I’ll start: Ernest Hemingway.

I have a ton of respect for him, he influenced so many writers and the craft of writing, and he lived a fascinating life. But I just find his books to be so damned dry. I love simplicity but I just feel like there’s no voice or soul in any of his books. There’s experiences but I don’t feel any passion or something that moves my heart. I guess his topics just aren’t for me.

What about all of you?

  • 99thLuftballon@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I find Stephen King’s style to be weirdly jarring. He has quite a gentil, old-fashioned way of writing but when this clashes with violence, swearing or graphic sex, it just doesn’t fit. It pulls me out of the story.