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Originally Posted by Stewart View Post
...On further reflection, claims of conventionality seem well founded: there doesn't seem to be anything to really challenge the idea of a novel in any experimental way. It sort of makes it quite boring.
I don't agree. How to Paint a Dead Man, The Wilderness, The Glass Room, and even Brooklyn are all unconventional in my opinion. Whether you would consider them experimental or not, I couldn't say, as it's not something I look for or recognize in a book. I've got seven I haven't read yet and some of them look unconventional. Me Cheeta the most obvious.
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