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to read in french, of course. I'm in the middle of L'Étranger but don't know what else is really around that level
>>8223878
Voltaire and victor hugo
>>8223878
If you liked L'Étranger you could go for other novel from Camus. The Plague is especially good imo.
Houellebecq is fun and very easy to read. Marguerite Duras is not overly complex and she is a god-tier writer (Un barrage contre le Pacifique).
>>8224020
Hugo is a bad suggestion, he probably won't understand 1/12 of the words he's reading.
I would recommend Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Jules Verne and Alexandre Dumas.
How do I force myself to stop being a skeptic and to start embracing God and Islam? Why Islam? Because I want community, I want to belong to something, to have people be excited to find out that I'm one of them; I want culture, because I don't have any, because I'm just one of many white Canadians that doesn't have anything to identify to; and most of all I want something that will drive me, to be as righteous as I can, to get a job and start a family, guiding principals to live by. Is it so wrong to force yourself into a religion for these reasons? Is there...
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>>8223822
Embrace a form of Christianity that rejects Apostle Paul and you'll be the best person alive (except the tentmaker part)
Submission of your mind, body and soul
>>8223822
Why not be a Christian?
>tfw you finally admit you read IJ
Did we break him, /lit/?
>the ultimate pseud to end all pseuds doesn't like IJ
Now we know the likes of where the IJ shitposting comes from.
Did Cliff actually read Underworld or is he just pretending?
I hate this faggot so much
what is that test that is taken in which you click true or false over beliefs, and when your beliefs contradict each other you fail?
Life
>>8223674
http://www.philosophyexperiments.com/health/
>>8223976
Hahaha I literally laughed so hard I cried because it's so true.
Did Thompson pop himself because he wanted to be like Hemingway?
>>8223610
>did Thompson poop himself
hahaha he pooped his pants! lol
>>8223610
No.
>>8223610
DUDE
also Hemmingway*
I'm trying to write a poem, but I'm having a hard time. Can I get some tips please?
>>8223590
Follow metrics and rhyme schemes. Learn the basics then deviate.
>>8223652
Let's hypothetically say I don't want to go to in that much detail? Like a free-form poem.
1. Read other people's poetry
2. Stop stealing other people's ideas and words
3. Write
What novel would you adapt for a feature length film production?
j r or the recognitions. except for the recognitions I'd make it set 3 years ago and BTFO hipsters
>>8223608
You don't BTFO things, Anonymous, as that is ungrammatical. You BTFO of them.
>>8223585
It would have to be your pic, but I think it would work better as a cartoon series, instead of a full length movie.
I'd love to see someone do a modern TV mini-series of The Brothers Karamazov. In my opinion, I don't watch a lot of movies so don't take this as an expert opinion, here's who I picture in my head as fitting the roles.
Dmitri: Christian Bale
Ivan: Benedict Cumberbatch
Alyosha: Owen Wilson
Fyodor: David Bradley
Can't really think of anyone for Smerdyakov.
What is the best American work of literature/philosophy?
>>8223480
>literature
moby dick
>philosophy
n/a
>>8223480
>American
>literature
>>8223507
nice edge
Let me tell you what this book is.
It's tediously bloated, and any remotely worthwhile parts are plagiarized from Dostoevsky, or buckled down by its own self indulgence.
It's for spineless pseuds who can't make their own decisions about life.
It's trash, and so is anyone who praises it.
>>8223439
There's one thing and one thing only that the mods could do to immensely improve the board, instantly, overnight, and that's facilitate more threads about David Foster Wallace. Create them, nurture the ones that exist, guide the discussions, and make sure they stay on track. If we're here to discuss literature, ultimately, we are here to discuss David Foster Wallace. There is no way for a person to grasp the full implications of Infinite Jest and not realize this. We're talking about the smartest...
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Yes, I know you're trash. Plis to kill yourself.
>>8223439
>plagiarized from Dostoevsky,
what parts?
First time posting here.
I liked these books...a lot...will I fit in?
>>8223313
sure
good luck
>>8223313
You already have met the prerequisites for /lit/. You've read ASoIaF, now you just have to deny liking them and pretentiously post Albert Camus and DFW memes and everyone will think you're cool.
>>8223349
yeah fuck Dallas fort Worth airport.
Fuck their stupid monorail thing, and fuck the their American Eagle terminal. Fuck I almost got stuck at dfw once after getting transferring from AA onto an regional jet.
FFS, the airport was stupid and the airline was worse.
