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Alicia, I do have to say that life is not too short for David Foster Wallace, whose own life was indeed too short—but then I've read Ulysses by Joyce four times.So, go figure.

I love Terry's Substack and had already read his post that includes 'long ass' and a fab link to you, dear Alicia.

For short, fabulous books consider Colm Tóibín though not The Magician because it's long, though wondrous, and consider Julian Barnes--everything he writes is short and he is truly marvelous. I have a long list of favorite books and wish I could join your bookclub. xo ~ Mary

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Aptly enough, this club read "Ulysses" just before I joined! I do appreciate DFW and feel somewhat bad for not finishing the book. Perhaps I'll just have to return to him at a better time. I have loved his shorter work though. I read "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again" a few years back and adored it.

Thank you so much for the Colm Toibin and Julian Barnes suggestions! I'd actually never heard of either one.

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You're about to fall in love with these writers. And, actually, you do probably know Colm Tóibín because the movie Brooklyn is based on his novel of that same title. xo ~Mary

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Have you come across Gay Talese? Amazing writer, who writes nonfiction like fiction. Seminal essay is Frank Sinatra Has a Cold: https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a638/frank-sinatra-has-a-cold-gay-talese/

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4 times? Well done.

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