I am a compulsive reader of literary novels--but this has been a terrible year [2019] for fiction that is actually readable, and not experimental. I have been so disappointed when well-known writers come out with books that, to me, were just duds. [Most readers would be hard pressed to find a good year for literary fiction.]
Gina Kolata, July 2019
Gina Kolata, July 2019
I agree.Many of our "tried and true" are turning out pot-boilers.More insidious the increasing use of foul language,especially the "c" word.
ReplyDeleteNO NEED for it.
One advantage..broadens my interests in other genres neglected in a very long,free-wheeling reading life.