John Grisham, to verbose or just right?

[Marian]

Myself,I find the classics challenge the brain,and here is a little note:

The only substitute for an experience we ourselves have never lived through is art, literature. They possess a wonderful ability: beyond distinctions of language, custom, social structure, they can convey the life experience of one whole nation to another… Literature conveys irrefutable condensed experience… from generation to generation. Thus it becomes the living memory of the nation.

so true that:)

[Skye]

HOW wonderfully written> I do agree.

[Marian]

I found that somewhere online Skye..I thought it was interesting:)

[Skye]

If it's all right with you, Marian, I would like to copy and paste it.

[Marian]

Go for it Skye:)

[Skye]

Thank you !!

[Nicole]

I have found 90% of his novels very entertaining

[Michael]

Hi Nicole,

Are you referring to John Grisham?

[Pete]

I’ve always thought Grisham was an excellent storyteller, but not that great a writer. His prose never lifted me out of my chair.

As opposed to, say, John McDonald or Reed Coleman or Dennis Lehane.

[Nick]

I wonder if a 1-8 or 1-10 rating system might be better.

You could have certain levels denote the presence or absence of elements considered good for the genre.

Just a thought. I do pay attention to reviews.