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The Lesson of the Master is a brilliant story, albeit cruel. It took me a while to figure out what it was about, but by the end, I had fallen in James’ trap and felt as horrible as Paul Overt, the protagonist author of the tale. That’s the mark of a good story, one that coaxes the reader through its strange labyrinth until one is met with the Minotaur of deceit and heartbreak. One of the best I’ve ever read.