It's not really possible to open 'The Casual Vacancy' without a lot of expectations both high and low crashing around in your brain and distorting your vision. There's no point pretending they're not there. Lev Grossman braincasualcrash share on social
It's a great thing when you feel that you recognize yourself, deeply and movingly, in a work of literature. Lev Grossman deeplyfeelgreat Change image and share on social
People - me included - want to get excited about books. Good books are a good thing. Lev Grossman bookexcitegood Change image and share on social
And I'm not as young as I once was. At my age, I don't have time to be bored. Lev Grossman ageboretime Change image and share on social
My specialty as a collector is books that almost have value. When I love a book, I don't buy the first edition, because those have become incredibly expensive. But I might buy a beat-up copy of the second edition, third printing, which looks almost exactly the same as the first edition except that a couple of typos have been fixed. Lev Grossman beatbookbuy share on social
I have spent many, many hours reading J.K. Rowling's work. I am a known 'Harry Potter' fan. Lev Grossman fanharryhour Change image and share on social
I guess I was raised in a household with a lot of reverence for the physical sanctity of books. You didn't destroy books. Lev Grossman bookdestroyguess Change image and share on social
How often have I met and disliked writers whose books I love; and conversely, hated the books and then wound up liking the writer? Too often. Lev Grossman bookconverselydislike Change image and share on social
Hating a book is not unlike hating a person; in fact it's tempting to just go ahead and hate the author personally, by proxy, qua human being, except that I know that would be a mistake. Lev Grossman aheadauthorbook Change image and share on social