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> They even say my books are packed with banal and superfluous description, thought the 5ft 9in man.

I find myself regularly thinking about this sentence

> He particularly hated it when they said his imagery was nonsensical. It made his insect eyes flash like a rocket.

Haha classic

> paced the bedroom, using the feet located at the ends of his two legs to propel him forwards

Oh, that's great!

For someone unfamiliar with Dan Brown, is there a reason for this? Is he high-strung/sensitive about his books/reviews?

i think it's more that he fills his books with a ton of filler. could probably reduce the books by 1/3 and lose nothing of interest/value

This is classic, and just might be my favorite book review of all time.

Big discussion a year ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36818501

Had a quick peek at the first couple of paragraphs, here.

And now, I want to go back and reread some of that turgid text!

Thanks for that - five minutes well spent!

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