Adam Gopnik should loosen up a little

One of my favorite essays is “The Musical Husbands,” written about 20 years ago by Adam Gopnik. His recent stuff, though (for example, his recent book of essays about New York), is spoiled by spelling things out too much. He explains every idea in too much detail, beyond what these little insights can support. Gopnik is not a public utility (in the memorable words of Bill James) and he can do what he wants, but I strongly recommend that he loosen up a bit, let the reader figure things out more, and not take his own ideas so seriously.

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