Maven (famous)@piefed.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 个月前Whats the worst book anyone has ever recommended you?message-squaremessage-square382linkfedilinkarrow-up1193arrow-down13
arrow-up1190arrow-down1message-squareWhats the worst book anyone has ever recommended you?Maven (famous)@piefed.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 个月前message-square382linkfedilink
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-25 个月前That’s just not true. I’d say it was generally better back then (and prior)
minus-squareCorhen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 个月前I’m sorry, but I just don’t agree. I love 70s sci-fi, and have aread a huge collection of weird books… But none of them have prose as good as some of the modern books, such as The Final Architecture, The Expanse, or even Red Rising.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 个月前Are we just talking about sci-fi? Because it’s not exactly known for having the best prose. I was referring more to like actual literary classics. Have you ever read Nabokov? Shit is insane, and English wasn’t even his first language.
That’s just not true. I’d say it was generally better back then (and prior)
I’m sorry, but I just don’t agree. I love 70s sci-fi, and have aread a huge collection of weird books… But none of them have prose as good as some of the modern books, such as The Final Architecture, The Expanse, or even Red Rising.
Are we just talking about sci-fi? Because it’s not exactly known for having the best prose.
I was referring more to like actual literary classics. Have you ever read Nabokov? Shit is insane, and English wasn’t even his first language.