Grace L. (westword) reviewed Ouch! The Language... on 12/27/2008 + 3 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I was anxious to read a good book about the Southwest US/Mexico, and began reading this book soon after it arrived in the mail. I hadn't read many pages before I realized that the language was going to be tantamount to trying to walk through the barnyard without picking up manure on my shoes. I'm sure there was a pretty good plot and development of characters somewhere in those pages, underneath all the cursing and barnyard words. It depends on your appetite, of course; but I have no stomach for such language. Why is it that so many modern writers rely on empty, blathering curse words to fill in their stories, while early authors of the classics could simply tell an amazing story in 'the King's English'? I do not recommend this book to anyone who does not enjoy immersing their self in a steady string of profanity.

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