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The quote argues that a weak middle ruins a novel more than a weak ending does. It also suggests the speaker has become willing to accept unsatisfying endings, but not a flawed center section.
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Originally said in English.
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About Lev Grossman
American novelist and journalist
Lev Grossman is an American novelist and journalist. He is best known for the Magicians trilogy, which began with The Magicians in 2009 and continued with The Magician King and The Magician’s Land. He was book critic and lead technology writer at Time magazine from 2002 to 2016. His later work includes the children’s books The Silver Arrow and The Golden Swift, the novel The Bright Sword, a reimagining of the King Arthur legend, and the screenplay for The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, adapted from his short story.
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