V S Naipaul books I've read

[@Richard.HistoryLit]

The first part of _In A Free State_ is significant and perhaps to an extent the slave in _A Bend In The River_ but the entire published output that I have read (over half of it), of fiction I found to be some of the worst writing I have ever encountered. It is all almost literally a crisis in representation, apart from _The Loss of El Dorado_ but that is (remarkable?) historical fiction. If he was born to write he was born to write non-fiction. That's my pretty miserable view of V S Naipaul. I was eager for a Nobel prize winner and someone from the British Commonwealth, writing about the Commonwealth and whatever else. But the writing and then the content: 500 pages of Bizwas was more like 500 pages of TimeWas. The opening ten pages however was something else... how would you describe it? I don't suppose you will but I thought it was enjoyable quality writing. Presumably that was the point. But if he had anything to say about that point, the rest of Bizwas was pointless (intentional required humour imo). Literature is not my main focus in reading however so maybe I have it wrong or have missed things?? I mean no offense, just being straightforward.

[@oldmanandtheread]

No offense taken. I truly appreciate your comment and opinion. I have to admit I'm not an intellectual or academic and I'm, simply, an old man who has read a lot of books in my 77 years and felt the desire to talk about them on You Tube. I'm very much aware that I don't have the ability to analyze and dissect books like many of the other booktubers but I do the best I can. I should mention that I've seen some of your videos and admire your intellect so I fully concede that your opinion is more meaningful than mine.