Nuance is anathema to his thinking, which is why he can maintain such fidelity to his ideas in a-hundred-and-forty-character bursts.

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The same goes for his writing. The beauty of all of his novels, from The Great Gatsby to Infinite Jest , is that they are complex and complexly brilliant. This makes them challenging to read and understand.

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