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should I actually read the first "book"? I mean I've just finished the
>Turjan of Miir
and I was like "eh ok, meh"
does it get better? is it just made up random things?
>>8206778
Any other "Dying Earth" authors to read besides Jack Vance and William Hope Hodgson? Gene Wolfe was pretty cool too.
>>8206796
Martin.
Not even shitting on you,
>Dying of the Light
it's really good imho
>>8206800
I like some of his short stories quite a bit, Meathouse Men and The Ice Dragon are top tier as is Sand Kings along with Dunk and Egg, people just seem to dislike him due to how popular ASOIAF is. I really hope he pumps out some more dying Earth stuff in the future.
>being emotionally affected by a book
>being intellectually stimulated by a book
>frogposting
kill yourself
wait, so do you just leave the book suck you off and then kick it out or something? seems empty to me.
>>8206769
>being edgy on the internet
Poetry thread
>>8206698
There once was a faggot named OP
He used to like sucking COCK
Until one day
His father found OUT
And then he sucked his cock TOO
>>8206704
That didn't even rhyme??? Anon are you even trying
>>8206707
>poetry has to rhyme
found the faggot
What's more important to become a successful writer?
>reading and researching a lot
>writing a lot and learning from yourself
>studying writing theory
>????
The first two, as well as observing people and events.
>>8206663
Writing well
you have to both read and write a lot. i mean a lot.
>studying writing theory
tripe.
Fuck this book ;_;
>>8206624
Can you post in spoiler specifically why fuck this book? I remember it was a good novel, nothing spectacular, but a pretty story written well enough, but I'm particularly biased because the person who made me read it was my first girlfriend who was killed a couple of years after this, and about a year after we broke up.
Oddly enough, I can't remember much of the book now.
>>8206649
Oh well sorry to hear anon.
I particularly liked it because I have an interest in Spain around the time of the civil war and this is a really well-written coming of age story with dozens of sub-plots and interesting characters with the Franco regime as the backdrop. As a kissless NEET the romantic parts got to me hard. Maybe I'm exaggerating cause I have not read that many novels
>>8206661
Spanish anon here, i haven't read this book yet maybe i'll give it a try.
How much does it go into detail about the social and political situation of the time?
I think this might be cool.
Post an evocative and not meme picture and write a 60 word story for it. greentext is ok. I'll try when others post.
>>8206542
Čedomir rushed - as most things out of necessity of war - the consummation of his emotions towards Cvijeta. Consummation is the only certainty in which a man need not faith as it will come and for him consummation materialized over sharp metal screams out of the absurd cruelty that meant nothing.
>For sale: baby shoes, never worn
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Evocative AF
How is this book for beginners? I want to start reading.
>>8206541
If this is the first book you're ever going to read, I think it might be a tad simple.
Have you considered Harry Potter instead?
>>8206546
Not a big fan, i'd like something that will get me thinking, it doesn't have to be sci-fi. Someone recommended me this book and I was wondering.
>>8206541
It's good. Short. And will definitly make you think.
Recommended.
My extremely shit porn story sold one copy on amazon.com
I'm $0.35 richer
>>8206492
Link pls
>>8206492
link it then
How long did it take you to make a sale from the time you published it?
I've been thinking about trying to get on the porn train by writing more niche stories (incest or something), but I don't know if it would really be worth it for the most part.
>"Some stores handle shoplifting losses by actuarial methods, simply adding
a small amount to prices to cover losses rather than depending upon
policing of the store" E. Lemert. Social Pathology. p.305.
Why dont you reappropiate some books if we are all paying for them anyway?
Stealing books is retarded when you can pirate them, which doesn't hurt anyone.
>>8206489
it's rather hard to find newer books online
i dont steal but i can see why one would
>>8206505
>newer books
woman detected
How the fuck am I supposed to read in this heat?
My hands are so goddamn sweaty, jesus fuck.
tell mom to put the AC a few degrees lower
And they say reading makes you clever.
>>8206359
I have the same problem. Either early in the morning or late at night. Or, bring a chair with you to a beach. Place the chair in the shallow end and keep your feet in the water. Or go to a library.
any avid readers here? I'm looking to become an avid reader and dont know where to start. experienced applicants only please. at least 3 months experience
>>8206351
Start with the Greeks
>>8206351
No one on /lit actually reads books. They just rant about them
I became an avid reader like three months ago and I can't stop. I stopped watching tv and I don't spend much time on 4chan anymore.
Here's how I did it.
-Remember the average person reads like zero books a year. If you read 5 pages a day, you are 5 pages above the average person
-Don't force yourself to read. Commit to read 5 pages a day. I swear after three days you'll feel like reading more and after a month or so you should be reading 50-100 pages a day for pleasure
-Read various books at the same time. When I grab a difficult...
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How many of you have actually read anything by Voltaire?
why would we do that? last thing this board needs is more edge.
>>8206287
Candide, and a short story of some man suffering outrageous misfortune and maiming.
They weren't that great.
>>8206287
Candide and Zadig, some of his poems too. He's a hack.
Is LibGen actually a viable place to download ebooks or is it just a meme?
>>8206243
It works, but #ebooks on IRCHighWay is better once you figure out how it works.
libgen is the final boss of ebook downloading
If only I could try it out.
hm.
hmm
hmm
I got it!
I'll ask /lit/!
"When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew."
new sincerity, bro
>>8206273
dude was way ahead of his time.
Interesting topic but I nothing to add
Brazilian "people" need to leave /lit/
>>8206185
rsrsrsrsrsrsrsrsrsrs
yes
>Eco needs to die
Welp. Too late.
