That’s so true. And in fact, writers and publishers know this. 9/10 new books are either celebrity memoirs, fiction about completely abnormal humans (either fabulously wealthy and at the top of society or totally destitute, from a totally different era/universe), or magical fantasy beings.
Few people want to sit down and read about the minutiae of school drop off, the plumber fixing a clog, or regular marital problems unless the writer is in the top .001% of fantastic storytellers. We read to escape, learn, be entertained, feel, cry, struggle, accomplish.
With that said I hate Hemingway, or did when I was forced to read him and dissect his works throughout my youth. Thanks, male AP English teachers.
I love Tolstoy, a who was a passionate misogynist, so make of that what you will. Lol
That’s so true. And in fact, writers and publishers know this. 9/10 new books are either celebrity memoirs, fiction about completely abnormal humans (either fabulously wealthy and at the top of society or totally destitute, from a totally different era/universe), or magical fantasy beings.
Few people want to sit down and read about the minutiae of school drop off, the plumber fixing a clog, or regular marital problems unless the writer is in the top .001% of fantastic storytellers. We read to escape, learn, be entertained, feel, cry, struggle, accomplish.
With that said I hate Hemingway, or did when I was forced to read him and dissect his works throughout my youth. Thanks, male AP English teachers.
I love Tolstoy, a who was a passionate misogynist, so make of that what you will. Lol