Perhaps another word would be better as a descriptor. Rich, full-bodied, well-rounded. Layered, I guess would come closest to another way to describe depth without evoking the dreaded high school classes.
I think anyone who gets the nod for greatest living writer needs to write more than the reading equivalent of cotton candy. Don't get me wrong--I like candy stories, too. But to earn the title of greatest living writer, the authors need to be writing things closer to steak or lasagna, something that sticks to the mental ribs, draws the reader back in to experience the story again and again, fills them up without the sugar rush that candy stories leave.
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Date: 2008-07-14 02:22 pm (UTC)I think anyone who gets the nod for greatest living writer needs to write more than the reading equivalent of cotton candy. Don't get me wrong--I like candy stories, too. But to earn the title of greatest living writer, the authors need to be writing things closer to steak or lasagna, something that sticks to the mental ribs, draws the reader back in to experience the story again and again, fills them up without the sugar rush that candy stories leave.