I liked this a lot, though I disagree with his position on fiction (i.e. "if it's difficult it's not worth reading"). I get his point though.
And speaking of difficult literature, many points in this little book reminded me of David Foster Wallace's awesome commencement speech from some years back, which you can listen to (un-idly!) in two parts, here:
And speaking of difficult literature, many points in this little book reminded me of David Foster Wallace's awesome commencement speech from some years back, which you can listen to (un-idly!) in two parts, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vET9cvlGJQw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEjVnB7AeBQ