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I like scribbling thoughts in my books. Every one becomes a personal item. And sometimes I can go back and nostalgically revisit my marginalia. And sometimes it’s hilarious. Today I flicked open my copy of Titan, a biography of John D Rockefeller, 774 pages of fine print…

John Loeber

@johnloeber.com

“Finished Monday, January 2, 2017. 4:47 AM. It was, after all, compelling towards the end. (Also in the start. There was a bit of a lull in the midsection — repetition of some material, and a punctilious attention to detail that I honestly cannot fault.)”

30/11/24, 12:18 am0 reposts2 likes

John Loeber

@johnloeber.com

30 Nov 2024

Reviewing a ~370,000 word, 2.4lb brick of a book with “a punctilious attention to detail that I honestly cannot fault” is the most ridiculous thing I’ve seen all week