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Brendan's avatar

At the risk of being one of the men who is reminded of and recommends DFW in response to pretty much anything, I'm reminded of and recommend DFW's essay "How Tracy Austin Broke My Heart" for more on the frustrating, inarticulate dream state of high-end athleticism.

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Lydia Perovic's avatar

Ahh now I want to read this. I've been following your mid-life crisis in suburbia binge, may I recommend Julian Barnes' The Sense of an Ending? He's so brilliant on how life incrementally becomes what you didn't really hope for -- how you settle in to a life, and possibilities narrow down. Also, one of the stories in Zadie Smith's Grand Union, 'Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets'.

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