“Ducks, Newburyport” by Lucy Ellmann (2019). 1,000 pages. Except for a few interludes into a side story, the entire book is one sentence. Yes, I read it.
Having a long uninterrupted paragraph at the beginning, I find it most annoying to read. The only thing I hate more than that are dangling participles. This joke only works if I did that right.
danketaz Premium Member about 3 years ago
By the time Nancy managed to finish getting out a comprehensible statement on peeves, she was all grown up.
zorak950 about 3 years ago
That book is either lighter than it looks or that woman has very strong hands.
STEPUP about 3 years ago
Marcel Proust was the master of long sentences.
WaitingMan about 3 years ago
“Ducks, Newburyport” by Lucy Ellmann (2019). 1,000 pages. Except for a few interludes into a side story, the entire book is one sentence. Yes, I read it.
joegeethree about 3 years ago
That and all caps does it for me.
Decepticomic about 3 years ago
Having a long uninterrupted paragraph at the beginning, I find it most annoying to read. The only thing I hate more than that are dangling participles. This joke only works if I did that right.
wesleylscott1 about 3 years ago
Sluggo’s librarian. Long time, no see. She must have been hiding behind a book.
jrankin1959 about 3 years ago
New characters?
John Elder about 3 years ago
Only took me restarting THREE times to get through it.
JoshHere about 3 years ago
Your pet peeve has a comma. Is it still a pet peeve?
willie_mctell about 3 years ago
William Faulkner.
David Rickard Premium Member about 3 years ago
Somebody’s been reading Jose Saramago…
Ninette about 3 years ago
My writing pet peeve: Quaker Parrot rough housing with my fingers as I type.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 3 years ago
Just returning partially to the original way of writing. Just remove the word breaks.
Deleted Account2623 about 3 years ago
Uh… who are these people?