Talk:The Wicker House/@comment-24918243-20140716172209/@comment-24918243-20140716224923

In all honesty, i think they overuse of  the Thesaurus made the story harder to read and in some cases you had words that I thought that were a bit inappropriate in their use. I do understand what you were trying to achieve, as far as a Lovecraftian style. But I generally like to keep the vocabulary and writing style somewhat lightweight and straightforward. Keep in mind that Ernest Hemingway, who is considered one of the greatest writers of the English language wrote at a level that a 6th grader could understand. Even Stephen King and my personal current favorite Neil Gaiman write in a simple style, unencumbered by a exaggerated and overly verbose style. There is beauty in simplicity. And in a lot of ways it can be a lot harder to pull off.