David James Duncan uses humor and wacky characters in his book, Rebecca Solnit tells complicated roaming stories using personal and metaphorical examples to make her point, and William Least Heat-Moon describes a place in detail. Which style do you prefer? Which is more effective? Does a piece have to be a quick or easy read to be effective?
Saturday, March 7, 2009
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David James Duncan uses humor and wacky characters in his book, Rebecca Solnit tells complicated roaming stories using personal and metaphorical examples to make her point, and William Least Heat-Moon describes a place in detail. Which style do you prefer? Which is more effective? Does a piece have to be a quick or easy read to be effective?
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May I please write about this question?
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Eileen