..it doesn't strike me as particularly American? I could easily see a Danish article written in this style. I don't dislike it but I do agree that the point sho

..it doesn't strike me as particularly American? I could easily see a Danish article written in this style. I don't dislike it but I do agree that the point should be at the top. Trying to build a crescendo seems to build on the assumption that your reader is fascinated by your writing already. It might be true if you have a following. Maybe this author does, I am not sure.