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Overrated American Authors
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Not sure about the Americans in the field, but I can think of a Canadian author of Gothics whom I'd consider overrated: W. E. D. Ross, a.k.a. Laura Frances Brooks, Lydia Colby, Rose Dana, Jan Daniels, Ross Olin, Diane Randall, Clarissa Ross, Dan Ross, Dana Ross, Marilyn Ross . . .

I'm not usually prone to invective, and I respect the toil and sweat of any writer who has managed to make a career of his craft, but . . . I really have to wonder how some of this man's books made it into print. I have tried to read several, and set each aside in disgust. The style and plotting were barely above the level of Scooby-Doo.

Am I alone in this opinion? Am I mistaken? Perhaps he merely wrote a few duds and I chose unluckily. The man was so prolific he must have had diarrhea of the pen. There is a vomitous quality to the prose, as if he just yakked it out onto the page and let it dry there. Still -- If anyone can recommend a Ross book they really like, I'll give him one last chance.
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Overrated American Authors - by readertim - 10-22-2007, 06:31 PM
RE: Overrated American Authors - by whitelady - 11-07-2008, 05:42 AM
RE: Overrated American Authors - by Penfeather - 07-27-2010, 03:03 AM
RE: Overrated American Authors - by AliceChell - 07-28-2010, 09:25 AM
RE: Overrated American Authors - by Penfeather - 07-28-2010, 11:58 AM
RE: Overrated American Authors - by debbie60435 - 03-14-2011, 12:36 AM
RE: Overrated American Authors - by Penfeather - 03-18-2011, 04:22 AM
RE: Overrated American Authors - by romanticdress - 08-31-2012, 08:18 PM

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