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Ep 476: Offbeat, intricately plotted books for an ambitious reading project

2025/5/6
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What Should I Read Next?

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Anne Bogle: 我很担心凯瑟琳的阅读项目,因为她不喜欢人物驱动的小说。我们应该讨论一下如何选择适合她阅读口味的书籍,并帮助她保持阅读的动力,避免阅读疲劳。 我们应该关注那些情节复杂,并且具有意想不到元素的小说,而不是仅仅关注人物关系的小说。凯瑟琳喜欢的书都有一些不寻常之处,情节复杂,并且具有意想不到的元素,例如时间循环、外星人、奇特的结构等等。 凯瑟琳可能更喜欢那些能提供深刻见解和积极体验的书籍,而不是那些仅仅关注负面或有毒关系的书籍。 我们应该帮助凯瑟琳选择那些能体现她喜欢的不寻常和复杂情节的书籍,而不是她已经读过的那些。 女性小说奖的入围作品和获奖作品与凯瑟琳喜欢的书籍类型相符,但我们应该选择那些能体现她喜欢的不寻常和复杂情节的书籍,而不是她已经读过的那些。 Kathryn: 我最初的阅读目标是基于数字的,但后来我转向了更广泛的阅读意图,例如阅读所有女性小说奖的入围作品和获奖作品。我计划每年阅读大约28本入围名单上的书籍,并按年份分批阅读。我是一个有条理的读者,我喜欢计划我的阅读,并知道接下来要读什么书。 我不喜欢人物驱动的小说,因为我更喜欢情节复杂的小说,而不是仅仅关注人物关系的小说。《明日与明日与明日》让我感到不安的是书中三个朋友之间有毒的关系,而不是它以人物为导向。 我对《悲伤与幸福》的评价褒贬不一,虽然它情节推进很快,但它以意识流的风格写作,这通常不是我的风格。 我更喜欢那些能提供深刻见解和积极体验的书籍,而不是那些仅仅关注负面或有毒关系的书籍。 我决定接下来阅读《盲刺客》,因为它在我的书架上,而且吸引着我。

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Reading projects take all shapes and sizes, and today's guest has set a goal to read all the Women's Prize for Fiction shortlists and winners.

Today, Anne is talking books with Kathryn, who lives on the island of Okinawa, Japan, with her military husband and energetic golden retriever. Kathryn works for a nonprofit and spends her leisure time reading, knitting, or walking on the beach close to their home.

Since Kathryn's project is an ambitious one, she's come up with a strategy of reading one year at a time, though not necessarily in chronological order. Today she and Anne talk about which years or titles she may want to bump to the top of her read-next list. They also touch on reading project fatigue and ways Kathryn can truly enjoy the process of reaching her reading goal.

Find the list of titles mentioned today and share your reading and project recommendations for Kathryn by leaving a comment over at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/476).

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