Sudden Enlightenment

Last night I was contemplating reviewing a Dickens book. I was thinking of saying, "It's laborious in places. That's Dickens," when I realized that's me, also. And then I thought about who my favorite author is. Whose books do I read and re-read and wear out? Ah, what a "school" to attend if I wanted to be even more wordy than I already am by nature. Maybe I need to find an author who writes with...um, what's the opposite of verbosity?