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Stylistically, it’s like a bunch of different devices, tenses, moods, symbols, and other crap thrown together without any care or foresight hoping something sticks.
— Aug 25, 2025 04:04PM
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Ian
is on page 160 of 432
I appreciate how much care Roth seems to have for his characters. In the actual sense that he really cherishes them and loves them. Which itself is an interesting stylistic phenomenon that I haven't noticed before. Ultimately though, the style is wordy and most of it seems to be fluff. I'm going to continue reading but I'm frustrated by a lot of the uselessness of the prose.
— Aug 22, 2025 01:09PM
