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Book the magus5/20/2023 To borrow a few lines from Frost, there are “miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.” Still, whenever I find myself facing a list like The Modern Library’s 100 Best Novels, let alone a book like 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, my literary score sheet rates remarkably low. This is no great confession, of course every writer has sins of omission. For someone who teaches writing and literature, I’ve always felt woefully unread in the classics. This spring, when my classes were over and I’d finally finished grading student papers, I vowed (once again) to spend the summer broadening my range and depth as a reader. This essay was originally published on October 5, 2008. In today’s feature, Jeremiah Chamberlin reflects on leaving out as a way of welcoming the reader in. Editor’s Note: For the first several months of 2022, we’ll be celebrating some of our favorite work from the last fourteen years in a series of “ From the Archives” posts.
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