Reading a novel of punishing difficulty and length is a version of climbing Everest for people who prefer not to leave the house…they’re overawed at themselves for having done such a fantastically difficult thing.
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Writer Mark O’Connell describing the feeling of finishing a long epic novel (is this accurate or what? And this is why I’ve failed to finish novels like Pride and Prejudice and David Copperfield…I prefer to leave the house). Read the full article here: http://bit.ly/kSjcFk |
