Thread: What Makes You Put Down a Book?
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Old 07-15-2013, 05:57 PM   #64
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Originally Posted by Hitch View Post
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I'm actually one of the few who likes a lot of descriptive detail. I don't skim over that. I tend to skim info dumps and exposition that is indicative of lack of skill on the part of the author. I'm fond of Michener, et al. I don't have the attention span of a two-year old. My issues with TTM were a bit different than that. Can't say further than that, as I put it down last year, as I said, to my own surprise, but mostly, I found the "heroes" sort of loathsome; obviously, that's viewed in a more modern-day context, as I wasn't alive then, but even so...{shrug}.

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Hi Hitch,
I wasn't trying to pick on you in particular, just say that in general that's one thing that a lot of people see about the old classics today.
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