I have decided that its hard for me to get into certain British style books. I am talking about that sort of whimsical, quirky, Victorian-esque British writing style that seems very common in books.
The only author I can think of where I like that sort of style was Lemony Snickett and JK Rowling, but its been close to 15 years since I read anything by either of them.
I even have a hard time with Hitchikers Guide, and am about to drop it after 100 pages.
Someone recommended me “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” and just based on the title I have absolutely no interest.
Anyone else have this issue or am I just being pretentious? I am a little annoyed since there are so many classics and world famous authors with this kinda writing style, but something about it really disinterests me.
I don’t like that style of writing either (assuming you mean wordy prose that uses quite archaic language) but it’s definitely not just a British thing. It happens in books from all over the world and might be due to the author’s background, time period of the release of the book itself, location of the book’s setting, or the genre. Most books I’ve read with that style have been American; it’s just that they’ve been historical fiction and have emulated the style of the time period they’re writing in.