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Bow to this god of literature. No writer in recent memory has prefigured the contemporary techno-social milieu better than Philip K Dick.
If you want a blueprint to the modern world, you can do no better than his prophetic writings.
On top of that, his stories are ingenious and mind-bending, while remaining approachable.
>>7631658
He's right though
>>7631857
He's right though
If I write on average, 500-1000 words a day, and read at least an hour every day, for six years, will my writing not be shit? Is writing ability something born out of passion and dedication or is it natural talent?
>>7631344
It will be less shit than now, that is all I can say
I don't know. Test your own hypothesis.
It's easy to write 1000 words a day if you don't mind writing 90% shitty things.
If you're trying to create quality work, writing 1000 words a day that you can be proud of yourself for writing them is an herculean task.
What are some books that have helped shape your beliefs?
>>7631007
None. Nothing but my mind and hours and hours of introspection.
>>7632278
this.
quantum mechanics means i can think about every book and pull the knolege out of universe and even other universes
>>7631007
the god delusion
Socrates was a crazy old coot back then, and if he were to live in modern era, he would still be considered a crazy old coot. His logic is very shitty. He would have made a much better autistic mathematician if he didn't concentrate so much sucking his own dick.
I listened to you guys and started with the Greeks, but I think I fell for a meme, again.
There was no need to post this thread you attention seeking faggot. Nobody cares what your views are, nobody cares about you.
>>7630922
Socrates pls go
>>7630922
Socrates pls go
Who started the trend of characters with apostrophes in their names?
Ge'ne Rodenberry with the klingons?
>>7630750
Really? I totally missed that. The first time it caught my eye was with Drizzt Dourden (can't remember where the apostrophe goes) and in Star Wars novels.
What are some good books with a schizoid protagonist?
Characteristics:
1. Emotional coldness, detachment or reduced affect.
2. Limited capacity to express either positive or negative emotions towards others.
3. Consistent preference for solitary activities.
4. Very few, if any, close friends or relationships, and a lack of desire for such.
5. Indifference to either praise or criticism.
6. Little interest in having sexual experiences with another person (taking age into account).
7. Taking pleasure in few, if any, activities.
8. Indifference...
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Call me a philistine, but Henry Chinaski seems to fit that M.O.
I recommend Post Office or Factotum by Bukowski to start.
just browse /lit/
>>7629814
I won't call you a philistine but it is obvious that you're pretty poorly read if that's your instinctive suggestion. He drinks a lot and goes wild a lot of the time, expressed himself in ways that are often very emotive, enjoys dog racing and penetrative sexual intercourse, and so on.
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Yes yes, horror is usually garbage, but I like reading it.
Can you recommend some good horror books? Preferably not something that is under "must read" or classics or really well known. Some things you picked up and found great. I also prefer horror short stories since they're without fillers, usually.
Again, I did read stuff from Clive Barker, Thomas Ligotti, House of Leaves, Lovecraft, Poe, etc., even Stephen King short stories collection. But I'm looking for something better, maybe even actually scary.
>>7624760
Yep, just what I'm looking for, thanks!
Anyone else?
>>7624760
Also anything else good by him?
Hey /lit/ my brother is getting married in a few months and i am his best man. Him and his wife are really into poetry. What would be a good love poem for them/ whats your favorite poems about love?
>>7632166
Love is for liberal cuckolds
The lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock
>>7632187
Your and an idiot
Was I supposed to know French and Russian going into this?
It's highly possible
How does it compare to the use of French in Lolita?
was thomas pynchon an unwitting participant in mk ultra?
"Thomas Pynchon" is the pen name of Ted Kaczynski
Why can't every book have annotations at the bottom of the page?
I mean, the above example is perfect. You have the text, and then you have annotations under them. Perfectly readable, if something gives you trouble, or you want to look at a highlight, just move your eyes to the bottom of the page.
And and then you have this nonsense. Text, easily missable number, annotation at the back of the book. You end up flipping the whole book like an idiot, ruining the bindings, and giving yourself a pneumonia by all the wind you're making.
depends on what you're going for. some people want just the text to be first and foremost, without the "distraction" of annotation.
>>7631778
>tfw annotated words aren't marked or made distinct at all so you have to constantly keep in mind which line numbers are being annotated, distracting you from being fully immersed in the book
love plato but I usually find secondary literature on him usually disgusting, especially if in english, especially if written after the fifties (and it gets worst as time passes, articles in the 2000s are unreadable).
Just wanted to aimlessly complain about this and see if someone else feels the same.
Secondary literature is a shit
>>7630863
In this case the primary material is also shit.
>>7630869
In this case you can make like a tree and fuck off
Hey /lit, I know Dune and Atlus Shrugged are garbage books with shit writing from this board. Can someone who's completed or even read enough of atlus shrugged tell me why it's bad? I read Dune a while ago, I remember that it's exciting but not engaging. I want a more in depth reason as to why it's bad so I don't have to read these and tell others not to.
Read it for yourself and decide then.
>>7629909
wait, why would you have to read it? why would you automatically wish to tell others not to read it when you have no personal experience with it? if you're really curious enough, why not just read a bit of it yourself? i'm not sure why you feel that you need a reason not to read something, just don't and read something you want to read maybe?
>>7629909
Because relativist, post-moralist swine populate this board, her haughty stance against all things collectivist, deaf ear for sympathy, tin ear for human interaction and the general non-accomplishment in philosophy except for reiterating Aristotle and Kant have earned her a black mark.
That said, Atlas Shrugged would have been good as a snarky novella, maybe even a bigger hit than it was, but as a repetitive, hateful diatribe its not only excessive, but effectively galvanized every socialist cocksucker of the 20th...
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Any tips?
Don't write for plot
[spoilers]:^)[/spoilers]
Qué?
do it for the kids
I'm like 40 pages into this and I don't think a book has ever made me feel this giddy and happy
>>7629589
Tell that to your
diary
senpai
>>7629589
that's how i felt when i started reading Ulysses.
>>7629595
Put a quarter in the
grumpy jar
senpai
