I think the period that a text was written does have a big impact on how digestible it is. Recently I've been reading William Gibsons sprawl trilogy and switch

I think the period that a text was written does have a big impact on how digestible it is. Recently I've been reading William Gibsons sprawl trilogy and switching to that from things released in the past couple of years is jarring - the turns of phrase and general perspective is different. What I find interesting is that if you persevere through the first few chapters you quickly adapt to the writers voice. Had a similar experience reading the wheel of time recently despite it being published comparatively recently