I’ve moved on to the next book from the Burgess list: Staying On by Paul Scott.

Sometimes the most unsettling books are the ones that politely refuse to wrap things up. #BookSky #Reading #Literature

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I wrote about why Catch-22’s most annoying techniques are also its most effective ones—and why copying them usually fails.

New essay is up.

#Booksky #Literature #Reading #Burgess99

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I published my first longer, paid essay today—a serious argument about Catch-22 that looks past the jokes and into the system the novel builds. No verdicts, just rereading. #Booksky #Literature #Reading bookswortharguingwith.substack.com/p/catch-22-a...

I picked up Catch-22 again after more than two decades and realized the novel makes a lot more sense now. This is a bad thing, of course. #Booksky #Books #Literature
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I wrote about rereading—why it’s enlightening, humbling, and sometimes brutal for both book and reader.

It turns out the second encounter is where the real argument begins. #Booksky #Books #Literature #Reading

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Come and join us at Books Worth Arguing With. We're currently wrestling with Anthony Burgess's personal list of favorites. It's an ... interesting list. #Booksky #Literature #Reading #Books bookswortharguingwith.substack.com?r=46xe1&utm_...

I keep thinking I’ve “read” this book before, then I hit a page I clearly skipped mentally the first time. #Booksky #Reading #Literature #Books

I wrote about why I’m letting Anthony Burgess boss around my reading life for a while.

His “99 novels” list is brilliant, eccentric, and occasionally unhinged—perfect company. #Booksky #Books #Reading #Literature

The introduction is here:
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I’ve started a literary Substack where we reread books, rethink old opinions, and occasionally apologize to novels we misjudged years ago.

It’s called Books Worth Arguing With.

The welcome essay is up—join us and disagree. #Booksky #Literature

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