A. H. Zakai @kripken.com · Jan 1 Lots of people with takes about Dan Wang's recent post, but here's a niche response to the bit in the picture: No, do not stop halfway through Piranesi. Clarke's genius is shown exactly in how the second half grounds the first in reality, and builds a synthesis.
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Is the first half more magical? Well, yes. But by itself it would feel lacking, incomplete. The very last pages are saying something profound, which could not be expressed without the first and second halves of the book, the magical and the mundane - and their interconnectedness.