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But i too hate long books: the better, the worse. if they're bad they merely make me pant with the effort of holding them up for a few minutes. but if they're good, i turn into a social moron for days, refusing to go out of my room, scowling and growling at interruptions, ignoring weddings and funerals, and making enemies out of friends. i still bear the scars of middlemarch.

-Vikram Seth

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But I Too Hate Long Books: The

Vikram Seth

But i too hate long books: the better, the worse. if they're bad they merely make me pant with the effort of holding them up for a few minutes. but if they're good, i turn into a social moron for days, refusing to go out of my room, scowling and growling at interruptions, ignoring weddings and funerals, and making enemies out of friends. i still bear the scars of middlemarch.

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