you ever read something so beautifully written you lowkey get jealous of the author’s writing skills?? like you wish you had a way with words like they do
The Wandering Inn. How pirateaba can write 60,000 words in a week.
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Bel Canto. I must have read it 20 years ago and I still think about her prose.
cseymour24 on
I’m reading the lord of the rings books to the kids right now and my eyes tear up at the prose quite often.
EmmieEmmieJee on
North Woods by Daniel Mason. Because the story takes place over large swaths of time, the writing style changes throughout. Very impressive
Also The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez for pulling off the magic trick of using first, second AND third person in one novel and pulling it off successfully
nicofac3 on
Prairie Fever by Michael Parker.
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Terry Pratchett. The laugh out loud humor, the skillful use of language, the insight into people and institutions, the creativity, the gymnastics the reader’s brain goes through, the sheer scope, the fondness for regular folks, etc, etc.
Gold_Telephone_7192 on
Everytime I read Terry Pratchett. The GOAT of turning a phrase, in my opinion.
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The Book of X by Sarah Rose Etter comes to mind. I remember feeling a tinge of jealousy lol.
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Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels and *The Lying Life of Adults*
Dionne Brand’s *At The Full and Change of the Moon* and *Theory*
Sofia Samatar’s *A Stranger In Olondria* and *The Winged Histories*
Roberto Bolaño’s *2666*
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Beneath the wide silk sky
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Annie Dillard. Recently read Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and she can describe an ordinary tree in a way that makes me feel as though I’m only ever seeing 10% of what’s in front of me
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The Wandering Inn. How pirateaba can write 60,000 words in a week.
Bel Canto. I must have read it 20 years ago and I still think about her prose.
I’m reading the lord of the rings books to the kids right now and my eyes tear up at the prose quite often.
North Woods by Daniel Mason. Because the story takes place over large swaths of time, the writing style changes throughout. Very impressive
Also The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez for pulling off the magic trick of using first, second AND third person in one novel and pulling it off successfully
Prairie Fever by Michael Parker.
Terry Pratchett. The laugh out loud humor, the skillful use of language, the insight into people and institutions, the creativity, the gymnastics the reader’s brain goes through, the sheer scope, the fondness for regular folks, etc, etc.
Everytime I read Terry Pratchett. The GOAT of turning a phrase, in my opinion.
The Book of X by Sarah Rose Etter comes to mind. I remember feeling a tinge of jealousy lol.
Sure
Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels and *The Lying Life of Adults*
Dionne Brand’s *At The Full and Change of the Moon* and *Theory*
Sofia Samatar’s *A Stranger In Olondria* and *The Winged Histories*
Roberto Bolaño’s *2666*
Beneath the wide silk sky
Annie Dillard. Recently read Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and she can describe an ordinary tree in a way that makes me feel as though I’m only ever seeing 10% of what’s in front of me
The Lost Steps by Alejo Carpentier.
All Wendell Berry.