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kleinbl00  ·  3702 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How long does it take you to read a book?

It's a rich, enveloping environment. Arthur C Clarke is similar - he doesn't give the first fuck about his characters but he's all about where you are. An Arthur C Clarke novel is like a protracted article in Conde Nast Traveler for a place that doesn't exist. Tolkien, on the other hand, is a protracted article in National Geographic without the pictures.