Well, I suppose, because they are not very intellectual. But he was a natural-born story teller and I really respect that gift - lost in all modern novels, it seems.
My favorite Anglophile book is “Lark Rise to Candleford” - the story of Flora Thomson’s childhood in rural Oxford during the 1880s. An unbelieveably beautiful book.
nah, he was a lot more intellectual than the “thriller” list at the bookstore. plus, one needs a break from Neil Postman!
That’s “Thompson,” with a P, for those of you using your online library catalog to request. (Wait-listed: I’m #4.)
I never need a break from Neil Postman, although if I did, there’s Clive Cussler.