John McPhee is a shockingly good science writerpic.twitter.com/nnSUPnKi5x
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Is there a word for the nonfiction style shared by McPhee, Evan S. Connell, and John Thorne, or am I just reaching for “good”?
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oh cool!
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What makes them so good for you?
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I've been trying to articulate it and failing
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the passage conforms to Classic Style, well described by Francis Noel Thomas in "Clear and Simple as the Truth." Though John Thorne is more self referential than the classic stance would permit his playful tour of ideas fits well
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