> I think it's possible to write rich prose without
being distracting;
without
> taking the reader out of the story -- in essence, an
_elegant_ turn of
> phrase. I have frequently read a novel, moving
quickly through it,
enjoying
> it's plotting, pacing and dialogue, then gone back
at some point and
re-read
> it, and found myself amazed at the author's genius
in his use of the
> language. In this regard, I consider Chandler's
writing a gift that keeps
on
> giving. I think most of us can pick our own favorite
example. I find it
> tiresome to be repeatedly reminded of the authors
own cleverness.
I find Cain's "Double Indemnity" a good example of this.
While his writing can be considered short and clipped and not
at all "elegant", it is very stylistic, serves the story
extremely well and dare I say it, for my money, almost poetic
in it's terseness.
Brad
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