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>Upon waking next morning about daylight, I found Queequeg's arm thrown over me in the most loving and affectionate manner. You had almost thought I had been his wife.
Was it Rape?
I hope
>>7670632
They were best bros
>>7670632
It, and that whole part of the book, was cute as hell
V A L I S
>>7670584
W H A T
A B O U T
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O P
>>7670584
I just finished Ubik. Is there any particular stuff by Dick that's considered prior reading before VALIS or can you just go in anytime and not miss anything?
>>7670584
It was pretty interesting, helped me understand how people come up with wacky personal religions and shit like that. Not sure how much of that stuff PKD actually believed but I don't really care, he's still a great author. VALIS isn't my favorite work of his of course (that'd have to be A Scanner Darkly) but if you're already a fan of Dick it's worth a read.
Don't lie to us, we'll know.
About a dozen for me. Mostly back a few years ago. Some really good stuff, like Underworld, JS & MN, and Gone With the Wind. Doorstoppers are great.
none.
none
brothers karamazov is the longest i've read
>>7670492
Sanderson, Malazan, black company, and some other authors I can't recall. I've recorded that I read at least 600 books, in there I'm sure I read more than a dozen.
>an advert plays on your mobile game
BRADBBURY WAS RIGHT
>a CCTV camera goes up in your neighbourhood
ORWELL WAS RIGHT
>parents are allowed to choose their child's' physical appearance before it's born
HUXLEY WAS RIGHT
>letting your fears of dystopian futures hold you back from progress, and deifying the texts they derive from like a bible
Why do people do this, /lit/?
>>7670331
>BRADBURY WAS RIGHT
But Bradbury himself though he was right when he saw people with iPods. He purportedly resisted the digitization of his books saying shit like "N-No! No more computers! No more screens! U--UWAAA!" on his deathbed.
>>7670331
>unskippable adverts and violation of privacy
>"progress"
ok
>>7670331
>read this thread, OP is a faggot
ANON WAS RIGHT
"I unlocked my subconscious your turn" volume IV
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=FxVk7gDo8dIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22Todd+Andrew+Rohrer%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiw6aDc0uXKAhXImJQKHXfZAkIQ6AEILzAC#v=onepage&q&f=false
"You are perfect as long as your definition of perfect is perfect."
he reminds me a little of L.Ron Hubbard. or a tweaker who can't let go of the keyboard.
>>7670220
Is that an overlord?
>>7670456
jesus, just try to stick to the topic, okay? no, it isn't. THIS is an overlord.
He's bought into the "your thoughts change your environment" thing
There is nothing wrong with him, but he does skew his perception to conform to his individuality. It's a kind of imaginary psychosis, happens to more people than meets the eye.
gassposter show yourself
Return to Reddit, OP.
>>7670211
upset i caught you?
>>7670403
>a shitposting redditor
What a surprise.
Where do you get your professional literary criticism from? Most of it is hidden behind a paywall. Are there sites that offer good literary criticism/analysis without being sparknotes tier?
I found ipl, but most of the links were removed.
Why do these threads always remain unanswered
Go to a national or university library. Otherwise, suck it up and pay for Jstor.
>reading criticism
>2k6+6+4
>“Personally, I am a hedonistic reader; I have never read a book merely because it was ancient. I read books for the aesthetic emotions they offer me, and I ignore the commentaries and criticism.”
So, in the past month since I've started to get into reading, I've read In The Miso Soup and The Wasp Factory. I thought In The Miso Soup was definitely quite a bit more disturbing than The Wasp Factory. They're both pretty cool books, but I am looking for something deeper. I want to get an even greater sense of psychological depth, which both books seem to excel at.I really liked the wasp factory's take on gender. I thought the plot twist towards the end of the book was amazing. It would be cool if there were more books that took gender and told such...
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>>7670109
You want deep?
Infinite Jest
Gravity's Rainbow
The Recognitions
The Tunnel
2666
These are meme approved. They're great for all upper middle class white college sophomore males
>>7670109
>>>r/books
>>7670109
It's posts like these that make me feel well-read
>dialect
>>7670074
dont be a pussy
Honestly, /lit/.
>Dialect?
You're writing in a dialect right now....
Can anyone recommend anything like this?
I recommend checking out any list of international bestsellers, OP. You'll find a lot like it.
Just read Blood Meridian... set in the same era but good
Already read Woodcutters, where do I go from here?
Just read all of them I guess.
Where do you write when you're in a tiny house with 4 other roomates and one of them is your girlfriend who you share a room with?
>having a girlfriend
Never gonna make it
>>7669980
I would probably go to a library or find some place where I can get a coffee and write there.
I wouldnt be even able to function normally with 4 roommates. I always get depressed when there are people with me 24/7 and have no place to go to be alone.
But I dont write so what do I know.
>>7669980
On the loo
Anybody got an epub download for 'Palmers penmanship budget'? Looking to improve my handwriting, could do with a PDF download but i would much prefer epub.
yeah I do
>>7669950
>palmers
http://btdigg.org/search?info_hash=&q=palmers+penmanship
Reading Savage Detectives, just on Chapter 9 of Part II, but I haven't really been able to follow Part II yet. Am I supposed to be keeping track of who all these people are? The only anchor I have here is mention of Arturo or Lima, but I'm not really keeping any sense of timeline either.
Should I keep reading, or start Part II over again and try to keep track of everything?
This is the exact problem I had, Part II was so fucking confusing.
>>7670013
The style of Part II is not my problem, I'm just not sure whether to go with or fight against it.
Should I be mapping out characters and relations, or just surfing the sea of Chicos and Phillipes?
Just surf it. It’s all about the individial stories, I felt.
Why is it that sometimes my writing is God's personal words, other times it's shit?
Unrefined technique, just keep practicing
>>7669843
>just keep practicing
For how long on average? FYI, I'm a non-native English speaker so does that account for something?
>>7669847
What language do you write in?
Also do you know what you're writing? Our writing is always better when there's a clear vision behind it. Visionless writing is sporadic and meandering. Hit or miss.
