Han Kang writes about the body in a way that Western literary fiction rarely manages.

Can we get a FAQ that includes this? Great post

Why hasn't anyone mentioned mystery in this thread?

Respectfully disagree. Here's my experience: I was skeptical at first but now I'm a convert

Adding to this: consistency beats intensity also helps a lot

This community is so helpful. Thanks everyone

Saving this for later

Mary Oliver's body of work is large and uneven and the good ones are very good.

I've recommended Dune to at least a dozen people and about half of them bounced off the first hundred pages. I now warn them in advance.

Reading slowly on purpose for a year taught me I'd been skimming my whole life.

This changed my whole approach. Thank you!

Love the detail in this write-up

Reading the Discworld in publication order reveals the evolution of Pratchett's ambition. It's striking.

Neil Gaiman reading his own work is the canonical experience and I won't hear otherwise.

Tried this today and it actually works!