I actually learned nothing from assembling my list of all of the novels that I really love

Anyone who hasn't read this ought to read it. It's one of the best books I've ever read. I have no idea why it's fallen out of fashion.

I've spend several days looking at the list that I put together a few days ago. And as far as I can tell, I've basically learned nothing.

I can tell because I actually had an epiphany about my own work the other day. Whi…