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All possible plots by major authors (2020)

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Re: All possible plots by major authors (2020)

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post #56

To summarize Dan Brown books by describing the characters fundamentally misunderstands them. The characters are about as important as the characters in a porno. The point of a Dan Brown book is to chart the stupidest possible path through history and pop science, and he's uniquely capable of this.

>The point of a Dan Brown book is to chart the stupidest possible path through history and pop science, and he's uniquely capable of this.

Clive Cussler begs to differ.

Re: All possible plots by major authors (2020)

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post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please forgive my JavaScript joke: it’s really just a poorly-written series of callbacks.

It wasn't that great, but some of the callbacks had promises...

I'm still awaiting the punchline.

Re: All possible plots by major authors (2020)

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post #81

Stephen King: A character wonders if, given all the suffering recently endured over the last few hundred pages, life is nonetheless still worth living. This character is killed by an entity which, despite all appearance and reputation, is permanently and inexplicably murderous.

So, Mr It, what's the upside of all this stalking and childmurder? What's your favorite videogame?
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