Harold Bloom has this notion of strength in literature: lit that can be reread in more and more depth, forever, revealing new things 1/
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I don't think non-fiction works quite the same way. But books like "Out of Control" have s'thing of that strength. 2/
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@michael_nielsen have you read Richard P. Gabriel's books? https://www.dreamsongs.com/Books.html "Patterns of Software" reveals something new each read.6 replies 1 retweet 4 likes -
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@ctitusbrown Do you have any other recs that have that same quality?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@michael_nielsen I'll look into it. I think, yes, but can't remember them offhand :)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@michael_nielsen my reading is very moody - sometimes I'm in the mood for Nielsen style reading, other times I just want to zone out...2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@ctitusbrown An interesting thing about "Out of Control": I think it looks better and better as the years go on.
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