I went to college at Harvard, then did three years of graduate school at Yale. At both places I studied comparative literature. People find it odd that I went to both Harvard and Yale, and I guess it is odd, but that's just what people did where I grew up. Lev Grossman collegecomparativefind share on social
It's no longer possible to simply build English country houses out of words, because they've already been so thoroughly described that all the applicable words have been used up, and one is forced to build them instead out of words recycled and scavenged from other descriptions of other country houses. Lev Grossman applicablebuildcountry share on social
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