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The rhythm of writing is so important, and rarely discussed! Children's books are a great way to discover writing with musical prose that flows like magic when you read it aloud (Gobbolino The Witch's Cat is an absolute delight on this front). Like you, I'm unable to read books that don't possess this quality. I'm reading Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain at the moment and the musicality or the writing is surprisingly sublime. I must find out who the ghostwriter was, if indeed there was one.

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