Ep 141: The Enneagram of your favorite book
What Should I Read Next?
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The Fours
I love tortured characters, Ian. I don't want to be one. Who wants to read about somebody who's khaki? You know, there's my neighbor. They're very beige. And yet there are characters like in Wendell Berry's novels or Marilyn Robinson's. There's a certain piece of illness inside of those characters that make them very, very delicious in some ways and beautiful. Those are two of my favorites right there. Oh, they break your heart. But in the best way, it's the kind of heartbreaker. Do it again. Please turn the page."
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