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Ep 472: Literary + Genre = match made in heaven

2025/4/1
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Anne Bogle: 我热爱当代文学小说,但那并不意味着每天都读像詹姆斯·乔伊斯那样的书。我喜欢那些文字优美、情感饱满、能够引发思考和讨论的书籍,即使人物不讨喜,或者叙述者不可靠,我也能接受。重要的是,小说能够深入探讨人性,并提供丰富的谈资。 我理解"文学小说"这个词的含义很宽泛,重要的是找到自己真正喜欢的书。我们今天讨论的文学小说,指的是那些文字优美,情节引人入胜,能够引发深刻思考的书籍,它们可能融合了多种类型元素,比如悬疑、爱情、冒险等等。 我欣赏那些能够巧妙地平衡文学性和类型元素的小说,它们既有深度,又有可读性,能够让读者在享受阅读乐趣的同时,也能获得精神上的满足。 我非常高兴听到Lara也喜欢这种类型的书籍,并且愿意尝试不同类型的作品。这说明我们对阅读的理解和追求是相似的。 Lara: 我喜欢探索人生百态的小说,因为它们给了我很多与其他读者讨论的话题。阅读对我来说是慰藉和好奇心的来源,小说能帮助我们理解人性。 我最近意识到,我特别喜欢那些既有文学深度,又包含悬疑、冒险或爱情等类型元素的书籍。它们能够引发更深层次的思考,并提供丰富的谈资。当然,我也会阅读一些轻松的类型小说,但那些能够引发深刻思考和讨论的书籍,更能让我感到满足。 珀西瓦尔·埃弗雷特的《詹姆斯》是一本非凡的书,它重新演绎了《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》的故事,并赋予了吉姆这个角色更多的智慧和情感。艾米丽·哈巴克的《鲨鱼之心》用一个男人变成大白鲨的隐喻,探讨了人生变化的主题。朱丽叶塔·亨德森的《关于诺曼·福尔曼的有趣的事》讲述了一个12岁男孩为了纪念去世的朋友而创作并表演喜剧节目的故事,展现了人性的善良。 塔菲·布罗德塞尔·埃克纳的《长岛妥协》虽然文笔很好,但开头过于露骨的情节让我感到不舒服。这说明,即使是优秀的作家,也可能创作出不适合我的作品。 我最近读了布雷特·安东尼·约翰逊的《我们燃烧白昼》,它以1993年韦科事件为背景,是一部文学化的成长小说。我还重读了艾莉森·S·巴赫的《婚礼的人们》和夏尔曼·威尔克森的《好土》,这两本书都巧妙地平衡了轻松和沉重的元素。 我期待阅读更多能够引发深刻思考和讨论的书籍,即使它们的情节有些奇特或离奇,只要在一定程度上具有合理性,我都能接受。

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Anne Bogle and her guest, Lara, discuss contemporary literary fiction, defining it as beautifully crafted writing that evokes emotion without necessarily featuring likeable characters or avoiding difficult topics. They emphasize the importance of plot and engaging narratives, even in literary works.
  • Definition of contemporary literary fiction as emotionally evocative and well-written, not necessarily requiring likeable characters.
  • Emphasis on the balance between literary merit and engaging plot.
  • Importance of relatable characters, even if unlikeable.

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Finding highly discussable books for book clubs often feels like a full-time job, especially if you're a member of multiple long-standing book clubs like today's guest, Lara.

Today, Lara joins Anne to talk about her constant search for fiction that explores the human condition in all its messy glory. She loves these sorts of books because they give her so much to talk about with her fellow readers. Recently, Lara was listening to an episode of our podcast when she heard Anne mention her appreciation for books that are literary AND, as in literary novels that also bring in strong genre elements like romance or adventure or mystery. Lara's reaction was, Oh, me too. 

In their conversation today, she and Anne talk more about books that are literary AND, and Anne recommends specific titles Lara may want to add to her TBR.

Find the full list of those titles and other links from today's show at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/472).

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