Tag Archive for ‘hall of hacks’
Hall of Hacks, Pt.II: Dan Brown
While the movie The Da Vinci Code did a pretty good job, Dan Brown’s book turned out to be rather awful. Geoff Pullum from Language Log gave it a (buck-)shot.
Hall of Hacks, Pt.I: Harold Robbins
Watch Harold Robbins not being aware of (or not giving a shit about) even the most basic writing techniques with respect to exposition and voice.