Music critic and historian, author of The History of Jazz, writes about slow culture vs fast algorithms
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"Just this morning, I was reading his last novel (Stella Maris), which I was already planning to write about. It’s the best work of fiction I’ve read this year, and testifies to how this remarkable author continued to grow and expand his range in his final years."
"Until recently, I would have said that Blood Meridian is Cormac McCarthy's best book. But his final two-volume work ('The Passenger' and 'Stella Maris')—released last October—is now my favorite. However, these are dark and brutal books, and people should know that before reading them."
"Until recently, I would have said that Blood Meridian is Cormac McCarthy's best book. But his final two-volume work ('The Passenger' and 'Stella Maris')—released last October—is now my favorite. However, these are dark and brutal books, and people should know that before reading them."
"That's a great story. I recommend it to people as the best entry point into Capote's work."
"It’s a masterpiece. I sometimes steer people to Kafka on the Shore because it’s a much shorter book. But 1Q84 gets my complete endorsement."
"It’s a masterpiece. I sometimes steer people to Kafka on the Shore because it’s a much shorter book. But 1Q84 gets my complete endorsement."
"Wind-Up Bird is typically considered his best but I rank it third after Kafka on the Shore and 1Q84. I’ve read 8 of his books, but I rank those three as superior to the others by a meaningful margin."