As I listen to this interview, I am continuously let down by the interviewer because he does not BUILD on what Joyce Carol Oates provides as food for thought, but dismisses much of what she says? He's run of the mill and too common to be discussing anything with this prolific author.
The interviewer distracts from the interview. His style of interviewing is subtly confrontational and quite awkward. She is a lovely, highly acclaimed author and so well spoken. He reminds me of a sports commentator. He is out of his league and clearly uncomfortable. I doubt he has read any of her books.
I love Joyce Carol Oates. I would prefer to just hear her speak and not have to answer questions. I don't know. In the end I'll listen to anything that has Joyce in it :)
I've never gotten around to reading her, and now I feel like a colossal twit for not prioritizing her on my list. She is soft spoken, but her sincere respect for a person, and that person's story, is absolutely refreshing. She seems authentic to the core, and obviously is in love with life.
I've read very little of her work, but I wanted to hear what she had to say. The interviewer is annoyingly intrusive, too much about himself and his relationship with her, as if he were a critic instead of an interviewer, especially at the beginning, when his smarmy insinuations seemed to make her uncomfortable and throw her off balance.
8 лет назад
Don't feel confortable with the interviewer. Very bad to be a college professor. I think that one from the Literature and/or the English Dept. will do excellent!
What a horrible interview he is rudely biased. It’s so obvious that he needs to get a hold of himself. JCO is wise and in total control of her interview.
What a horrible interviewer: no empathy or sensibility. Still, JCO is so great, her answers are impeccable, intelligent and humane !! Wonderful writer!
JCO praises my ebook on her: www.amazon.com/Obsessions-Exorcisms-Joyce-Carol-Oates-ebook/dp/B07KYC7W3K/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=denise+noe&qid=1561375399&s=books&sr=1-1
@@Denisenoe Hi Denise. I don't have Kindle so I can't read your book. Have you corresponded with Oates? I've met her a few times and corresponded with her. She's an extremely kind person and very giving of her time.
Wow! really enjoyed the interview and JCO's observations and reflections. We're fortunate to live in a time where we can hear and see great talent (and also be reminded of the privileges of our freedoms).
Nicholas - This was not a snooze fest but really an engaging talk. I really liked the interviewer. I thought he was very well prepared and asked questions that are not the standard ones. JCO is an institution and she seemed to be having a lot of fun and the audience was breaking up. Her book "A Widow's Story" is my favorite of the decade. I learned a lot, in part because of the unique questions that were asked.
What an enthralling interviewe ! So lively, quite funny at times. To be blunt, awesome stuff. It was great listening to both of you. If only our school teachers had been so inspiring. And yes, reading novels is a thrilling and enriching activity (and not a waste of time, like many non readers like to proclame). Listening to authors, and to Joyce Carol Oates in this particular instance, is simply delightful.
It's sad to see her so terrified of the progressive mob that she has to continually virtue signal about racism, 'white privilege' and feminism before she goes on to talk about Tawana Brawley and the feminist ideologues.
I saw her advertisement for the master class and the advise she gave was terrible, and she seemed like a very pretentious writer surprised to see she is so accomplished, Maybe she was giving advise that she thought was plausible rather than authentic.
Uzair Akram What advice was terrible? I also saw an advert, and I thought the advice was particularly good, at least for me. Made me want to search for her here on youtube.
@@retornado20 She was saying something about being distracted by people or something. It seemed like a very narcissistic advice, like she was feeding into the narcissism of some writers. It was a master class add, and most people there tend be competent at what they teach but she didn't seem like it so I looked her up and was surprised. Different strokes for different folks I suppose
@@uzairakram899 The reason I'm here is for the same quote about distraction, and it seems most people liked and related to it going by their comments, reason why I'm searching for the exact clip.
Vidal; was a self-important, egotistical, no talent loud mouth, dumbass. Just like you. He wrote books that only pretentious fools pretended to read, but didn't think any other writer in the world was as good as he was. Good riddance to him, and to any low IQ fool who quotes his bullshit.
I was about the same age as Tawana Brawley and I saw the story on the news that night, and a white veteran police officer said "I don't know what happened to this girl but I know it was horrific," Somehow I believe the officer on the scene who impacted me as a young girl with his honest, experienced and emotional assessment. I think Oates doesn't know what she is talking about.
