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Wow thank you for such a thorough answer! Totally agree on Dostoevsky creating truthful characters. I'm not sure if you already have a video regarding gender and how men write women vs. how women write women, but if not, I think it would be an interesting one. I'd love to hear your thoughts about the details of how and why men miss the mark when writing women or when they actually nail it. Although, I'm not sure if that's a type of video you're going for with your channel, bc I can already imagine how provacative that subject can be for some viewers lol. Tyvm for the recs, added these to my list and will check em out!

Dostoevsky definitely doesn't write characters truthfully - he is too in love with sentimentalism, his characters often suffer inexplicable mental ilnesses, violence in his books is the result of some eloquent nihilistic mind exercise, etc... His domain is literature of big ideas, not observing human nature. You should read Nabokov and also Piotr Kropotkin critique of Dostoevsky for more info

this is exactly what virginia woolf wrote about in “a room of one’s own”

“We live in male outcomes” yes!

Where does Bret Easton Ellis land on this. I feel like there is a general shallowness to alot of his characters, that it almost doesnt matter their gender, if that makes sense

To me Jane Austen writes the best dudes, and Larry McMurtry the best ladies.

I have never read a female writer who fully understands men, and I get the impression very few women have read male writers that fully undestands women. And I think that's fine. I generally don't believe one can fully understand the life and experience of the opposite gender in its full complexity. Most great writers are more talented at understanding the human experience, and the systemic and historical nuances that frame a man or woman's life.

Men and women have never been able to fully relate to each other and it for sure impacts the way we write. From what I’ve read so far Tolstoy has done the best job of writing women so far. When he’s at his best it feels like he lives and sees people from a fixed point above all of us.

I definitely tend to get more from Dostoevsky’s questions than his often religious conclusions, especially when he reduces women to these divine symbols with limited complexity or agency.

Mating - Norman Rush Other People’s Clothes - Calla Henkel Stalin’s Daughter - Rosemary Sullivan A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith Anna Karenina - Tolstoy The Idiot - Elif Batuman

A lot of interesting points here, great video! One thing that's resonated with me is your point about male authors of female characters. Totally agree with your take on Murakami's female characters. As a guy I always found his female characters to be brazenly offensive at worst and somewhat passable at best. I know how highly you revere Dostoevsky, what is your opinion on how he writes women? I've always enjoyed all of his characters, regardless of gender, but wanted to see if you had any thoughts there. Also, other than Mating, do you have any other books you'd recommend with really well developed female characters? Admittedly, I've read mostly non-fiction in my life and have started reading fiction more in the last couple years. I'd love to get a better frame of reference of what it means to write truly authentic and nuanced female characters.

where is infinite jest?

the fact that nobody talks about the book called Manifestation Hacks by Olivia Cooper speaks volumes about how people are stuck in a trance.

So cool you're reading The Informers --- I'm curious of your thoughts on it. If you end up liking Juan Gabriel Vásquez, I think his best book is The Shape of the Ruins

so glad to hear you're enjoying your time over there!

loved the video! i would listen to you for hours, you always have interestings points o view

People don't go to Jesuit College to be "educated" though they are renown for that. The whole point of the order from its inception is to combat the Protestant Reformation, so by nature, the content is going to be ideological. That said, I like the way you think. You are open to opposing perspectives☑ Blessed be the peacemaker🙏

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If you like Spinoza, definitely read "Spinoza's Religion" by Clare Carlisle. A fantastic exploration of his ideas.

You look like Lordes daughter and I mean that in the highest of praises

Do you have storygraph or Instagram?

thx for this update, yesss to enrichment!!! the range of things u read is so commendable:)

8:50 Indeed.

Why are you sorry for using glasses you clearly need? Your eyesight is a precious commodity, make sure to retain it as long as you possibly can.

Trust me, "men written by women™" can be just as janky and immersion crushing as "women written by men™" (case. in point *a lot* of romance novels)

Thank you for recommending Kafka in your other video. I read it, and it was really good! You should buy another cheaper pocketbook copy but in english!?! I always find it funny when women get annoyed when a man writes a female character well :P Could this be why some male authors opt for a unisex pen name, to avoid women approaching the book with the assumption, "I probably won’t connect with how this man portrays a female character"?

Glad your enjoying your program.

I agree with you so much!! It’s so important to take the time to observe and reflect different perspectives. I believe the world is such an influenced place and not a lot of people take the time to look into what they “believe” in. You’re an intelligent individual and it definitely shows by the simple fact that you put the time and energy to emerge yourself into topics that you don’t necessarily lean towards.

Daisy Ashford's The Young Visitors is genuinely a great book. That she was so young when she wrote it is crazy

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You've got 2 check out Catcher in the Rye 😂🙈

Bro, if you want to feel discomfort, I've read a book about a 35 year old teacher who starts seeing a 16 year old dude, romantically. It's not discomfort like in Lolita (that book sucks major ass to me) but in the sense that this author makes you dig the relationship. It's called A Much Younger Man by Dianne Highbridge, it can also be beneficial to your neurons and shit.

why do u read so much about communism? What would you do if brett easton ellis gifted you art of the deal and a trump hat?

When it comes to children in fiction, the one that comes to my mind is Liesel, from "The Book Thief", even though she is not the narrator, it´s an unforgetable experience to follow her through those difficult war times. One of my favourite books ever. Plus, also a Dostoevsky fan here. So glad I found your channel, keep going... saludos desde Brasil!!

I’ve been so conflicted about reading the discomfort of evening, I keep hearing mixed reviews. However, your review is really changing my mind. I really love reading from a child’s perspective as well, it’s so impressive as a writer but also so interesting to explore through a child’s mind and curiosity. Definitely going to check it out now!

Booktubers if they were honnest. Live is hectic enough without stressing over your hobbies.

"I started mating earlier today" 🤣 Sorry Valentina but that made me laugh. I was like, gurl, you don't have to tell us everything. No but seriously, this was a lovely vlog and the books you got are very nice!! 🙃

Geez. The Universe is so perfectly ON TIME suggesting me this video. Lol. I permanently deleted all my social media accounts last night, and I made this decision because deeply in my heart I knew I should have done it way before, but never had the courage: i desperately needed the validation that came from likes to my pics. The second main reason was the reading habit. I used to be SUCH a bookworm just before starting high school (I related so bad to the Percy Jackson thing! lol!) and after that I fell, like my every other pal, in that dark hole that social medias represent. Before making permanent the decision to get rid of everything related to the online world, I took it gradually and initially I deactivated my accounts: the relief I felt when I noticed I finally started to read again was genuinely priceless, and that is when I knew I had to make that decision as abiding.

why are u simping for him. he seems like just this boring boomer who claims to be hip

Totally agree with what you said about video games. My favorite example is Disco Elysium a detective RPG where you can upgrade the different aspects of your personality. The game is mostly just reading/ listening to the voice acting and making choices so it’s pretty acessible to readers. I’ve always been very into books but I guess this game is the greatest thing I ever read so I can’t stop singing its praises.

Then I guess I'll hold off on recommending the big, fat, controversial novel "The Kindly Ones," about a former Nazi writing his memoirs of the eastern front in guess which war? 😸😆