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> He is lamenting how while promoting his book he is getting interviewed by people who have only read the marketing sales points. Incidentally, if his book res
by bambax 5y ago
> He is lamenting how while promoting his book he is getting interviewed by people who have only read the marketing sales points.
Incidentally, if his book resembles this essay, it's no wonder people prefer to read the marketing synopsis. He should maybe do some introspection instead of accusing the whole world of being... I'm not even sure what... childish?
People's time is precious. Don't waste it in vain.
- barry-cotter 5y agoQuite. Why waste your time reading War and Peace when you can read the LitCharts study guide [1] that helpfully explains the literary motifs, symbolism and relationship between the characters? Time is money after all. [1]https://www.litcharts.com/lit/war-and-peace https://www.litcharts.com/lit/war-and-peace
- SuoDuanDao 5y agoI think Shakespear had it right when he had a verbose character say, 'brevity is the soul of wit'. Very few writers can craft a compelling narrative on the same scale as Tolstoy. There's something I observed around people who study literature full time where they spend all this time with classic epics and want to do that themselves. But Tolstoy had a lot to say and earned the reader's attention. Most people, even most professionals, are not at Tolstoy's level, and the sin isn't being less skilled than a generation-defining genius like him but in eschewing the tools of the journeyman.