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Olivia
is on page 66 of 495
“Here, indeed, was a formidable sentence — one that was on intimate terms with the comma, and that held the period in healthy disregard.” 68
This sentence, coincidentally about sentences, perfectly captures the writing style of this whole book. Sometimes, like this, it works. But most of the time, it comes off similarly to how the sentence that he’s describing here does: excessively wordy and unnecessary.
— Jan 04, 2025 09:49AM
This sentence, coincidentally about sentences, perfectly captures the writing style of this whole book. Sometimes, like this, it works. But most of the time, it comes off similarly to how the sentence that he’s describing here does: excessively wordy and unnecessary.
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Olivia
is on page 66 of 495
“… committees coming together to establish codes, set courses of action, levy complaints, and generally clamor about the world’s oldest problems in its newest nomenclature” 66
— Jan 04, 2025 09:40AM
Olivia
is on page 61 of 495
I’m not sure I can power through this book. The writing style just bothers me.
— Jan 04, 2025 09:31AM
Olivia
is on page 39 of 495
“If he continued along this course, it would not take long for the ceiling to edge downward, the walls to edge inward, the floor to edge upward, until the entire hotel had been collapsed to the size of a biscuit tin.” 39
— Nov 24, 2024 06:39AM
Olivia
is on page 39 of 495
I know he’s supposed to be a poet… and a nice guy… but this is insufferable to read in parts
— Oct 21, 2024 08:44PM
Olivia
is on page 23 of 495
The writing mostly makes me cringe but it has its good moments here and there
— Sep 23, 2024 08:50PM
Olivia
is on page 23 of 495
“And yet, every time he had pointed his finger at his calendar and declared: This is the month in which I shall devote myself to the Essays…! some devilish aspect of life had poked its head in the door. From an unexpected corner had come an expression of romantic interest, which could not in good conscience be ignored. Or his banker had called. Or the circus had come to town.
Life will entice, after all.” 22
— Sep 23, 2024 08:49PM
Life will entice, after all.” 22
Olivia
is on page 20 of 495
“Arriving late, thought the Count with a sigh. What a delicacy of youth.” 12
Super unrelatable passage on page 14 about how difficult it is to say goodbye to material belongings
— Aug 18, 2024 08:22PM
Super unrelatable passage on page 14 about how difficult it is to say goodbye to material belongings
