#144: Simple vs Ornate Style, and Sylvia Plath vs Janet Malcolm
From Tea or Books? by Simon and Rachel
November 25, 2025
About this episode
The episode discusses preferences in writing style and compares the works of Sylvia Plath and Janet Malcolm.
Sylvia Plath, Janet Malcolm and our thoughts on writing style – welcome to episode 144! In the first half of this episode, we discuss whether we prefer writing style to be ornate or simple. In the second half, we compare
Topics covered
- writing style
- literature
- comparison
- authors
- art
Keywords
- simple style
- ornate style
- Sylvia Plath
- Janet Malcolm
- writing comparison
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