Talk:Dan Simmons

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[edit] Fulsome praise

"From the beginning, Simmons showed himself to be one of the few genre authors who possessed plot developing abilities, and he proved able to write high-level prose that is derived from his familiarity with the classics."

The first part of the sentence strikes me as rather excessively POV, both towards Simmons and against all the other genre authors. The second part seems complimentary but not particularly meaningful; what is the definition of "high-level prose"? I'm not familiar with his work, could someone who is revise the sentence in question? —Clement Cherlin 04:52, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Better now? --maru (talk) contribs 05:06, 20 July 2006 (UTC)