A short story can hold a whole life in twenty pages. Rereading a book shows you how much you changed. The author never explains the ending, and that is generous.
The short version
The author never explains the ending, and that is generous. Libraries remain the best recommendation engine ever built. The footnotes were better than many novels I read this year.
Some books are best read in one sitting; others need a month and a pencil. Every great book quietly argues with an older one.
Trade-offs
Keeping a reading log turned a habit into a conversation. Good translation is invisible until you compare two of them. Poetry rewards reading aloud, even to an empty room.
I underlined less this year and remembered more. Good translation is invisible until you compare two of them.
Getting started
Every great book quietly argues with an older one. Abandoning a book is allowed and sometimes wise. Rereading a book shows you how much you changed.
Good translation is invisible until you compare two of them. Reading before bed works best on paper and badly on a phone.
The author never explains the ending, and that is generous. Keeping a reading log turned a habit into a conversation.
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