Why Do People Write Books?

Like...regular books? Like in a bookstore?

I mean, yeah, like regular books.

I don’t know, I think there’s two reasons that people write. Either that they love it, and they like telling stories, or they’re passionate about something and they want to get it on paper, or they’re just passionate about something. Like people wonder why I write for the newspaper and do opinions and stuff since I don’t talk a lot.

You do opinions?

Sometimes.

I’m more surprised that you have time to write for the newspaper.

It’s like extra homework.

Okay, let me ask you another question. Your favorite book is Anna Karenina.

Yes!

Why do you like it?

I mean, honestly...because I just got so sick of reading in high school because you’re forced to read so many books you don’t like that I just stopped reading completely, until I chose that class...it was just so different. The style of writing. Every small thing had some bigger thing about it, and every time I read it again I notice something new.

What did you learn?

What did I learn?

This is important. I have to finish my blog post.

Don’t cheat on your significant other...I’d say that’s probably the strongest message. Or like...stay away from men named 󠀠󠀠󠀠󠀠󠀠󠀠󠀠

Men named what? Bromsky?

Like V as in Volcano. Vronsky.

Ohhhhh.

I don’t know, it seems like something that would be more modern, because you have a love triangle, and a secret forbidden romance, but I really liked the writing style. Like the plot seems modern but the writing style is so different. It’s like a puzzle.

Do you think books should have a lesson? Or, like, do you think when someone writes a book--okay, the way I’m asking this is like, really bias-ing, but I don’t know how else to ask it. Like do you think you can learn something from a book that the author didn’t like--you know, or is it just like--you know. Okay, that’s my question.


I don’t think every book has an explicit lesson in it. I feel like people that write books probably have some reason that they’re writing it, but I don’t think that necessarily comes out in the writing. At least for me, more often than not I will learn some lesson from a book, but I don’t think it’s the same for everyone. I think the way you interpret a book is different based on how you think.
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Written by Rynd M.