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GoGaslightYerself t1_j9y1541 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 11:35 AM

Reply to comment by EndIsNighLetsGetHi in TIL residents of Tangier Island, 12 miles off the coast of Virginia, have remained so isolated they still speak a dialect similar to the original colonists from the 1700s by emily_9511

> God I fucking love this book.

I thought it was an almost impenetrable slog. I'd rather read DFW...and that's saying something!

Apparently both are way above my pay grade (or crank quotient).

EndIsNighLetsGetHi t1_ja0wdux wrote on February 26, 2023 at 12:33 AM

It is almost impenetrable, but damn is it rewarding to finish. All of his books are great. Anathem is by far the best.