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Aren’t Books Supposed to Make You Intelligent? On BookTok, Anti-Intellectualism, and Smut
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Thus when I talk about my “I” who writes, I should immediately add that I’m talking about my “I” who has read (even when it’s a question of distracted reading, the trickiest kind of reading). And I should emphasize that every book read carries within itself a host of other writings that, consciously or inadvertently, I’ve taken in.
Elena Ferrante • In the Margins: On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing
Literary theory
Lotte Hutton • 2 cards
Aren’t Books Supposed to Make You Intelligent? On BookTok, Anti-Intellectualism, and Smut
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On Literature & Writing
Andie Cogliani • 1 card
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Being an introvert, I relate to these characters on a whole different level!! 🥹
Ove from A Man Called Ove is the kind of guy who keeps to himself, avoids unnecessary conversations, and prefers routine over socializing. But deep down, he cares a lot more than he lets... See more
deludediariesinstagram.comIt was the dilemma of engaged literature. One simply could not be sure what a book might do, or if it would do anything at all.