John Irving says he takes great pleasure in
constructing a novel. Designing the architecture.
That’s what’s wrong with them. They are fabricated.
Some would say pre-fabricated, or mass-produced,
but everyone has recurring leitmotifs. Signature licks.
You can’t hold it against a person. If something works,
run it into the ground and break its nose off.
Look at Steven King, or Tom Clancy.
Talk about a clockwork orange.