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Playing with Language
One of the joys of reading across a wide range of genres, including non-fiction, is discovering the different ways authors play with language.
For me the late Denis Norden and Frank Muir were great exponents of this and one of my favourite paperbacks is their My Word The Ultimate Collection. This is full of puns and tall tales galore! Bliss and an addictive read.
I like crisp, punchy styles of writing but every so often you come across a line or two that are just so engrossing, they almost take your breath away. P.G. Wodehouse was a master at creating worlds within what would be considered now very long sentences, but you simply have to read to the end.
I suppose the real test of a good story is does it provoke your curiosity enough so you read it through regardless of the style or genre in which it was written?
For me the late Denis Norden and Frank Muir were great exponents of this and one of my favourite paperbacks is their My Word The Ultimate Collection. This is full of puns and tall tales galore! Bliss and an addictive read.
I like crisp, punchy styles of writing but every so often you come across a line or two that are just so engrossing, they almost take your breath away. P.G. Wodehouse was a master at creating worlds within what would be considered now very long sentences, but you simply have to read to the end.
I suppose the real test of a good story is does it provoke your curiosity enough so you read it through regardless of the style or genre in which it was written?
