Gosh, I hate that in some books! Just get to the f*cking point and not make me read 1,000,000 pages :P

I had to abandon War on Peace for a similar reason. I think that a lot of classic books are not that good but people claim to read them for snobbery value.

I actually recently got a book from an author who has a similar style to Terry Pratchett... But... I cant find it :/.
BTW have you read Johnny and the Bomb? I recently ordered another copy as it's been ages since I last read it.

Avoid Ayn Rand, unless your hooked on her type of work just avoid!