Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Excercise in style

The second half of Exercise in Style was as entertaining as the first half. It's amazing that the amount of styles can be so vast, yet so different - but all are amazing. The section I enjoy the most in the second half of the book was Permutations. It is simple and follows a pattern but each is entertaining. Hazel Smith offers insight on how to accomplish some of these variations in writing, however it is not as creative in the sense that Queneau was. Hazel Smith is more concerned with proper grammar and speech rather than a multitude of writing styles and voices.

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