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Old 04-28-2012, 04:32 AM   #23
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these matters have been discussed a lot before, I don't think we'll settle it this time either. Still:
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
It has nothing to do with video games. It has to do with the writing. The story may be good. But it's the writing. It's just not something a lot of people can get into. Shakespeare is like that. The writing is too much of a chore to plow through (for example)
true, but could this be an issue of attitude, of if you like "reverse snobism"? The reaosn I ask is because e.g. both The true history of the Kelly gang and Trainspotting are hard to read, yet big commercial successes (at least this side of the pond).
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