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Recommend some books about the science of loneliness/ developing the skills of being lonely.
what does that even mean?
why not surround yourself with other people and develop socialization skills? surely you'd enjoy that more!
>>8156809
Read the Phaedrus and find a newfound passion for love ?
Search for that "Divine Madness"
I can see what you see not—
Vision milky, then eyes rot.
When you turn, they will be gone,
Whispering their hidden song.
Then you see what cannot be—
Shadows move where light should be.
Out of darkness, out of mind,
Cast down into the Halls of the Blind.
>>8156685
I enjoyed most of the Halo canon. Kilo 5 trilogy was good, but the forerunner trilogy felt forced at times.
Baudrillard
pluto - the greeks
Butcher's Crossing stuck with me a little more than Blood Meridian. What are some of /lit/'s favorite westerns? They can be fun one's or contemplative ones. Get in here and share.
You've already taken two of the boards' three favorite.
Warlock is the third. Oakley.
Hall.
>>8156617
Shane and Warlock.
My Antonia and Death comes for the Archbishop are definitely westerns and they are great. NYRB really wants people to read The Settler and has been selling it with Butchers Crossing and Stoner.
Hombre and Lonesome Dove
What are the best books published within the last six years?
Pic unrelated
>>8156596
none, fuck off autismos
>>8156601
Thank you for contributing.
>>8156601
>angst implosion over absolutely nothing
Is this accurate?
>>8156594
are you a raging homo?
>>8156594
> Pop trash being compared to a masterpiece
> Even considering video games to be comparable to any art
Has anyone read this book?
I really enjoyed it.
>>8156593
>by a women and a liberal
into the trash it goes
>>8156602
>Peter "euthanise disabled infants" Singer
> a liberal
Do we have anyone who actually read the book.
No one?
Is metamorphosis by Franz Kafka good? I read metamorphoses by Ovid, and I thought it was pretty good.
The original one is better.
>>8156583
No. His whole theme is life is unfair and there's nothing you can do about it. The sole act of being born is a sin. A very jewish concept, if you ask me.
>>8157011
>theme is life is unfair and there's nothing you can do about it
no that __unconventional__ life is unfair
Interested in looking for literature that has to do with exacting revenge on ones enemies without causing physical pain. More like an informative work that deconstructs how to exact revenge on your enemy psychologically and emotionally; almost like a guide. Anybody have any works like that?
'My Twisted World' by Elliot Rodger
>>8156530
doesnt that end with a masscre?
>>8156521
Oldish thread but if you're going to pursue revenge on somebody you'd better make sure it'll make you feel better afterwards instead of even more bitter.
This'll give you the gist of the science behind it:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/pieces-mind/201309/revenge-will-you-feel-better
tl;dr you'll have to convince your victim or whatever that they truly deserve what's coming to them in order to feel any better, which is almost impossible if they don't actually...
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No.
he said.
“No,” he said.
“no,” I said.
“I know,” she said.
“Thank you,” she said.
“Come with me,” she said.
“Talk to me,” she said.
“Don’t worry about it,” she said.
It made me want to cry.
no one had seen him since.
it made me feel uneasy.
no one had seen him.
the thought made me smile.
the pain was unbearable.
the crowd was silent.
the man called out.
the old man said.
the man asked.
He was silent for a long moment.
he was silent for a moment.
it was quiet for a moment.
it...
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>>8156493
When I was reading the first part of it I thought this thread was going to be about making fun of writers with shitty dialogue and prose.
i give it a 0/1
>>8156622
Damn, only one from perfection.
Well /lit/ is 12 Years a Slave a classic?
>>8156345
>burgers
get shot already you cuck
>>8156345
It's like watching 2 chat bots talking to one another
>>8156345
Of course
Is this still viable? I usually don't read books out of pleasure, but since I won't do shit this summer I thought about reading some before heading back to college. Which one should I read first? To show you guys what I'm into I can tell you my favorite manga is Berserk
>le god tier shit tier inane garbage
>IS THIS VIABLE GUIZE ? XD
Yeah man the stranger is totally le god tier and Lolita is le shit tier !
>>8156314
That chart was created by one of 4chan's most infamous trolls. He was also very successful considering how often this shit gets passed around today, still.
If you want to get into serious literature, the /lit/ starter kit is a much better selection of books for pleb like you.
If you like anime you should read Gravity's Rainbow
what do you do when you've run out of things to say?
be quiet.
lean in for a kissy
>>8155976
Observe
Contemplate
Did this book give you any revelations.
Or anything you'd like to say about your experience reading it.
Also, what should one read to learn more about the period.
>>8155929
Yes, it made me realize that whatever you do doesn't change the endless cycle of life, you are as important as the dust swinging under your feet.
>>8155929
It helped me get a reference on Mike Tyson's Mysteries.
Not much, mainly because I was already pretty familiar with the concepts of buddhism before reading it.
Principles of good writing?
Practice
>>8155793
Is there anything practice isn't important to?
>>8155760
>Principles
>Good
What did /lit/ think?
stopped and quit about 30 pages from the end. just didn't care. such a shit book. the shrike is a fag.
>>8155748
It's a masterpiece; I don't know what the hell that other anon's talking about. Simmons' horror fiction is also great. Pic related.
>>8155758
>the shrike is a fag.
He speaks so highly of you, though.
