The Paris sewers are actually interesting though - eviltoast
  • Zombiepirate@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 months ago

    Oh I agree! It adds so much to have such detail about the time and location. It just makes me laugh that it seems a third of his page count (that I’ve read) is essays.

    • Eq0@literature.cafe
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      2 months ago

      Maybe he went the other way. He had a bunch of essays and wondered “what coherent story can I build out of this?”