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Of bees and wolves, and a fickle wind: tales of rediscovery

By Anthony Doerr

September 19, 2004

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To be called interesting is still a compliment, no doubt, but the adjective is hardly a superlative nowadays. It seems to have lost both muscle and panache; when's the last time you saw a book jacket with the blurb ''Interesting!" placed prominently above the title? No, ''interesting" is more often employed as cocktail-party filler (''Hmm, interesting . . ."), or ... (Full Article: 868 Words)