Michael Orthofer on Why Fiction Matters
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Marlon James: A Brief History of Seven Killings
There's a book I read a review of. Marlon James, a brief history of Seven Killings. It's 704 pages and they're fairly dense pages. With the time it would take me to read this book, I could fly to Jamaica and spend an additional three days. And therefore, it didn't make sense for me to read the book. Now, how do you feel about that reasoning? Well, I'm full of admiration. If you think you could capture, you know, spending three days in Jamaica would be the equivalent.
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