Literary Fiction Has Lost the Plot
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A close reading of two disappointing openings
A month ago, I wrote a post called “Why You’re Not Writing.” I wrote it in part to figure out why I’m not writing. Sure, I’ve been writing essays, substack posts, the usual scribbled diary entries—I’ve even tried my hand at a screenplay. But for the last five months, I haven’t been writing fiction. When I fretted about this to my partner for the nth time, he very gently said: “I haven’t seen you excited about a book in a long time. When you’re not reading anything you like, it’s hard to get excited about writing.” I think there’s truth to this. I am so frustrated with contemporary…
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