Why is it often better for a writer to not put things into perspective?

What's the difference between telling anecdotes and writing a book?

Is it possible to write a whole a book like a Roxette song, and should anyone read it?

Should this collection of diary entries be edited into a more readable book?

Why is it so much fun to read Medieval travel stories that are at least partly untrue?

Did conservative ethics turn this great adventure story into such a slow read?

If this is one of the classics of Portuguese literature, why is it such a slow read?