Almost the rule of fifty
At The New York Times, Mo Willems tells how he enlarges his exposure to new kinds of books.
Rule of Fifty
A collection of 26 posts
Stricter than the Rule of Fifty
Tavi Gevinson cites an even stricter observance at the New York Times: [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/26/arts/television/tavi-gevinson-gossip-girl-assassins.html] > 7. Abandoning books I started finishing a lot more books
Just Put it Down
At the New York Times, Lionel Shriver gives a hearty endorsement to the rule of fifty. > Disappointing, overrated, just not good: What book did you feel as if you were supposed to like,
A Relaxed View of the Rule of Fifty
Disappointing, overrated, just not good: What book did you feel as if you were supposed to like, and didn’t? Do you remember the last book you put down without finishing? I tend
A Contemporary Take on the Rule of Fifty
Emily St. John Mandel in The New York Times today [https://nyti.ms/3bk8hYT]: > I often put books down without finishing them. Unless you’re reading for research and need to just power
An early form of the rule of fifty
> I am not prepared to bash my brains for anything, not even for learning’s sake however precious it may be. From books all I seek is to give myself pleasure by an