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J. R. R. Tolkien vs George R. R. Martin edition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAAp_luluo0
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>>8005960
>J. R. R. Tolkien vs George R. R. Martin edition.
As disgustingly offensive as a "Christianity vs Dianetics" thread would be. Only a diseased American mind can be this degenerate.
>>8005960
Tolkien won.
Tell me about unrequited love, anons
>be me
>fall for qt
>qt seems interested
>act aloof and disinterested
>qt moves on
>be sad
I took a leap of faith and carried on loving her, hoping she would come back, till I died.
>be ugly
thats it
Has anyone started or already read this book?
I, myself, just heard about it recently. I love these type of books, going into it knowing it could be all fiction or just mere misinformation from the CIA, which it could be, but it tells of an authentic officer experience (from my ignorant perspective).
Half the book is pretty much redacted by the CIA. However you can still follow the story pretty well. It's pretty interesting mainly since you don't see too much media delve into the actual lives & conduct of a "spy", so there is sort of an...
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Seems like they're calling them Targeting Officers now.
This is what you can expect in ways of redaction typically.
This is occasional.
I'm in the market for a reading chair and while normally frugal I'm willing to shell out for this, probably up to the $500-$1000 range. So what have you found is the most comfortable type of chair to read in for long hours?
My friend recommended the Aeron chair which is an office chair classic (pic related) but I'm not really looking for an office chair. More a comfy armchair or reclining chair that is perfect for reading. I mostly care about comfort but elegance would be nice also.
I guess this can be a reading space general as well, some of you have posted cozy spaces in the past. I'm finally at a point in my life where I can really focus on reading, I think I just passed my last actuarial exam.
I'd recommend just going to a nicer, upscale secondhand furniture store or imports store and sitting on all the armchairs you think would look good in your space and picking the comfiest one. Buying furniture online usually isn't as good as doing so in person, in my experience.
>>8016673
Ugly.
Just go to a nice antique store and but a comfy overstuffed leather chair
Hello /lit/, I come here with a question.
Does this make sense?
>However, I tell you this: no man will prosper without the proper tools needed to survive. Though unbeknownst to some, education is actually the most vital tool we possess that must be sharpened from time to time. It is the instrument we need to tread the perilous journey known as life.
Any inputs and corrections?
Yea it makes sense but it medicore,
>though unbeknownst to some, educations is ACTUALLYA
Remove the actually it isnt needed andit sounds as if you are trying to write in a voice other than your own, do not try and sound smart, sound like youself, constantly edit and sometimes less is more...
In terms of subect its been touched on so many times and you are making vauge and extremely obvioua statments.. is this a personal project or an assignment
>>8016454
Nope, not an assignment. A submission for a paper.
pfft, gay
I think this is a quite a funny read. Very self-aware.
I don't get the "reddit: the book" label.
There is no such label.
people like it here...
>>8016209
Everyone whose anyone likes that book.
I can't wait, Anons, this is gonna be the best book of 2016!
>>8016098
What's happening is part of a phenomenon I wrote about a couple of years ago when I was asked to comment on Rowling. I went to the Yale University bookstore and bought and read a copy of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." I suffered a great deal in the process. The writing was dreadful; the book was terrible. As I read, I noticed that every time a character went for a walk, the author wrote instead that the character "stretched his legs." I began marking on the back of an envelope...
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>>8016123
Well said, Anon.
>>8016123
>As I read, I noticed that every time a character went for a walk, the author wrote instead that the character "stretched his legs." I began marking on the back of an envelope every time that phrase was repeated. I stopped only after I had marked the envelope several dozen times
The word "stretched" appears only seven times in the book, and none of them refers to any character's legs.
I mean, I agree with Bloom on the Harry Potter series, but this was a big fat lie.
Gessen was an artist monk. Before he would start a drawing or painting he always insisted upon being paid in advance, and his fees were high. He was known as the "Stingy Artist."
A geisha once gave him a commission for a painting. "How much can you pay?" inquired Gessen.
"Whatever you charge," replied the girl, "but I want you to do the work in front of me."
So on a certain day Gessen was called by the geisha. She was holding a feast for her patron.
Gessen with fine brush work did the painting. When it was completed...
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pebis :D
>>8015879
essence is concealed
Women will waste money on what is considered fashionable even if they know it is vapid.
Men will earn money doing something that means nothing to them if the end result is necessary and/or honourable.
What are the topics or subjects a person should know at least at some bachelor level to produce a trully original work among intelectuals?
>>8015780
what is your native language?
>>8015787
tacospeak.
I know my english is broken.
would you like to explain why is broken.
>>8015780
To not be an idiot, you need to know some Philosophy, Logic, and Rhetoric; if you don't want to be poor you should know some Comp Sci as well
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Is Bloom the best critic when it comes to the Romantic poets?
>>8015566
>I refuse to even use the name of this person. I call her Dracula's daughter, because her father was a Dracula scholar.
if i were him i would file a defamation suit against that woman btw
>>8015592
She's a major cunt, LOL.
>>8015566
What a based old man
Why do so many plebs say the Iliad is boring?
It's fucking awesome. It just might be the manliest literary work I've ever read.
you have a containment board for this shit
>>8010109
>>8015554
>reading for plot
>reading for enjoyment
>reading translations
>>>/r/books
>>8015565
The Iliad predates the fantasy genre.
is joining a frat /lit/?
Anyone who says no is just butthurt that they could never get into a frat
>>8015478
no it's normie
>>8015478
пкф? looks like vodka runes
What is your favourite 19th century novel and why?
I don't read oldshit. People were objectively more stupid back then.
>>8015465
modern /lit/, everyone.
>>8015465
Ok pal, go back to read some modern stuff in your line, like Stephen King or George Martin.
ITT we post prose passages from books we've got on hand and anons guess whether the writing has been translated. No Google searching.
If you must Google search then here's your hat and there's the homepage. Bonus points for the anons who support their guess with evidence
from the passage. Just imagine how good you'll feel if you guess correctly honestly, how greatly your belief in your literary acuity might be strengthened.
I will start:
She thought of the silent antechambers hung with Oriental tapestry, lit by tall bronze candelabra,...
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>>8015404
Untranslated. It reads too smooth
>>8015404
Translated. Armchairs.
>>8015606
Nice one. Now you post
