“I really enjoy writing novels. It’s like the ocean. You can just build a boat and take off.”—Denis Johnson
Source: threangel
Still doing your holiday shopping? Well we here at The Millions suggest that this year (and every year), you give the gift of great literature. And where better to find some book recommendations than straight from the authors you most admire? Zadie Smith, for example, says you should read Denis Johnson’s Train Dreams. Alexander Chee says you should read Helen DeWitt’s The Last Samurai. Our staff writer, Edan Lepucki, wants everyone to just bite the bullet and read Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl if they haven’t yet.
Another month, another Tumblr post in which we urge you to read Denis Johnson’s Train Dreams. (The book is now enjoying its sixth month on our Top Ten.)
Y’know, we’re really starting to get spoiled with all this Denis Johnson.
This sucker’s out today, and you should totally get your hands on one or two or five.
