Style and structure are the essence of a book; great ideas are hogwash.
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977), Russian-American novelist
Follow this silver watch with your eyes. Back and forth it moves. Moving… moving…. You are feeling sleepy. You are feeling hungry. When I count to three, you will forget about any lengthy chapter introduction and awake starving for information about these handler things. One. Two. Two and a half…