![]() ![]() It is certainly the kind of writing that lures some reviewers and readers into calling it poetic. Vollmann has offered a thorough, accurate and uncharitable assessment this year. Annie Proulx’ novels, of which William T. ![]() Deliberate – in a way that reminds me of the writing in E. Certainly, much of the writing in the novel is deliberate, albeit without the care and elegance you’ll find, for example, in Brian Evenson’s most recent book The Warren. The sentence I quoted, stylistically, isn’t atypical of the novel’s style. News of the World is a widely-praised work of fiction after all, turning up on end-of-the-year lists, shortlisted for the National Book Award and more. “Some people were born unsupplied with a human conscience and those people needed killing.” – If you think this is a great sentence, many of my criticisms of Paulette Jiles’ novel in my review will not apply to you as a reader. Jiles, Paulette (2016), News of the World, William Morrow ![]()
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