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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
You state that as if it's a fact (...it was the books which were lousy, and not my taste). Can you back that up with specific examples? Would a modern author like James Patterson be better than classic authors like Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett?
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Well, most Americans only read at the 8th grade level that is why Patterson is popular ( I actually don't think Patterson is a good author) but I never mentioned anything about the popularity of the author so you are arguing over a strawman. Obviously, some older classics will stand up to the test of time I just said most won't.
Anyway, here are some examples of newer books possibly being better :
"A Gentleman in Moscow", by Amor Towles
"The Heart", by Maylis de Kerangal
"The Sympathizer", by Viet Thanh Nguyen
"Seveneves", by Neal Stephenson
"The Rosie Effect", by Graeme Simsion
"Patriot and Assassin", by Robert Cook
"Turtles All the Way Down", by John Green
"The Hunger Games", by Suzanne Collins
"The Cat’s Table", by Michael Ondaatje
etc...etc...