Tyler Cowen: belief

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…Like millions of other people, I was completely captivated by the quartet, the Brilliant Friend, in ways in which I almost haven’t been since childhood reading. I’m nervous to go back and read those books because I had the most intense, immersive experience with them. Then I read her other shorter fiction, and I think she is an amazing. I’m reading her in translation, obviously, by the way. But she’s a terrific writer. She reflects upon language, the power of language. Deeply, deeply feminist. I was absolutely enthralled by discovering her. On a second read they held up quite well for me, but I would say one and two rose in status and three and four fell a bit. Yes, that I can imagine. I can imagine that. I haven’t done it yet, so I don’t know, but that makes sense.…

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