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How much of an effect do you believe the location a work is written at has upon the work itself?
100%
Some
None
i've written something that's gotten great feedback, but people want the main character to be more empathetic. how do i do it without making him into a trope?
>>8267421
You don't. Your main character doesn't have to be empathetic.
>>8267421
>people want
Why do you care what people want? Tailor a character that fits your story man. Give him traits you see in people you admire or abhor. Give him secrets, give him shame.
All human personalities are tropes, my man.
double down and make him a rapist.
I want to read a decent book about someone who goes from lazy to hardworking. Or something to that effect.
>>8267390
Book of Jehovah
>>8267390
siddhartha
Morning Crafts
What did they mean by this ?
capitalists need to work
freud can't add
>>8267379
I would also like to know what was meant by this
How important is learning Ancient Greek and Latin if I want to train my poetry?
Is there something better I could devote my time to?
How many important poets knew them?
>>8267340
>train my poetry
Maybe learn English first.
Best way to train your poetry is to fill a glass with ice cubes, pour lots of salt in it then add vinegar.
Drink this potion every day for a month and you will be the greatest poet since Homer.
>>8267352
nice one bro
Be honest lads, how readable is it?
It's a shitty fad that pseudo-intellectuals praise because it makes them seem smarter to them and their pseduo-intellectual crowd.
Im 630 pages in atm its actually ok desu senpai, Oxen of the Sun was okay at the tim but I think it tired me out before Circe
>>8267280
ITT: spot the /reddit/
Is Infinite Jest the Dark Souls of literature?
>>8267230
What is Infinite Jest?
>>8267237
the infinite jest of video games
no its game of throne [smiley with the carat nose]
I'm considering reading this book, do you think it's worth the read?
NO DON'T DO IT
>>8267167
poor b8. Neoreactionaries generally accept that homosexuality is impossible to eradicate and not a problem in itself. The problem is political homosexuality which makes up <5% of the homosexual population and is despised by Conservatives, Marxists, Communists, Old Liberals, and others. The 17th century is far off to. I would give you a 3/10 as opposed to 2/10 if you had said 12th century or 11th century.
I love it, but it is a divisive read. If you take a generally aesthetically minded approach towards literature then I'm sure you will enjoy at least elements of it, Wilde wrote beautifully for the sake of beauty. On the other hand, if you generally prefer your literature more socially minded or drift towards 'realism' it may not be the right book for you.
>one of the creators of GoT wrote his master's thesis on Finnegans Wake
how does this make /lit/ feel?
retards on /lit/ do that everyday
>>8267096
a master's?
>I would have liked to transfer this dissertation to HyperCard, and hand it in on disk - but Mr. John Nash was intelligent enough to counsel against this, and I was intelligent enough to heed his warnings. To compensate for the paper presentation of what was originally intended as a hypertextual document, I have included an admittedly incomplete network of cross-references within the text itself. Wherever the reader sees a bracketed number and letter (i.e. -- {38V}), he/she/it has the option to ignore it and keep reading, or to go to the chapter and paragraph...
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I'm looking for a bold, epic, difficult novel, for hardcore readers.
>>8266806
In what language, what genre and what length do you want?
>>8266814
English, please. What genre or length, I'm not sure. Just hit me with a big list of books, if you wouldn't mind.
Moby Dick
>What clashes here of wills gen wonts, oystrygods gaggin fishygods!
Brékkek Kékkek Kékkek Kékkek! Kóax Kóax Kóax! Ualu Ualu Ualu!
Quaouauh!
Was he the original shitposter?
>toilet humor
>'hurr durr Ulysses is the greatest novel ever written!'
when did you realize Joyce was a hack
>>8266788
aw shit we eatin tonight senpai
Anyone read Skulduggery Pleasant? Just finished the last book out of 9 and loved italmost threw the book when Skulduggery was going to sacrifice himself
I come across alot of people who haven't even heard of this series, and understandable I suppose as it's basically the less popular Irish verison of Harry Potter, but I know it must be at least somewhat recognizable because I first stumbled upon the series as a young middle schooler in our library.
My opinion though: the writing is that which I haven't seen in many other books. I like it...
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>>8266776
yeah those books are pretty cool. i read the first 5 i think. didn't realise it had got to 9 now.
>>8266790
go fuck yourself you pseud
>>8266776
i read them ages ago. enjoyed them at the time
>>8266867
The 9th came out I believe a little over a year ago. Lots of people die. The ending was kinda just ok
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Which one is the most complex book written by a man?
The quran
my dairy desu
The Science of Logic.
What self help/motivation/self improvement books have you read, and which did you enjoy?
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is all you need.
>>8266694
Me and my own by myself really helped me
El Biblo
>60 years as a writer
>most meaningful contribution is 'kill cripples'
why did I fall for this /pol/ meme writer?
>>8266584
Can't tell if satire.
>>8266584
that doesn't work anywhere besides /pol/
>>8266653
Nice falseflagging liberal cuck
