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The Value of Doing Nothing

22 Apr 2024 DK

"This 190-page memoir chronicles the author's experiences as a "rental person". He has only one rule for himself: to do nothing."

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Books and Writing

Writing Ugly

18 Jul 2023 DK

I think we all tend to go through this phase of "my work needs to be beautiful and quotable", and in our efforts to accomplish this, we often sacrifice clarity.

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Reading Slump vs Writer’s Block

12 Feb 202211 Feb 2022 DK

"I went from being able to inhale 800-page books in 3 days to struggling to finish slim paperbacks. I don't know when or how this happened, but every book I read for the last several years has felt like an event."

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Review: Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters Of The World

17 Oct 2021 DK

I inhaled this book over a long weekend and I'm currently suffering a book hangover. I can't stop thinking about this novel, and don't intend to any time soon. Here's my spoiler-free review.

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Books and Writing

Piranesi: A Study in Character Voice

15 Feb 202114 Feb 2021 DK

What I found fascinating about this book (aside from everything else, because it's brilliant), was the three personalities of the main character.

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