If you're looking for great stories, I have to agree that he's not that compelling--aside from the two novels I mentioned. He's mostly great as one who provides outstanding models for what the language can be. He said once that he's not so much interested in plot as in describing as best he can what things and experience look and feel like. That's the beauty of his prose. His words create almost a sensual equivalent of the thing.
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Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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