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Old 07-02-2014, 02:34 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by kacir View Post
I have tried reading one book by Cormac McCarthy - The Road.
Do not make the same error as I did - do not start reading that book without finding out something about the book. There are plenty of reviews. Try reading a short sample before purchase ;-)
You have compared reading of books written by Charles Dickens to listening to Mozart. I would compare reading The Road to listening to Techno-Trash-Metal.

I do not know, perhaps his other books are ... different. I am unlikely to find out, because I will never *ever* read anything he wrote.
Exactly the same for me, except the music comparison would be hardcore gangsta rap.
Whether his writing style was an affectation, or simply lazy, I couldn't get to the end of the first page without literally throwing the paperback against the wall in disgust, never to be picked up again. (Well I did pick it up, but only to put it waaaaaaaay in the back row of my triple stuffed bookshelf).
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