Monthly Archives: April 2013
Pritchard’s Law (Updated Feb. 2, 2015 w/ Proof)
Pritchard’s Law says, in one (narrow) application, there will be an inverse relationship between the amount of plot per page in a novel and the quality of its prose. The more plot, the worse prose. Below are passages from various novels quoted by James Wood in The New Yorker. He specifically singled out these passages … Continue reading
Categories: Non-Fiction
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