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are there any good novels about isolated online communities? or just internet communities in general? the closest i could think of is richard yates (the novel by tao lin) but that's not exactly what i'm talking about.

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DANKEST MEME Edition

What's your favorite book that is a cheap knock off of another series?

Previously: >>7992428 → #

>Fantasy
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>Sci-Fi
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Honorary...
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How do game of thrones book fans feel forced to experience the new book through the filter of bad HBO writers and bad actors? Has there ever been such a cucking?

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I started reading this today and I binged the first 150 pages all in a day.

I FINALLY FUCKING GET IT. 5 years spent on /lit/ and I finally understand every single one of you going crazy about this book.

Infinite Jest is the greatest literary work since the beginning of humanity.

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I know how ASOIAF Is going to end guys! Spoilers obviously. Not going to say source, but it's reliable.

>20 years pass from current events
>Not much changes yknow, slow moving >whatever.
>Lollys' son is all grown up.
>Rape baby ftw
>Rises in rank and title
>Leads army now.
>Kills Euron
>Takes his horn
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Hello /lit/. I'm reading Shelley's Prometheus Unbound, and I am able to understand it without using any secondary texts, but I'd like to read more about the Prometheus myth. Can you suggest me a good book/article/paper about it?

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How I get into eastern philosophy? Who are the most notable philosophers, and which one should I start with? Please no new-agey shit, if possible.

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Hello /lit/. I'm interested in classical books and authors like Shakespeare, Dante and Cervantes. The thing is that I haven't read any classical pieces before or many other books than some when I was a teenager, so should I read something to "prepare" myself for reading classical pieces by starting in some order so that I would "get it"? Or can you just go ahead and read all you want from where ever you want without it affecting your reading experience or understanding the book? Thank you for your time...

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Ok, so I read The Futurological Congress by Lem on /lit/'s recommendation. I was searching for sci-fi with beautiful prose and the book came up. Being a fan of Tarkovsky's Solaris, I thought Lem's books would be equally intense and beautiful.
What I got, however, seemed like third rate Vonnegut (and Vonnegut's already third rate). Don't get me wrong. It was a decent and amusing read, which is what I needed at the time. My question is just, should I try any other Lem books? I want to read Solaris. But I'm afraid it'll be just like FC; an...
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ITT: We post our favorite sex manual.

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favorite books of all time. i'll start

-- Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand
-- Finnegans Wake, James Joyce
-- A Separate Peace, John Knowles

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Look what I saw driving today. Is he back?

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Should I read this? The hype surrounding it and the author's image has always turned me off. Is it really as good as some say it is?

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The Zen master Hakuin was praised by his neighbours as one living a pure life.

A beautiful Japanese girl whose parents owned a food store lived near him. Suddenly, without any warning, her parents discovered she was with child.

This made her parents angry. She would not confess who the man was, but after much harassment at last named Hakuin.

In great anger the parent went to the master. "Is that so?" was all he would say.

After the child was born it was brought to Hakuin. By this time he had lost his reputation, which did not trouble him,...
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How do you learn to read faster? I know, read more. And, by the way, I know that the speed of reading does not necesarily make you a good reader. I ask because I find my mind wandering very easily when I read, and find it very difficult to use my time efficiently when I read. I see myself reading a passage and pretty much forgetting how to read for a second before I wake up from my trance and have to start the whole passage over again. Does meditation help with concentration? If possible, I would like to be able to read both deeply/thoroughly as well as efficiently, so if you...
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