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Originally Posted by Daithi
I'm with you Sydney's Mom. I too prefer a book that simply tells a good story and allows me to connect with the characters, and I find that "lyrical" prose gets in the way of my enjoyment. For me, this even applies to authors that write literature as opposed to other genres. For example, I'd much rather read Steinbeck or Hemingway than Joyce or Faulkner.
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I tend to like both, but this isn't some egalitarian diplomacy, but simply that I would tend to rotate the styles. I'll go from spare, blunt, writing, to rich, "lyrical" prose, usually alternating, and certainly after a book-or-three of one particular type. This is not usually a fully conscious "plan", but just how I happen to feel at the time, and something I'm noticing in hindsight.
Cheers,
Marc