Originally Posted by gmw
In fiction, I prefer my erudition well disguised. That's not to say I don't like intelligent writing, and I don't even mind when an author has some message to impart, but if they are writing fiction then I expect the story to take centre stage. If the writer wants to impress me with their learning then that had better be conveyed within the context of the story, rather than the obscurity of their text.
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