The sad thing is, there was a time when Ornstead was, if not a great writer, at least an enjoyable one for the first half-dozen to dozen chapters of his stories, and it took a while for him to go off the rails. And sometimes, when he did, it was still a fun read, for at least a while. I still love how he approached Evangelion, for example. But of late, it's like he's been doing the complete opposite of the growth a writer usually undergoes in the process of building up a body of work, and doing so deliberately. It's painful and depressing to see.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.