The sentences are sometimes written fully, and oftentimes It's just that the writing style sometimes get on my nerves.
It was a better coming of age than Catcher in the Rye, but I also thought Twilight was a better coming-of-age than Catcher in the Rye (fuck you, Holden Caulfield). Once upon a time there were three brothers. Once upon a time there were three little pigs. Once upon a time there were three soldiers, tramping together down the roads after the war.
Once upon a time there were three billy goats who lived near a bridge. Once upon a time there were three bears who lived in a wee house in the woods.