If on a winter's night
a traveller picks this book,
prepare for a bit of sleight,
for this book's a hook.
A series of just starts,
and no ends in sight,
Divid'd in many parts,
But no parts-whole, not quite.
This, advent'rous reader
is a book compendium,
of oulipo muse, ('ll need her)
and threatens of novels to end 'em.
Why are you still here?
Get going! Go read it!
It's so sure to endear
and addict, you'll re-read it.