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So what about Rousseau.
I've read the Social Contract for a course, fairly interesting, Spinozian in places. An approach to politics rooted in realism that meshes perfectly with theoretical normativism. The Confessions were also well written, profound in psychology and, more importantly, costantly goddamn funny.
READ EMILE
>>8125194
I did and already replied to you, check you inbox
>>8125199
>check you inbox
What did he mean by this?
Why haven't you completed reading the new meme trilogy yet, anon?
This board has a new standard to live up to, I'd hate to see any of you getting left behind.
>trilogy
>4 books
k
>>8125139
I've read all 3 except women and men. thinking about reading it online.
>>8125139
fuck off you humongous dick sucker.
And that cant be trilogy, these are FOUR FUCKING BOOKS YOU MONG.
My 18 y/o sister has expressed some interest in getting into some better literature. As of now most of what she reads is "just bee urself" type self-help books and genre YA fiction.
She expressed some interest in learning about wars, different political systems ect. She is currently quite critical of the government saying some baseless conspiracy theories but open-minded enough to consider other view points.
Anyway, the list of books I was thinking of getting is currently;
Book Thief (Not so much a good book but a good place to start and a sublte...
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Idk lol
>>8125141
not even a my diary desu?
Lolita. Bitches seem to eat that shit up for some reason.
Recommend me something like True Detective but in book form. Urban, lovecraftian atmosphere, mystery.
>>8125125
There is nothing worthy
How is True detective s1 urban?
I'm unpleasantly drunk on 3 bottles of beer and roughly 200 ml of Lautrec VSOP cognac while reading the last 200 pages of pic related (yes, that edition), ask me anything.
>>8125103
has otto killed himself yet
>>8125103
is gay to like girls with dicks?
is your book already teared the fuck out?
What are your favorite summertime reading books?
Ones to sit under the shade on a sunny day and enjoy with some cold water
>not drinking ice tea instead
Hemingway or something
i don't leave the house at all
the only reason i read is to keep me halfway sharp so i don't completely lose my mind
>tfw winter
Hey /lit/
Never been to this board before but I guess it's the only place I'll get any help.
I'm writing a book called 'Fay Haven'
Cringe or not but I need character names. I'm looking for medieval names of a sort. Give me some interesting names! Be sure to read Fay Haven and look for your suggestion if it ever goes noticed. I'm not asking for you to be a personal army or anything (other boards think I am). Pic related. Needed something relevant so just pulled it from a logo creator.
>>8124876
I should start by giving descriptions on what characters I want but I honestly don't even know where to go with this.
>>8124876
Jotolino Mcloud
>>8124876
Max Stirner
"The Southern Gothic" is just a fancy way of saying 'books about rednecks?'
Pretty much.
>>8124906
This.
corncobbers B T F O
What's the redpilled literature version of pic related?
>>8124785
what is red pill mean
>>8124803
Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
>>8124803
It's a board on reddit. /r/redpill.
People on 4chan who talk about redpill stuff are actually redditers trying to infiltrate our site.
is this the most epic booktuber of all time?
https://youtu.be/dEVX42Pg1xw
This was too much.
I hate this place and everyone here.
lmaoooooo
I can't fathom the idea that metanarratives have been rejected and are not coming back. 4chan is not just a kunstkammer - it speaks of general populace' mindset, with distortions, of course; same with Tumblr or any other site of such caliber. If so, it becomes dishonest to state that we are living in postmodernity - as a direct consequence, honest postmodernist art can't exist, only art striving to be post-modern. Shouldn't we call it all nonmodernity - shrunk, almost evaporated time, such that even the history is not viewed in temporal, linear dimension,...
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>>8124715
What is a Metanarrative?
>>8124719
Christianity
Marixsm
Scientism
>>8124722
Those may be examples of metanarratives but what is a metanarrative?
Why is this novel so highly regarded? I just read it and I don't see all the hype. It wasn't necessarily bad, but it wasn't that good either.
Anyone care to explain?
>>8124707
I thought the same thing OP. Didn't see the big deal. Couldn't tell if I was just already jaded with existentialism or I just didn't understand the book.
Is this a joke?
Did you not understand the book?Are YOU The Stranger?
You must be Algerian. It's not for (You)
Was DFW trolling with his top 10 list, or is it some levelling?
1. The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis
2. The Stand, by Stephen King
3. Red Dragon, by Thomas Harris
4. The Thin Red Line, by James Jones
5. Fear of Flying, by Erica Jong
6. The Silence of the Lambs, by Thomas Harris
7. Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein
8. Fuzz, by Ed McBain
9. Alligator, by Shelley Katz
10. The Sum of All Fears, by Tom Clancy
no, he was trying verry hard to affect Regular Guyness, because it was his brand identity.
>>8124661
do regular guys have footnotes deriving the fundamental theorem of calculus
>>8124661
But surely, even the regular guy would sense the patronizing at the Tom Clancy selection, at least?
Did anyone read this? I read the shorter biography by Joshi. I'd like to know if the 1k+ page door stoppers are worth the read.
>>8124577
God damn what idiotic covers
All you need on Lovecraft apart from his writing is Houllebecq's essay. If you want to read more for shits and giggles there are womyn essayists writing about how evil necrotic otherworldly demons represent female empowerment.
>>8124650
The covers do suck dick. But it's a functional 6/10. Joshi gave the green light to much worse in the past (why is it so hard to find intelligent people who perform at the level of at least a hill for every gentlemanly skill, instead of humdrum plains...).
You however, are an autist, likely a 4/10 person overall. If you seriously think that one essay is enough to cover every interesting aspect of that wonderful weirdo's life, you need to stop pseuding this board to shit and let your betters lead the conversations.
anything joshi related belongs in the trash, just read lovecraft's letters or something
What does /lit/ think about audiobooks?
pleb shit and utter trash
>B-BUT MUH COMMUTE
just end yourself already
>>8124551
They're nice
I wouldn't listen to a lot of things in audio form but shit like genre-fiction and fantasy I think lend themselves well to the medium
>>8124551
The reason that I like reading is: the ability to control the narrative. You know, being able to read fast and slow, emphasize some words, underline, stop and really think about a paragraph. Audiobooks take the beauty of reading and pack it up into a nice little package for people that have bad attention spans.
I've seen a resurgence of audiobooks over the last several years in self improvement circles. People on /fit/ know they should read more, but sit down and try and can't. So they turn to audiobooks....
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