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I had fallen out of love with fiction. Now I’m back in its arms – and relishing every minute

Novels were starting to seem like a thing of the past for me, until I found a book I couldn’t put down. Is there anything better?

I had fallen out of love with fiction. Now I’m back in its arms – and relishing every minute

TL;DR

  • The author had stopped reading novels due to a lack of time, patience, and mental space.
  • A friend recommended Jonathan Franzen's novel 'Crossroads,' which the author found incredibly engrossing.
  • The article discusses the historical distinction between 'middlebrow' and 'highbrow' fiction, using Franzen's work as an example.
  • The author expresses frustration with the long wait for the subsequent books in Franzen's 'Crossroads' trilogy.
  • The author finds a parallel in Hilary Mantel's lengthy gaps between novels.

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