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The thing about this bookshelf is that each of these books is a vast experience unto itself, while also being both self-contained and superbly useles… - Jonathan Lethem
" "The thing about this bookshelf is that each of these books is a vast experience unto itself, while also being both self-contained and superbly useless. Reading any one of them doesn't get you anywhere particularly meaningful; you haven't arrived or graduated; you've just gone and done something that passed the time. It's like taking a long walk with a friend who's got a lot to say. There's not cumulative purpose to it - it's just an excellent way to waste your life.
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About Jonathan Lethem
Jonathan Lethem (born February 19, 1964) is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer.
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Harry Conklin
Alternative Names:
Jonathan Allen Lethem
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