? What would a book be like in text language? I'm curious, does anyone know of such a work?
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I still look for word artistry in my reading material. Doesn't mean it has to be wordy but well crafted. I read not only for pleasure but also to be educated. I enjoy it when I have to dig out my English and Latin dictionaries.
Sometimes the author uses on cliche after another and it becomes uninteresting fast. Originality is desired also.