I disagree with Kanye. Although most novels are quite lengthy, and their length comes from their wordiness, every word in a novel is pertinent information to the story. A general reason why authors are so wordy in their novels is because a lot of authors like to be very descriptive, in hopes that it will allow the reader to feel as though they are actually in the story rather than in their bedroom reading. Along with being descriptive, authors use diction for symbolism, motifs, and other literary devices cause them to be wordy. What Kanye may not realize is that the reason most novels are so highly respected is because they are so wordy and the authors diction allows the book to have deeper meanings than the plot may initially show, and readers need to be able to "read in 3D" in order to truly understand these books. I don't think Kanye can read in 3D.
I think Kanye is like most readers and is intimidated by the length of a book, and would rather not read it and would prefer "to get information from doing stuff like actually talking to people and living real." My advice to Kanye would be to be brave and take a chance with books rather than be scared because they seem too long. I, at one time, didn't like to read long books because I thought all long books were boring, but after actually reading books that were 200 pages, I found that all books are different and are very inspiring. So while "sometimes people write novels and they be so wordy," I feel the authors diction was choosen for a reason and his work shouldn't be judged upon its length but its quality.
