Dumb question, but is 600wpm very fast? I read that fast but it still takes ages to read books.
The bigger concern for me is the prose. I can dust off an Elmore Leonard book in about two or three days but something more densely written - and I have no real examples as I've focused on breezy books lately - can take me much longer even if it's the same word count.
How did you find it? Depending on where I've seen reviews of the book I've seen it praised as the best thing ever, and also targeted as one of the worst books possible. How did you find it? It's a book I've been considering reading for a while now.
Overall, I really enjoyed it. It's overlong and really dry at points but I feel that's part of the charm because the plot is very grandiose and it's written as a real mish mash of styles; some of it reads like an essay, some of it like a pulp novel. I hate to use the word unique, but I've never come across anything else like it. Honestly, if you're interested in reading it, give it a go and see how you do. It also helps to keep your mind open to the concept of objectivism. I know another guy who read it who absolutely hated it but he also voted for the communist party in the last round of local elections so it was to be expected.
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold by John le Carre
Freaky Deaky by Elmore Leonard
Out of Sight by Elmore Leonard
Pronto by Elmore Leonard
At The Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft
One Day by David Nicholls
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
It's been a while since I've read regularly so I'm trying to flesh out what kinds of books I like and I'm still not so sure. The Dark Tower is incredibly hit and miss; Audrey Niffenegger and H.P. Lovecraft are both intensely boring; le Carre and Rand are both pretty awesome so I'm looking for more of that but perhaps a little less dry. I could do with reading some noir.
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