The best of the Long Read in 2017
by Jonathan Shainin from on (#3BNHA)
Our 20 favourite pieces of the year
Every year, it seems like the world gets even worse and the Guardian publishes a hundred long reads about it. But this is only an illusion. In fact, we publish 150 long reads each year - there are three every single week! - and most of them are not about the failures of globalisation or the ecological devastation caused by mankind.
Catching up with all of our stories from this year would take about 36 hours, if you finished each one in 15 minutes and didn't take any breaks. But for those of you who can't spare that kind of time, we have chosen our 20 best articles of 2017 - designed to provide you with at least a few hours of excellent holiday reading.
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