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Half way through this.
Really enjoying it in parts. Also getting a little lost here and there. Who broke the little boys neck in the night? And why?
Also anything else I may have missed?
>Who broke the little boys neck in the night? And why?
The judge, because that's what he is.
>>7587281
The judge of whether people should live or die?
>>7587303
No, I mean that he is what he did to the boy. You'll understand by the end of the book.
bookshelf thread
first time posting
whatcha think?
1/2
2/2
Yup, it's a shelf.
>>7584364
Good, I was worried for a while. Thanks m8
Hey /lit/
I wanna make the cross over to e-readers.
What do you use? And what would you recommend for a budget of about 80-100 EUR
Kindle Paperwhite
Calibre for collecting, managing, converting pirated ebooks
Goodreads for bad reviews
/lit/ for shitposting
>>7595306
nigga the paperwhite is 130 EUR
Is it really worth it?
Can i transfer any pirated pdf to it?
Despite the alleged relations with Frank Costanza, what's good about John Cheever?
>>7595248
>with Frank Costanza
it was Susan's dad, not George's
George's dad ain't no fucking fag
>>7595320
>invents the Mansierre
>is straight
Pick one
>>7595320
FUUUUUCK, you're right. I hate my life.
Would this be a good resource to learn spanish? Im already on dat duolingo grind and i was told that this is michel thomas v2.0.
I cant stand michel thomas cause he sounds like he is going to spit at any time but decides to solider on and slobber all over the mic.
I found a playlist for Language transfer:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeA5t3dWTWvvwf5fw0Nl7mVk0OUjP1Ln2
Tell me more about this
Other than his accent, Thomas can't be a bad teacher, yes?
Don't do immersion/speaking methods
Get an intensive study book that lets you learn by reading progressively more complex text selections after learning grammar
When you go to speak the language later and you realize you actually fucking understand the logic of what people are saying to you, and that vernacular and colloquialisms are just minor exceptions you have to graft on, you will be thankful.
Best paperback edition of Brave New World ever.
ok
k
>foreward by christopher hitchens
i bet he says it's a utopia
How hard is middle English to learn? How much am I going to have to work to be able to read Chaucer in the original language?
Get an annotated edition and you'll be fine lad.
Chaucer is relatively easy. His writing is more direct and easy to follow than Shakespeare despite all the weird-ass spellings. If you've got annotations to explain the various archaisms that pop up, you should be good. The prologue is probably the hardest part but after a while you get used to the Middle English.
It's just the matter of annoyingly working out the phonetics til you get the word. It's not worth it at all, a conversion into modern spelling would render it literally identical minus all the annoyance.
Hey /lit/, I would like to read some books about the horrors of ageing. I have recently become hypersensitive to the passing of time, and would like something to depress me further. ;)
>>7594666
hey satan, Picture of Dorian Grey.
also, as a bonus, Against the Grain
>>7594673
Against the grain? All I can find are cookery books - or is this just some niche internet joke I'm not down with the kids enough to know about?
>>7594666
The Savage Detectives
On the Road
Just finished reading this. Is it good?
You tell us dipshit
Idk is it?
Which version of The Bible should I get?
kjv ;o)
King James
Vulgate
How the fuck does one get to be as brilliant a reader as Michael Silverblatt?
>>7594036
why is he a brilliant reader
> yfw you realize that Tommy Pinchin' doesn't exist, and is just another kooky name made up by the real author
this man is just an elaborate diversion put on by the real author to draw attention away from himself. If he exists at all, Pynchon is obviously paying him to take the appearance of a famous reclusive author, when in fact he is just your average, every-day recluse
Truly a genius
Thomas Pynchon is the literary equivalent of Robin Williams
post yfw you realise chompy 'tha pinch' pinecone is actually little stevie king from next door
'he was always such a nice boy' sez his neighbour
>>7594211
i've also heard this, through reputable sources, too.
Hey guys, I hope I'm posting according to /lit/ protocoll.
Lately I really would like to read some science fiction about robots AI and them taking over earth. Something on a bigger scale.
Any suggestions? What should I stay away from?
Fiction, science, research papers, everything is ok.
Asimov would be a good start
Dune prequels
>>7593940
I've yet to read it myself, but Superintelligence is definitely one of my must-reads within the next couple months. From what I understand, it's a philosophical/scientific look at the ramifications of AI in the real world. Would check it out, OP. (Or at least wait for the paperback in May)
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http://www.buzzfeed.com/ludwigwittgenstein/fantastic-ways-to-distinguish-between-sense-and-nonsense#.ibkQY1nqJv
wtf
>>7593499
Get out of here ya fucking clickbait dingus
>>7593499
Is it legal for them to cite a dead man as a contributor?
>>7593502
I didn't make the article. someone published the tractatus as a buzzfeed shitlist
Why is Infinite Jest seen as a masterpiece? Is it the writing? Is it the story? Is it the characters? Is it hype?
Seriously, can someone tell me what is so good about it? I haven't read it yet and am curious as to why it's so highly regarded.
>>7593454
Mostly the writing I assume.
>>7593454
>infinite jest
because its so FUNNY
keeps you laughing 1000 pages through :^)
>>7593454
I have not read Infinite Jest, but based on what I've heard about it:
It's the first really ambitious novel about the generation after the 1960s counterculture, and deals with topics specific to that generation (The Great Gatsby of our time).
It's an experimental (lol footnotes) novel that comes out in a time when Stephen King dominates the bestseller list, and sold surprisingly well.
