Jonathan Coe
"it's got everything a novel ought to have"
The Rain Before it Falls author on the book that he wishes he'd written...
He might have been called "the best English novelist of his generation" by Nick Hornby, but what's the book that Jonathan Coe wishes he had written himself?
Tom Jones by Henry Fielding
"It's got everything a novel ought to have: it's beautifully structured, with magnificent architecture; it's a fantastic story; it's very funny and it's full of generosity and good nature. It's one of the warmest classics that I think you could think of - it leaves you with a warm glow when you've read it."
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