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I haven't read Philip Roth for a long time.

People do not usually think about history or in terms of history, they just go through it and consider it only when they think they understand it.

Logan 1y ago

And even then, to paraphrase Richard Flanagan, memory eats the truth of any understanding. When it comes to treating history almost like a character in itself, I’m more of a DeLillo guy myself:

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Connie 1y ago

I haven't read any DeLillo books. Do you have any favorites from him?

Logan 1y ago

I’m partial to Libra, personally. Underworld is his long opus, but good places to start with him are Libra, White Noise, and Mao II. He wrote all four of these books one after the other chronologically and it’s one of the more impressive winning streaks in literary history in my admittedly biased opinion.

Connie 1y ago

Thanks! 💜

Logan 1y ago

Of course! He’s got a kind of mysticism to him that I love. His voice is what I imagine the guy from nowhere who stumbles into or materializes in a town and proceeds to divulge the deepest secrets of the universe to the residents sounds like.

Connie 1y ago

Love the image of anyone listening the author’s voice. It’s so difficult to achieve something like that when you write.

Logan 1y ago

Totally agree, a distinctive, compelling voice is hard to hone (probably because some of it is just natural gift) and the writers who have one are really special.