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Now that the smoke has cleared, can we agree that he is the greatest dirty realist?
What is Carver?
>>7691106
A poor imitation of Bukakke.
>>7691114
You didn't read Boob Cock Skeet nor Carver, aight?
Is there an unbiased book on the bavarian illuminati that doesn't paint them as evil people?
>>7691097
Koreans are such a fucking disaster it's almost saddening.
>>7691113
Those aren't koreans. Those are japanese. why is it a disaster? They are cute
Do you guys know how to help mend attention spans? In the past couple of months it's been difficult for me to concentrate while doing anything, but especially reading. I'm not sure why but text that usually would be easy to grasp - I read it differently now, you know? It's hard to explain. Also (and this has been happening outside of reading literature) I've been seeing strange flashes or swirls of light in my peripheral vision, and it can be distracting. What's most frustrating about this is that I have a lot of free time because now I spend most days...
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Is the joke that you're being oblivious about how obvious it is you should see a doctor? I don't get it
>>7690991
Okay.
For five minutes before reading, sit down on the floor facing an undecorated wall.
Focus on your breathing, either counting in increments of four (1,2,3,4,2,2,3,4,3,2,3,4,etc.) or thinking 'in' and 'out.'
After you've got that down, start trying to be aware of every part of your body, starting with your toes, and going up to your shins, your thighs, pelvis, stomach, chest, shoulders and arms, your chin, mouth, and ears, etc.
And then try and hold that awareness....
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The work of Peter Kľúčik
Expedition, by Wayne Barlowe
Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials
Barlowe's Guide to Fantasy
The Codex Seraphinianus
The Voynich Manuscript
Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide
Trolls by Brian and Wendy Froud
Man After Man by Dougal Dixon
What would you add to this list?
>>7690979
I haven't heard of any of this before. What is this?
>>7690979
Ars Goetia
>>7690979
>Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials
My grandmother had this when I was a little kid and I found it fascinating. She quickly realized it had depictions or at least explanations of aliens fucking and wouldn't let me see it.
Over twenty years later I was helping clean out the obscene amount of garbage and random stuff from her home. This book was the one thing I wanted, but I couldn't find it. She had no idea what I was talking about.
Just finished this. Expected a bit more out of the last part of the book, but it was a good read.
What does /lit/ think of it?
>>7690923
I never read it.
Is on my to-read list alongside with Thousand Cranes by Kawabata
>>7690923
I thought the same when I finished it but in retrospect I don't think I would have changed the last part at all. I think the big thing is Sensei was born in a time where people did that sort of thing. I think when the general Nogi or whatever his name died it was a sign to Sensei that he too was outdated.
>>7691011
the book probably wouldn't be the same if Sensei read Nietzsche and changed his life around.
What specifically do you mean about wanting more to the last part? I was kind of expecting more from the main character at the time like finding out what happened to his dad but now I believe its better left to our imagination. After the bomb that Sensei dropped I didn't really care about the young guys life
What does Nietzsche say on how to stop being resentful?
You're gonna need a dueling scar, a horse, and a whooooooole lot of coke.
Let's ride.
>>7690868
Let is fuel you to identify and obtain your objectives.
you're not fucking fly paper
I'm slightly drunk.
Recommend me a book for this state of mind, please
life is a text nigga
have some more and then we'll go let some wasted broads tear us to pieces
>>7690891
There is no better feeling than being on the verge of drunkenness. Everything just fits together beautifully.
But I need a read that fits this feeling. Any recs?
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
How do I create a code like pic related? what do I need to know. I want to make it as hard as possible but I still want people to guess it. any essential texts?
just make it impossible but include a couple things that can be deciphered to make it seem possible
I'd like to know this as well. This seems really interesting
For which demographic is Psychoanalytic theory supposed to work best?
Rich/Poor, Women/Men, Left/Right, etc.? What archetype has the best chance for his problems to be suspended?
>>7690380
ppl with mommy issues
>>7690380
>archetype
>demographic
>>7690380
I really don't think that it depends of these factors. You could think one would have best transference with people from his/her own social group, but that's a lot more complicated than that
What are some equivalent phrases/idioms for "down the rabbit hole"?
Reaching here. Ignore context and hit me with anything that's remotely similar in any context.
>>7690364
"Drinking the Kool-aid" is originally a reference to the Jonestown massacre which took place in Guyana about 35 years ago. A group of religious separatists/cultists all drank from a tank of Kool-aid that had been laced with poison, at the behest of the leadership. So the literal and original context is suicide, or being led to suicide.
However, in American usage, "drinking the kool-aid" has also come to mean signing on with what the user wishes to describe as a crazy or unattractive idea:...
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>>7690364
Or if one finds oneself in a sticky situation, in American business contexts (I've been in board rooms where older men used the phrase frequently) being "in the tall weeds" indicates that you are in a tricky, tedious problem or set of problems, which have to be managed. Or you have to parse through lots of data which is not amenable to a simple discussion, which business-people hate. To be In The Tall Weeds, like the Rabbit Hole, is rooted in nature, but indicates a general confusion, which is the...
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People were recommending wheel of time around here, so I finally got around to reading it, and I have to say that the book is pretty boring and cliche. I've only read first 100 pages though, but it feel like it was 200, as the story is advancing extremely slowly. Should I expect something more from it or is it going to be the same for the rest of the books?
i read all of them. its pretty slow, so if youre like me and just wanna know what happens, just scan through boring shit and actually read the good parts.
Who the fuck here would recommend that lad? Stay out of the slum.
i did enjoy the story though
Is man essentially a machine? Discuss the essay.
>>7689886
Man is not a machine because machines act on rationality, whereas human beings sometimes act irrationally in order to exercise their ability as free agents to simply do what they are not told to do.
>read Notes From Underground
>>7689886
yes, it is an irrational machine
>>7689892
We might function irrationally but that doesn't mean that our essential processes aren't machine like.
For instance, I can program an irrational robot, but his internal decision making is strictly rational.
Favorite surrealist author?
Favorite essay/short story/poem/novel?
Currently reading or planning on reading?
Also, can someone post the recommended surrealist literature chart for anyone interested in the genre?
.pmuB
It's more absurdist, but I might as well post it. It's a short story about a man that wakes up with a mysterious plastic knob on his head. One of anonymous' best works if you can stand Gregory Berrycone.
The truth is there aren't any. They don't hit the spot because are too weird and difficult to read
How do you read in bed so your neck doesn't hurt? I've realised that everytime I'm reading for longer than 1 hour my neck starts to hurt, and it's ridiculous. Any tips on that?
dont have such a fat head
>>7689687
>be /fit/
>pushing yourself towards building mass
>try to read in bed
>lack of mobility in chest and shoulders makes for extreme discomfort while reading
I've been reading in my bath and 19th century study chair before bed desu
Rearrange pillows for support. I need at least two, leaning up against the wall.
What do you guys think of the book? Don't read enough so would like some opinions read through 1/3 and thought it was alright nothing brilliant and not too bad.
Gone by Michael Grant
that cover looks like cancer
>>7689658
Nice for younger teens, I guess. Few nice twists, fast-paced, believable characters.
Horrible, cliché stuff. I could not finish the series.
