Books that only work because of the writing style
Some books are about plot. Some are about character. Some books are entirely about how they're written — the prose is the point. What books only work because of the sentence-level writing?
Some books are about plot. Some are about character. Some books are entirely about how they're written — the prose is the point. What books only work because of the sentence-level writing?
Blood Meridian. The biblical violence of McCarthy's language is inseparable from the violence of the content.
Lolita. Nabokov's prose is so beautiful it makes you complicit in something you shouldn't be. That's the horror of the book.
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