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comment by tacocat
tacocat  ·  2414 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski, I have a language question

Don't get me wrong. I think he's extremely talented. I wouldn't have that opinion if I hadn't read his stuff.

I'm mostly talking about his essays because that's what I'm more familiar with and your argument falls flat when applied to non fiction work that's meant to communicate a central point. I'm chugging along digging a story about lobsters or cruise ships or MTV and for no good reason he inserts these awkward esoteric words that do more to confuse than communicate and it stops me and makes me ask if that was really the most effective way to have said that





rezzeJ  ·  2414 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ah, fair play. I've only read his fiction so I can't make any argument for his essays; I agree that my points fall flat in that context.

tacocat  ·  2414 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I can be critical and seem dismissive but it's not really my point. I have a fraught relationship with the man. I will say that