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How do I become as motivated a reader as you, /lit/?
read things you want to read and you will want to read them
>>7495157
I have tried reading about 6 different books, some rec'd by lit. The ones I enjoy are the ones I find interesting and I ENJOY reading. Its hard to get through the cannon when everything others suggest are so dull. When people rec a movie its easy enough to get through but for books you have to dedicate so much time to get through them.
>How do I become as motivated a reader as you, /lit/?
LMAOOOO
Recommendations for entry level Nietzsche?
"Nietzsche: A Very Short Introduction" by Michael Tanner is about as entry-level as it gets.
Start with the Greeks.
No, seriously, start with the Presocratics, then read Plato, then read Homer, then read Vergil, then skip the Medievals because Nietzsche didn't even bother to read them, then read Hume, then read Kant, then read Schoepenhauer, then read Hegel, THEN you can read Nietzsche.
>>7495094
I heard Nietzsche didn't read Hegel as well. It makes kind of sense.
I would add the French moralists and Aristotle to your list.
What are some examples of Man vs Nature in the desert, specifically, where Man is violent against nature? Also, how would you do it?
>>7494812
wow how did I not even think about that, thanks. Any other ones?
>>7494773
Not desert so might not be relevant. But have you thought of Robinson Crusoe?
>>7494851
sweet, any idea on how you would do violent Man vs Nature in the desert?
>>7494868
No, I haven't, will check it out! What specifically are you thinking of in it?
I'm thinking about joining the military so I can write about my endeavors. Hopefully a total war breaks out during my stint.
>>7494387
It won't happen. You're better off just selling all of your shit and backpacking.
if you need to join the military for something to write you'll probably just settle into a life of mediocrity in the service and never write of worth but at least you'll stop posting so go ahead
>>7494387
...so you were too stupid to get into college?
>the ending to The Dead
>>7494377
is the Dead the greatest short story of all time?
>>7494415
No.
he got cucked by a ghost
What's good /lit/.
I'd like to get into reading novels and shit and thought it'd be a good idea to start by looking for some good black comedy books about police/detectives within populous cities.
Any suggestions?
Hello, Imgur!
>>7494266
>Any suggestions?
Yeah, kill yourself.
>>7494266
Start with the Greeks.
Good one sitting reads?
>>7494128
If you aren't a retard.
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>>7494128
If you aren't a retard.roadside picnic
>>7494128
i read Almost Transparent Blue yesterday morning
was a weird way to wake up (literally read it in bed) but very doable
https://7chan.org/lit/src/Murakami__Ryu___almost_transparent_blue_anonib.pdf
I see very little discussion about England's Jane on here. Emma is masterfully crafted. Austen is one of the greatest English novelists of all time, I would even put her above Dickens. This thread is for Austenites and those who want to know about Austen.
>Austen as a moral philosopher can also be discussed.
Mansfield Park is her best work by far
>>7493913
too incesty 4 me
why is she so underrated on /lit/?
What do you want most out of the literature you read?
Mixed entertainment and reflexion.
Plot.I read for it
>>7493617
To feel a deep human connection to the characters or the author.
Is ham actually delicious, or have Jewish publishers published material promoting the food so much that we think it tastes good when it actually doesn't?
>>7493551
yes
Yes ham is delicious
>>7493551
Probably both.
Hey guys, what are we going with for the new movement? Metamodernism? New Sincerity? Altermodernism? Post-postmodernism? Performatism? Pseudo-modernism?
For the love of all that is holy, can we please decide on a fucking term? Fuck.
A*tism
you can't tell while you're in the middle of it you sperg
Just so you know, post-modernism isn't as much a movement itself as an improvement over modernism. While its stance is clearly different it remains tied to the same topics.
>Intersubjectivity instead of universality
>Progression instead of utopy
>Defining morals on human actions instead of metaphysics (modernism had the same idea but stopped at rejecting christian morality and somehow ended up making its own metaphysical justification)
Post-modernims is just modernism...
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what is the greatest horror novel ever written?
Good question.
It. Prove me wrong.
>>7493511
The Trial.
Johnny Got His Gun
Dump every interesting book regarding the Nazi regime, Hitlers rise to power, and the Third Reich history..
>>7493409
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
>>7493423
Thanks.
So I just read this. Anyone else here read this? Kinda shocking how a lot of the problems outlined are here today.
Sounds like mansplaining go back to /pol/
>>7493190
The saddest part about this post is that /lit/ has become so shitty that I can't tell if this is supposed to be parody or not.
>>7493190
It has nothing to do with that.
What can /lit/ tell me about this man?
His eyes were very distanced
only read Axolotl. it's good. combines two approaches i tend to dislike, 1 the entire story is one focused, methodical observation of a basically mundane subject and account of all the rote activity involved, 2 this culminates in a metaphysical event within the confines of that mundanity. it reminded of one of the slower/less fantastical stories in Cosmicomics, like the one about the mollusc, except they are more deliberate in their "investigation", more conscious of its structure, and concerned with it more than with character/human psychology, as with Axolotl.
62 modelo para armar is a nice novel and has some interesting things going on regarding its structure. If you enjoy post modernist fuckery you'll probably enjoy it.
