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good children's lit?
>>8149987
>>8149987
I cry every time.
stick with the scandis:
Astrid Lindgren
Tove Jansson
HC Andersen
Roald Dahl
Thorbjorn Egner
Alright guys. So I'm new to /lit/ and am interested in some must read philosophical books. I'm a casual when it comes to reading. (I've only read a few Stephen King books and the Game of Thrones series, with a few other books here and there for classes I've taken.) Philosophy has always been greatly interesting to me, I would like to read books that ponder ideas of existence and war.
Also, I guess this could be a starting point for others if some /lit/ veterans could help a few literature new-fags out.
>inb4 lurk more
It's...
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>>8149983
how do you know that philosophy is "greatly interesting to you" if you've never read any philosophy
also start with the greeks
>>8149988
Well, what I meant to say is exploring ideas into great detail interests me, so that's why philosophy seems like a good place to start reading. Sorry, should've been more clear.
But thanks, I'll start there
Just read Hamlet
Anons, show us your first and last diary entries. We'll compare the writings and how it changed and how far you've come.
>having a diary
Are you a girl?
>>8149941
spooky if true
i don't have a diary
but i would be legitimately interested if somebody posted a real diary entry. Especially if it was exemplary of what a true, quality diary entry ought to be.
What was the last good non-fiction book you read? Or if you prefer, what are some good non-fiction books?
>>8149692
King Leopold's Ghost was amazing. It deals with Belgium's role in the Scramble for Africa. Very well researched and according to reviewers very unbias considering the subject matter
Rise of the Islamic state was pretty good as well.
Immanuel Wallerstein - World-systems Analysis: An Introduction
I plan to read the three volumes of his Modern World-Systems Analysis soon, but this was a great, short (roughly 90 pages) background to his world-systems theory.
Simon Winchester - The Professor and the Madman
Interesting read that tells the story of one of the people chiefly responsible for the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. He went mad from what he saw as a surgeon in the U.S. Civil War, spending the final decades of his life in a home for the criminally insane, where he did his work for...
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>>8149692
The last good one I read would be the last one I read, Ehon: The Artist and the Book in Japan by Roger S Keyes.
Here's some of my favorites over the past year, OP:
>Understanding Japanese Woodblock-Printed Illustrated Books: A Short Introduction to Their History, Bibliography and Format
>Netsuke: The miniature sculpture of Japan
>The fall of language in the age of English by Minae Mizumura
>The...
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Is there a good book or series which details a lot of modern history but also to a good degree?
I find myself reading about a historical event, such as a period of civil unrest and then end up going down a hole into learning the history leading up to the event, the belief systems of the parties involved, the society in which the event occurred, etc.
But currently I just happen upon these historical events. It would be good if there was some collection of these important events which also didn't have some inherent bias as to which events were noteworthy. For...
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Not sure but check out Hobsbawm's 19th century trilogy at least
>>8149603
This is the most vague request I've ever read. Try Citizens by Schema or Humes history of great Britain.
>>8149603
>modern
>history
Just got done reading pic related, what are the best books on serial killers and/or psychopaths?
>>8149527
Bump
NotOp.
What fiction books are about fucked crimes with well detalled murder scenes?
Like Hannibal series...
>>8149647
>Like Hannibal series
Damn anon that was my answer. Do you see?
He's a Marxist, right?
I don't know that he'd adhere to any specific school of thought but he is certainly left-leaning/critical of capitalism.
Is determinism disproved by quantum mechanics? If there is an inherent probability distribution to the universe, can there really be any certainty with regard to the unfolding of events? How is this connected to free will?
>>8149418
uh oh
it's a "/lit/ tries to do science" thread
>>8149425
something hangin out of her nose
>>8149418
hidden variable theories have not been ruled out. so no.
Essential music journalism reads? Lester Bangs was pretty /lit/.
Lester Bangs didn't exist.
>>8149404
england's dreaming by jon savage
that one by greil marcus about americana. forgot the name
I've been reading:
England's Hidden Reverse, by David Keenan, which is exceptional
& Wreckers of Civilization, which is good but less actively engaging.
I don't know if either of them necessarily count as "journalism," but EHR definitely does, to my mind, more so than WoC.
You might consider subscribing to the Wire and looking through its digital archives. They're the only decent source of music journalism anymore. Tinymixtapes is okay if you can put up with their overwhelming avant-teen pretensions.
we're my parents illiterate?
they always pronounced it stein.
wtf is this shit?
>>8149340
>we're my parents illiterate
judging by you probably
>>8149359
I don't get it
>>8149340
People see this spelling and think it's a radical change from what they remember from their childhood. In reality, it's not "barren-stain," it's "burn-steen" in most American accents.
dude wtf is a palindrome
>>8149336
no it isn't dude
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>>8149336
Madam, I'm Adam
Considering his contributions to literature, do you think he was justified to make those scathing criticisms about authors like Conrad, Faulkner, and Dostoyevsky?
>>8149332
His criticism was a proto meme
>>8149332
I respect him for having his own opinion and criterion for literary judgement, even if I often disagree with it. Far better than the mass of people who are slaves to the tastes of others.
>>8149332
everybody can have their personal opinion regardless if they made a contribution to the literature or not
What book are you getting your dad for Father's day /lit/?
My dad and step dad are both fairly religious. I was thinking about getting them each a copy of pic related
I got my dad Post Office by Bukowski. My dad was a mailman and he got a huge kick out of the book.
I don't think my dad has read a novel in his life.
My dad is borderline illiterate.
I`m looking for a book like Majora's Mask.
>Dark atmosphere
>Looming threat of death
>Subtle but growing discord
>Dissolution of moral values
>Not everyone can be helped
>Existential loneliness
>Eternal recurrence
>Grief and death
I consider those to be some of the themes presented in Majora's...
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>>8149002
Pic related
Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Mis.
>>8149002
The Fault In Our Stars
What's the most epic novel you've ever read? That one you goosebumps just by remembering it
>>8148943
The Fault in Our Stars
>>8149045
Epic!
>>8149068
LMAO. Shitposters aren't welcome here either, quit shitting up the board or actually post about fucking books.
