A rib of Shakespeare would have made a Milton; the same portion of Milton, all poets ever since.
milton really does throw the genius of shakespeare into focus. hes so leaden in comparison. so slow witted.
im reading heart of darkness cos another guy i rate, mohsin hamid namechecked marlow n kurtz in one of his books.
how this gain classic status this is unbelievably tortured and orientalist/antiblack to boot. i almost want to read a wikipedia page just to find out what happens at the end but i like to feign the appearance of a cultivated gentleman.
tayeb salih's season of migration to the north is 100x better.
Gnomon by Nick Harkaway. Adam Roberts with a twist of Eco and Borges. Recommended.