I've never read a novel I wished were longer. I have read many I wished were shorter.

The real tip is always in the comments

McCarthy is doing things at the sentence level that take multiple readings to see fully.

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The physical collection I keep for poetry: small hardcovers on a dedicated shelf, no other books there.

I miss the spatial memory thing from physical books. The percentage counter just doesn't do the same thing.

I tried digital annotation apps for a year and then went back to pencil. The physical engagement matters.

E-ink refresh rates are no longer an obstacle. The current generation is genuinely fast enough.

Four novels in fifty years is not a small output if all four are Housekeeping, Gilead, Home, and Lila.

Claudia Rankine made me rethink the borders between essay and poem and I've never recovered.

As someone with a year of experience, I can confirm this is solid advice

Ye Wenjie's decision is the most understandable and most horrifying thing in the trilogy.

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