Orfeo & Stupid Dog Tricks

[Qui Zael]

Really, you didnt like Echo Maker?  Huuuuuhh.  I was so fond of that book I
chatted up Powers for a while afterwords.


On Saturday, September 27, 2014, Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm reading The Echo Maker, about 50 pages in. The writing is ok, but at
> this point, I'm wondering how he's going to sustain it for another 400
> pages.
> I recognize the shifts in style and tone, and it doesn't appeal to me
> much, though I see why he's doing it.
>
>
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> > On Sep 27, 2014, at 7:42 AM, alice malice <alicewmalice at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > So, I'm reading it and, as I've not read any other book by the author,
> > I start thinking that this one can't be his best. The style is not
> > impressive. The shifts in tone and style are disconcerting and as big
> > ideas hit like an earthquake they often shake the prose into rubble.
> > Anyway, will finish it and maybe try that Echo Maker next.
> >
> > Thanks, as always for a fine recommendation.
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