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I'm terrible at writing dialogue. Looking for books with great dialogue to learn from.
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Go outside and eavesdrop on some real conversations you nonce.
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>>7477293
But everyone outside has an IQ in double digits and nothing interesting to talk about.
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Go read some plays
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>>7477290
Turgenev
Roth
Beckett
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Carpenter's Gothic by Gaddis has best recreation of irl dialogue I have ever encountered
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These books feature some of the best portrayals of natural dialogue I've ever read. I highly recommend them (not only for their dialogue; they have great literary merit)

Nine Stories
Franny and Zooey
No Country for Old Men
Rabbit Run
A Confederacy of Dunces
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
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listen to people speaking. aping the speech of other writers will date your work, it will show.
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Think about how would you answer
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>>7477290
Let your characters' dialogue develop naturally based on context and personality. You know, like it does in real life.
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>>7477590

I second this motion.
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>>7477290
A Brief History of Seven Killings

I'll shill this book every chance i get
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