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GhettoFlip 05/15/18 2:56:03 AM #1:	"A legion of horribles, hundreds in number, half naked or clad in costumes attic or biblical or wardrobed out of a fevered dream with the skins of animals and silk finery and pieces of uniform still tracked with the blood of prior owners, coats of slain dragoons, frogged and braided cavalry jackets, one in a stovepipe hat and one with an umbrella and one in white stockings and a bloodstained wedding veil and some in headgear or cranefeathers or rawhide helmets that bore the horns of bull or buffalo and one in a pigeontailed coat worn backwards and otherwise naked and one in the armor of a Spanish conquistador, the breastplate and pauldrons deeply dented with old blows of mace or sabre done in another country by men whose very bones were dust and many with their braids spliced up with the hair of other beasts until they trailed upon the ground and their horses' ears and tails worked with bits of brightly colored cloth and one whose horse's whole head was painted crimson red and all the horsemen's faces gaudy and grotesque with daubings like a company of mounted clowns, death hilarious, all howling in a barbarous tongue and riding down upon them like a horde from a hell more horrible yet than the brimstone land of Christian reckoning, screeching and yammering and clothed in smoke like those vaporous beings in regions beyond right knowing where the eye wanders and the lip jerks and drools." The whole book is a masterpiece. --- #linning <cite>GhettoFlip posted [p:901365451] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><quote>"A legion of horribles, hundreds in number, half naked or clad in costumes attic or biblical or wardrobed out of a fevered dream with the skins of animals and silk finery and pieces of uniform still tracked with the blood of prior owners, coats of slain dragoons, frogged and braided cavalry jackets, one in a stovepipe hat and one with an umbrella and one in white stockings and a bloodstained wedding veil and some in headgear or cranefeathers or rawhide helmets that bore the horns of bull or buffalo and one in a pigeontailed coat worn backwards and otherwise naked and one in the armor of a Spanish conquistador, the breastplate and pauldrons deeply dented with old blows of mace or sabre done in another country by men whose very bones were dust and many with their braids spliced up with the hair of other beasts until they trailed upon the ground and their horses' ears and tails worked with bits of brightly colored cloth and one whose horse's whole head was painted crimson red and all the horsemen's faces gaudy and grotesque with daubings like a company of mounted clowns, death hilarious, all howling in a barbarous tongue and riding down upon them like a horde from a hell more horrible yet than the brimstone land of Christian reckoning, screeching and yammering and clothed in smoke like those vaporous beings in regions beyond right knowing where the eye wanders and the lip jerks and drools."</quote> The whole book is a masterpiece.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightningAce11 05/15/18 2:57:22 AM #2:	Wtf is even being said there? What book is this? --- "I'm an atheist too but still believe in hell. That's where you're headed pal." - Mr_Karate_II <cite>LightningAce11 posted [p:901365482] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>Wtf is even being said there? What book is this?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxington 05/15/18 2:58:06 AM #3:	is that Shakespeare --- b-bb-box <cite>boxington posted [p:901365507] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>is that Shakespeare</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SF_Okami 05/15/18 3:03:02 AM #4:	"Who do you think you are, I am!" --- ~Bird Pokemon Master~ These are the nights that never die. <cite>SF_Okami posted [p:901365618] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>"Who do you think you are, I am!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I_Stay_Noided 05/15/18 3:06:14 AM #5:	SF_Okami posted... "Who do you think you are, I am!" Pete Weber is a goddamn hero --- https://imgur.com/2vyBLJn <cite>I_Stay_Noided posted [p:901365699] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>SF_Okami posted...</cite> <quote>"Who do you think you are, I am!"</quote> Pete Weber is a goddamn hero</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SF_Okami 05/15/18 3:07:54 AM #6:	I_Stay_Noided posted... SF_Okami posted... "Who do you think you are, I am!" Pete Weber is a goddamn hero Now that is a man who needs to write a book. --- ~Bird Pokemon Master~ These are the nights that never die. <cite>SF_Okami posted [p:901365743] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>I_Stay_Noided posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SF_Okami posted...</cite> <quote>"Who do you think you are, I am!"</quote> Pete Weber is a goddamn hero</quote> Now that is a man who needs to write a book.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 05/15/18 3:09:46 AM #7:	What you, egg? --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. http://i.imgtc.com/tHc3mIo.png http://i.imgtc.com/PYxw8Lm.png <cite>Irony posted [p:901365791] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>What you, egg?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Howl 05/15/18 3:11:45 AM #8:	That was a very long run-on sentence. --- Posted with GameRaven 3.3 <cite>Howl posted [p:901365843] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>That was a very long run-on sentence.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SF_Okami 05/15/18 3:13:26 AM #9:	"They don't think it be like it is, but it do." --- ~Bird Pokemon Master~ These are the nights that never die. <cite>SF_Okami posted [p:901365892] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>"They don't think it be like it is, but it do."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Eevee-Trainer 05/15/18 3:15:53 AM #10:	@_Goggalor_ --- See me on Discord! ^.^ Eevee's Mystery Dungeon: https://discord.gg/V7hzcXd <cite>Eevee-Trainer posted [p:901365938] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>@_Goggalor_</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hyperpsycho 05/15/18 3:15:59 AM #11:	Beautiful! --- https://imgur.com/ZrnUI3A ~drawn by United_World <cite>hyperpsycho posted [p:901365943] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>Beautiful!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GhettoFlip 05/15/18 3:20:43 AM #12:	Howl posted... That was a very long run-on sentence. That wasn't very long compared to many others. There are sentences that go on for pages. --- #linning <cite>GhettoFlip posted [p:901366032] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>Howl posted...</cite> <quote>That was a very long run-on sentence.</quote> That wasn't very long compared to many others. There are sentences that go on for pages.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Howl 05/15/18 3:21:15 AM #13:	GhettoFlip posted... Howl posted... That was a very long run-on sentence. That wasn't very long compared to many others. There are sentences that go on for pages. Wth? Why? --- Posted with GameRaven 3.3 <cite>Howl posted [p:901366044] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>GhettoFlip posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Howl posted...</cite> <quote> That was a very long run-on sentence.</quote> That wasn't very long compared to many others. There are sentences that go on for pages.</quote> Wth? Why?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chill02 05/15/18 3:23:13 AM #14:	is this even fucking English --- Ave, true to Caesar. <cite>chill02 posted [p:901366083] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>is this even fucking English</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 05/15/18 3:23:25 AM #15:	GhettoFlip posted... The whole book is a masterpiece. I very much doubt that. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:901366090] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>GhettoFlip posted...</cite> <quote>The whole book is a masterpiece. </quote> I very much doubt that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 05/15/18 3:24:42 AM #16:	The length of the sentence bugs me, but I have to admit its a pretty striking image. There's a lot of really interesting details in it. --- And as her clothes all tumbled 'round her, I could hear my heart The moonlight shown upon her as she lay back in my bed <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:901366111] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>The length of the sentence bugs me, but I have to admit its a pretty striking image. There's a lot of really interesting details in it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eggcorn 05/15/18 12:08:05 PM #17:	Great imagery. Cormac McCarthy is a treasure. --- Warning: This post may contain triggering or distressing content. <cite>eggcorn posted [p:901380536] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>Great imagery. Cormac McCarthy is a treasure.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alkaloid 05/15/18 12:23:19 PM #18:	I think if you can't read a sentence out loud in one breath that it has overstayed its welcome That was exhausting to read, and I had to read it twice to find the verb --- Alkaloid: It's just water in a cup. <cite>Alkaloid posted [p:901381317] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>I think if you can't read a sentence out loud in one breath that it has overstayed its welcome That was exhausting to read, and I had to read it twice to find the verb</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_Goggalor_ 05/15/18 12:24:58 PM #19:	Better than Sanderson. --- Now playing: God of War Reading: Swann's Way by Marcel Proust <cite>_Goggalor_ posted [p:901381396] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>Better than Sanderson.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DyingPancake 05/15/18 12:27:49 PM #20:	Eevee-Trainer posted... @_Goggalor_ Is this an excerpt from his book? --- Under a cold October sky, I wait I had ice cream with chill02! <cite>DyingPancake posted [p:901381561] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>Eevee-Trainer posted...</cite> <quote>@_Goggalor_</quote> Is this an excerpt from his book?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_Goggalor_ 05/15/18 12:28:30 PM #21:	DyingPancake posted... Eevee-Trainer posted... @_Goggalor_ Is this an excerpt from his book? No. --- Now playing: God of War Reading: Swann's Way by Marcel Proust <cite>_Goggalor_ posted [p:901381598] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>DyingPancake posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Eevee-Trainer posted...</cite> <quote>@_Goggalor_</quote> Is this an excerpt from his book?</quote> No.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kirbymuncher 05/15/18 12:31:06 PM #22:	I can see why people would think this is good but I think this is awful --- THIS IS WHAT I HATE A BOUT EVREY WEBSITE!! THERES SO MUCH PEOPLE READING AND POSTING STUIPED STUFF <cite>kirbymuncher posted [p:901381735] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>I can see why people would think this is good but I think this is awful</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Poiuyt 05/15/18 12:40:17 PM #23:	Somehow I knew this was gonna be about Cormac McCarthy before opening the topic, and I've never read a single book of his. --- https://imgur.com/pj1636D <cite>Poiuyt posted [p:901382213] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>Somehow I knew this was gonna be about Cormac McCarthy before opening the topic, and I've never read a single book of his.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheOnionKnight 05/15/18 12:43:13 PM #24:	Blood Meridian is great. --- The owls are not what they seem. <cite>TheOnionKnight posted [p:901382386] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>Blood Meridian is great.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 05/15/18 1:19:25 PM #25:	_Goggalor_ posted... Better than Sanderson. Lmao. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:901384309] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>_Goggalor_ posted...</cite> <quote>Better than Sanderson.</quote> Lmao.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AvantgardeAClue 05/15/18 1:20:23 PM #26:	kirbymuncher posted... I can see why people would think this is good but I think this is awful --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. <cite>AvantgardeAClue posted [p:901384364] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>kirbymuncher posted...</cite> <quote>I can see why people would think this is good but I think this is awful</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GhettoFlip 05/15/18 1:27:39 PM #27:	JE19426 posted... _Goggalor_ posted... Better than Sanderson. Lmao. He's right. --- #linning <cite>GhettoFlip posted [p:901384818] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>JE19426 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>_Goggalor_ posted...</cite> <quote>Better than Sanderson.</quote> Lmao.</quote> He's right.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 05/15/18 1:29:33 PM #28:	GhettoFlip posted... He's right. Wrong. Sanderson's prose isn't good, but it's still better than the example in the opening post. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:901384930] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>GhettoFlip posted...</cite> <quote>He's right. </quote> Wrong. Sanderson's prose isn't good, but it's still better than the example in the opening post.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_Goggalor_ 05/15/18 1:33:43 PM #29:	GhettoFlip posted... JE19426 posted... _Goggalor_ posted... Better than Sanderson. Lmao. He's right. Whoa, let's not get crazy. Sanderson has the best prose out there. --- Now playing: God of War Reading: Swann's Way by Marcel Proust <cite>_Goggalor_ posted [p:901385158] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>GhettoFlip posted...</cite> <quote><cite>JE19426 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>_Goggalor_ posted...</cite> <quote>Better than Sanderson.</quote> Lmao.</quote> He's right.</quote> Whoa, let's not get crazy. Sanderson has the best prose out there.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
krazychao5 05/15/18 1:34:03 PM #30:	So, what happened? --- https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/profile/bigllama?type=posted <cite>krazychao5 posted [p:901385182] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>So, what happened?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 05/15/18 1:37:30 PM #31:	_Goggalor_ posted... Whoa, let's not get crazy. Sanderson has the best prose out there. That's one of the most ridiculous 180 turns I've seen. First you argue that Sanderson's prose is awful, now you ague it's the best out there. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:901385368] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>_Goggalor_ posted...</cite> <quote>Whoa, let's not get crazy. Sanderson has the best prose out there. </quote> That's one of the most ridiculous 180 turns I've seen. First you argue that Sanderson's prose is awful, now you ague it's the best out there.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eggcorn 05/15/18 3:32:55 PM #32:	Sanderson is a master of cringe. --- Warning: This post may contain triggering or distressing content. <cite>eggcorn posted [p:901392120] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>Sanderson is a master of cringe.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 05/15/18 3:39:19 PM #33:	eggcorn posted... Sanderson is a master of cringe. Nonsense, if he was a master of cringe, he wouldn't make people do it so often. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:901392498] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>eggcorn posted...</cite> <quote>Sanderson is a master of cringe.</quote> Nonsense, if he was a master of cringe, he wouldn't make people do it so often.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_Goggalor_ 05/15/18 4:59:25 PM #34:	eggcorn posted... Sanderson is a master of cringe. He's famous though. That automatically makes him good. --- Now playing: God of War Reading: Swann's Way by Marcel Proust <cite>_Goggalor_ posted [p:901397107] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>eggcorn posted...</cite> <quote>Sanderson is a master of cringe.</quote> He's famous though. That automatically makes him good.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 05/15/18 5:12:05 PM #35:	_Goggalor_ posted... He's famous though. That automatically makes him good. Bullshit. Nobody's claimed he's good because he's famous, that a blatant strawman. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:901397818] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>_Goggalor_ posted...</cite> <quote>He's famous though. That automatically makes him good. </quote> Bullshit. Nobody's claimed he's good because he's famous, that a blatant strawman.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GhettoFlip 05/15/18 10:35:01 PM #36:	JE19426 posted... GhettoFlip posted... He's right. Wrong. Sanderson's prose isn't good, but it's still better than the example in the opening post. Lol. That book is considered one of the greatest of the 20th century, and its use of language is a significant reason why --- #linning <cite>GhettoFlip posted [p:901415528] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>JE19426 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>GhettoFlip posted...</cite> <quote>He's right. </quote> Wrong. Sanderson's prose isn't good, but it's still better than the example in the opening post.</quote> Lol. That book is considered one of the greatest of the 20th century, and its use of language is a significant reason why</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TES_Nut 05/15/18 10:37:58 PM #37:	Thats enough exposition to make Robert Jordan blush --- The ending of the word is ALMSIVI <cite>TES_Nut posted [p:901415676] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>Thats enough exposition to make Robert Jordan blush</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
domranguay 05/15/18 10:53:44 PM #38:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMZponXbUj0" data-time=" <cite>domranguay posted [p:901416530] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMZponXbUj0" data-time="</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eggcorn 05/15/18 11:15:18 PM #39:	TES_Nut posted... Thats enough exposition to make Robert Jordan blush lol that's why I quit reading the wheel of time series. Only so many pages of descriptions of dress brocading I could handle. --- Warning: This post may contain triggering or distressing content. <cite>eggcorn posted [p:901417709] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>TES_Nut posted...</cite> <quote>Thats enough exposition to make Robert Jordan blush</quote> lol that's why I quit reading the wheel of time series. Only so many pages of descriptions of dress brocading I could handle.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 05/16/18 3:05:50 AM #40:	GhettoFlip posted... Lol. That book is considered one of the greatest of the 20th century, and its use of language is a significant reason why The book as a whole may have amazing prose, but the example givining in the OP most certainly is not. It uses "and" 24 times in a single sentence. That is absolutely pathetic. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:901425394] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>GhettoFlip posted...</cite> <quote>Lol. That book is considered one of the greatest of the 20th century, and its use of language is a significant reason why </quote> The book as a whole may have amazing prose, but the example givining in the OP most certainly is not. It uses "and" 24 times in a single sentence. That is absolutely pathetic.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GhettoFlip 05/16/18 3:24:21 AM #41:	JE19426 posted... GhettoFlip posted... Lol. That book is considered one of the greatest of the 20th century, and its use of language is a significant reason why The book as a whole may have amazing prose, but the example givining in the OP most certainly is not. It uses "and" 24 times in a single sentence. That is absolutely pathetic. That's actually one of the more memorable passages in the book and one of the most often cited. --- #linning <cite>GhettoFlip posted [p:901425762] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>JE19426 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>GhettoFlip posted...</cite> <quote>Lol. That book is considered one of the greatest of the 20th century, and its use of language is a significant reason why </quote> The book as a whole may have amazing prose, but the example givining in the OP most certainly is not. It uses "and" 24 times in a single sentence. That is absolutely pathetic.</quote> That's actually one of the more memorable passages in the book and one of the most often cited.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 05/16/18 3:28:47 AM #42:	GhettoFlip posted... That's actually one of the more memorable passages in the book That's hardly surprising giving how bad it is. and one of the most often cited. As what? How bad prose can be? <cite>JE19426 posted [p:901425856] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>GhettoFlip posted...</cite> <quote>That's actually one of the more memorable passages in the book</quote> That's hardly surprising giving how bad it is. <quote>and one of the most often cited. </quote> As what? How bad prose can be?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
shnangyboos 05/16/18 3:31:42 AM #43:	I actually thought that was just something made up to fuck with that literature guy people have been all over. --- How's my posting? Call http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/182361-human-resource-machine for any comments or concerns. <cite>shnangyboos posted [p:901425917] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>I actually thought that was just something made up to fuck with that literature guy people have been all over.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hicks233 05/16/18 3:46:33 AM #44:	Fuck me, that was painful to read. --- http://s2.excoboard.com/exco/index.php?boardid=9458 So says Mr. Stewart. <cite>Hicks233 posted [p:901426230] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>Fuck me, that was painful to read.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GhettoFlip 05/16/18 3:54:36 AM #45:	JE19426 posted... GhettoFlip posted... That's actually one of the more memorable passages in the book That's hardly surprising giving how bad it is. and one of the most often cited. As what? How bad prose can be? No. Of how the writing in the book reaches the sublime. He's regarded as one of the greatest writers of prose in American history and this novel in particular is considered one of the most beautifully written of or any era. --- #linning <cite>GhettoFlip posted [p:901426389] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>JE19426 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>GhettoFlip posted...</cite> <quote>That's actually one of the more memorable passages in the book</quote> That's hardly surprising giving how bad it is. <quote>and one of the most often cited. </quote> As what? How bad prose can be?</quote> No. Of how the writing in the book reaches the sublime. He's regarded as one of the greatest writers of prose in American history and this novel in particular is considered one of the most beautifully written of or any era.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
toyota 05/16/18 3:58:15 AM #46:	this is why the fantasy genre is such a joke. People write needlessly long ass shit for no good reason just for the sake of it to be considered a "fantasy epic" when in reality its just convoluted anime tier trash <cite>toyota posted [p:901426456] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>this is why the fantasy genre is such a joke. People write needlessly long ass shit for no good reason just for the sake of it to be considered a "fantasy epic" when in reality its just convoluted anime tier trash</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxington 05/16/18 4:12:08 AM #47:	^ it's not fantasy, it's a western. as said before, it's from Blood Meridian --- b-bb-box <cite>boxington posted [p:901426707] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote>^ it's not fantasy, it's a western. as said before, it's from Blood Meridian</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 05/16/18 4:14:55 AM #48:	GhettoFlip posted... Of how the writing in the book reaches the sublime. Sublime clearly has a different where you live, than it does where I live, if the piece of crap in the OP is sublime to you. He's regarded as one of the greatest writers of prose in American history and this novel in particular is considered one of the most beautifully written of or any era. I'm not sure what any of that has to do with any of my statements. Even the greatest authors and stories can have a few duds. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:901426769] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>GhettoFlip posted...</cite> <quote>Of how the writing in the book reaches the sublime.</quote> Sublime clearly has a different where you live, than it does where I live, if the piece of crap in the OP is sublime to you. <quote>He's regarded as one of the greatest writers of prose in American history and this novel in particular is considered one of the most beautifully written of or any era. </quote> I'm not sure what any of that has to do with any of my statements. Even the greatest authors and stories can have a few duds.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GhettoFlip 05/16/18 4:19:03 AM #49:	JE19426 posted... GhettoFlip posted... Of how the writing in the book reaches the sublime. Sublime clearly has a different where you live, than it does where I live, if the piece of crap in the OP is sublime to you. He's regarded as one of the greatest writers of prose in American history and this novel in particular is considered one of the most beautifully written of or any era. I'm not sure what any of that has to do with any of my statements. Even the greatest authors and stories can have a few duds. What are you talking about? What dud? This is the greatest author and this is his greatest work. --- #linning <cite>GhettoFlip posted [p:901426835] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>JE19426 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>GhettoFlip posted...</cite> <quote>Of how the writing in the book reaches the sublime.</quote> Sublime clearly has a different where you live, than it does where I live, if the piece of crap in the OP is sublime to you. <quote>He's regarded as one of the greatest writers of prose in American history and this novel in particular is considered one of the most beautifully written of or any era. </quote> I'm not sure what any of that has to do with any of my statements. Even the greatest authors and stories can have a few duds.</quote> What are you talking about? What dud? This is the greatest author and this is his greatest work.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 05/16/18 4:19:56 AM #50:	GhettoFlip posted... What are you talking about? What dud? The sentence in the OP. Are you dumb, or just pretending to be? <cite>JE19426 posted [p:901426852] in What do yo... [t:76608885]...</cite> <quote><cite>GhettoFlip posted...</cite> <quote>What are you talking about? What dud?</quote> The sentence in the OP. Are you dumb, or just pretending to be?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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