Coworker says she wants to get into literature

>coworker says she wants to get into literature
>let her borrow The Wind-up Bird Chronicles by Murakami to ease her in
>6 months later she is only 103 pages in, says its too slow, this is the page where a penis first shows up, and gives it back

>she then goes out and buys Turtles All The Way Down by John Green

I thought this was a meme Veeky Forums

You didn't ease your co-worker into it, instead throwing her into a rather long and strange book by the standards of non-readers. She would have benefited from something like All the Pretty Horses which has an understandable narrative but plays with form and language in a more provocative yet accessible manner.

Should've given her colorless tsukuru tazaki bruh. Wind-Up is a tome.

Crazy how all the white girls are buying the new john green.

I understand that now, but at least a months ago anons would say that a Murakami book was a safe bet for a lit rec for a new female reader

I mean, sure, to us it is, but you have to consider that to a person who doesn't read at all and likely only consumes simple pop narratives, Murakami isn't exactly familiar territory. He juggles some strange material. Next time recommend The Road or Ishiguro or something similarly accessible yet interesting.

Yeah no worries dude, Murakami is good for chicks. All The Pretty Horses would be a fucking horrible suggestion.

>chicks

>Girlfriend sees me reading Infinite Jest
>”Like what literally is that, user?”
>Tell her it’s good, she should feel free to borrow it
>”Like literally lol, not reading a book about tennis and drugs, seriously.”
>Three weeks later, comes home from work and tells me her cube buddy, cute guy at the office that she’s always rubbing in my face when I don’t give her attention, recommended she read Infinite Jest. Asks me if I’ve heard of it.
>Become enraged, say nothing.
>She reads Infinite Jest in the living room every day with a pumpkin spice latte in her hand
>Tells me how good it is, how I should like literally read it oh my gawd. Literally cannot even. Literally can’t. Can’t even. Can’t even articulate one thing she enjoy she about it.
>Break up with her, move to another state

My hatred for women knows no bounds.

This didnt happen, it couldnt have

Well unfortunately it did. My therapist didn’t believe it either.