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Have as much sex in the book as possible-a true visionary, an absolute chad. I kid, I kid: Murakami is one of those classic “insanely weird or just insanely genius?” I love the guy, can never decipher or understand his logic, and I adore it. 1Q84 is a majestic piece of fiction, a wondrous symboite of his literary motifs of love, reincarnation, Buddhism, and the transmogrification of the soul. Hardly a soul like him out there aside from Ryu Murakami, but Murakami is a better writer than Murakami.
I don't agree with what Haruki Murakami is saying. Does someone have a better chance of making it as an author as a NFL player? Yeah, sure. That doesn't mean the odds are anywhere close to being in a person's favor. I am not some big fan of Jordan Peterson. I think he's boring and annoying. But I watched a part of a lecture of his from when he taught college. And he explained to a class just how competitive writing is. Walk into an airport bookstore. Look at the display tables and shelves. How much does it cost to get displayed on one of those tables? Because they aren't just giving them away. Stephen king always takes up the top slow with a romance author. Right now Colleen Hoover. Same on the grocery store bookshelf. The most prominent place on that shelf costs the most to have your book there. Or at least that's what he said to the class.. When Stephen King writes a book he sends his lawyers to negotiate the book deal with the publisher. His publishing company have complained because he wants so many millions it has the effect of meaning there is less money they can spend on upcoming authors. The money gets all sucked up by him. Even though he doesn't even NEED the money anymore he takes it all. It's Boomer mentality, take everything and yank up the ladder of opportunity behind you. His books don't even need to be that great cause he built up a brand by just constantly pumping out half baked novels. Which is why Harold bloom disliked him so much. I'm beating up on him but there are other genre others that essentially have the same business model.
Agree. Its a principle within all creative fields where all the money is funnelled to the top. Why listen to your local amateur theatre group or orchestra when you could listen to the best in the world. Why go see some Z-list band when you could go see Taylor Swift. That is not to say Hoover or King are "the best", far from it. But they are recognisable brands which have had lots of marketing money spent on cultivating their audience. The internet is definitely helping to diversify things, there is no longer a "mainstream" within music for example. But unfortunately people still follow the crowd. And what is popular very rarely is good.
Writers and literature side of youtube doesnt get showered with views like skibidi toilet and late night talk show politics. I think its because platforms that aggregate content, like UA-cam, serve convenient information over important information. Their only directive is to maximize screentime. They take videos from every possible context, bottlenecked into one method of communication, and have the impossible task of presenting it organized, algorithmically, and curated for good value to humans. They just give up on the last part, succumbing to monetary decision making. Promoting reading like- makes everyday americans feel stupid, and while that could be used an important motivator to put down the phone and pick up a book, the platform finds it would rather serve them content that leads to more screentime.
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🚀 Want to WRITE better? Join my free writing school: www.skool.com/writeconscious
📚 Book club, daily podcasts, and my writing: writeconscious.substack.com
📖 Read my guide to Haruki Murakami here (free): writeconscious.ck.page/30d93ddf11
Insta: instagram.com/writeconscious
🤔My Favorite Haruki Murakami novel amzn.to/4eyPr14
📕My Best Books of All-Time List: writeconscious.ck.page/355619345e
🔥Want to READ my wife’s fire poetry? Go here: marigoldeclipse.substack.co
I love your content man. I am writing my PhD thesis in history and come to you to get advice to get advice as to not write in a dry manner.
Good luck brotha! What is your thesis on?
@@WriteConscious Thanks man, I am analysing how fascism came to be starting with the colonial empires and how it developed until today
I read a lot of Murakami. Halfway through 1Q84 right now. Looking forward to your thoughts on his books.
Have as much sex in the book as possible-a true visionary, an absolute chad.
I kid, I kid: Murakami is one of those classic “insanely weird or just insanely genius?” I love the guy, can never decipher or understand his logic, and I adore it. 1Q84 is a majestic piece of fiction, a wondrous symboite of his literary motifs of love, reincarnation, Buddhism, and the transmogrification of the soul. Hardly a soul like him out there aside from Ryu Murakami, but Murakami is a better writer than Murakami.
Well the key difference between the Murakamis is when the sex scene takes place
A video that's not about Cormac McCarthy or David Foster Wallace? Nan desu ka?!?
What’s the name of the author and book you mentioned? I’m always on the hunt for fresh voices
Ok I found it. Reading sample now
@@CorpusChristina Perhaps you could also post the name? Thank you.
@@tzirufim Mark Anthony Jarman. 19 Knives.
He’s also got some other interesting titles…
You’re Canadian?!??
For the record, it wasn't me he talked to.
Not me either
I don't agree with what Haruki Murakami is saying. Does someone have a better chance of making it as an author as a NFL player? Yeah, sure. That doesn't mean the odds are anywhere close to being in a person's favor. I am not some big fan of Jordan Peterson. I think he's boring and annoying. But I watched a part of a lecture of his from when he taught college. And he explained to a class just how competitive writing is. Walk into an airport bookstore. Look at the display tables and shelves. How much does it cost to get displayed on one of those tables? Because they aren't just giving them away. Stephen king always takes up the top slow with a romance author. Right now Colleen Hoover. Same on the grocery store bookshelf. The most prominent place on that shelf costs the most to have your book there. Or at least that's what he said to the class.. When Stephen King writes a book he sends his lawyers to negotiate the book deal with the publisher. His publishing company have complained because he wants so many millions it has the effect of meaning there is less money they can spend on upcoming authors. The money gets all sucked up by him. Even though he doesn't even NEED the money anymore he takes it all. It's Boomer mentality, take everything and yank up the ladder of opportunity behind you. His books don't even need to be that great cause he built up a brand by just constantly pumping out half baked novels. Which is why Harold bloom disliked him so much. I'm beating up on him but there are other genre others that essentially have the same business model.
Agree. Its a principle within all creative fields where all the money is funnelled to the top. Why listen to your local amateur theatre group or orchestra when you could listen to the best in the world. Why go see some Z-list band when you could go see Taylor Swift.
That is not to say Hoover or King are "the best", far from it. But they are recognisable brands which have had lots of marketing money spent on cultivating their audience.
The internet is definitely helping to diversify things, there is no longer a "mainstream" within music for example. But unfortunately people still follow the crowd. And what is popular very rarely is good.
Writers and literature side of youtube doesnt get showered with views like skibidi toilet and late night talk show politics. I think its because platforms that aggregate content, like UA-cam, serve convenient information over important information. Their only directive is to maximize screentime. They take videos from every possible context, bottlenecked into one method of communication, and have the impossible task of presenting it organized, algorithmically, and curated for good value to humans. They just give up on the last part, succumbing to monetary decision making. Promoting reading like- makes everyday americans feel stupid, and while that could be used an important motivator to put down the phone and pick up a book, the platform finds it would rather serve them content that leads to more screentime.
He claims he's talked to a female before. Yeah, right.