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What are some good books that aren't structured linearly? they don't have to specifically be considered postmodern, i'm just looking for books that present their plot in a non-traditional/experimental way. for me these are some of the more captivating types of books to read because their unpredictability keeps me continuously wondering about what could happen next, which is a rare feeling when you have an attention span that's only very slightly longer than that of a small rodent. i don't even mind if the novel is sort of gimmicky (house of leaves) in...
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Try Brautigan, his novels are often chronologically linear but so acid-scattered that they come off otherwise while remaining cohesive. In Watermelon Sugar especially.
Tristram Shandy, In the Labyrinth
Anything by Calvino
Have any of you guys read Dick Francis's works? I just finished one of his novels, and while his plot isn't anything new, his characters are great.
>>7974705
To /plebbit/ with you
>>7974705
Dick Francis (or whoever actually wrote the novels) is, at least in the earlier novels, an excellent example of a simple, direct style in popular fiction. There's nothing especially deep or memorable in the books I've read, but as light entertainment reading, you can't really go wrong.
I have never met anyone in my entire life that has read this. Anyone?
I've read a couple of Colin Wilson's but not that one.
>>7974683
I did, it's fallen apart now and I've only read that first book in the series.
I really only remember parts of it where spiders are sorta using themselves as satellites to watch everything on the ground and they keep people as slaves and then some people climbed over a wall.
Does anyone read any modern horror?
I've enjoyed a few books by pic related
Let's discuss
Has anyone read anything by Laird Barron?
What is a "pseud"? Is it just another way for trolls to call people gay without calling them gay?
>>7974648
If you wish to know, look deep within yourself.
>>7974648
OP is a pseud.
pseud
sjuːd/Submit
nounBRITISHinformal
a pretentious person, especially one who claims to know a great deal about art, literature, etc.
"this method is the refuge of the charlatan, the pseud, and the modestly talented"
synonyms: pretentious person, poser, poseur, show-off, sham, fraud; informalphoney
"what a pseud to tell her she had a Pre-Raphaelite face!"
Am i obliged to write story if i write in prose? I just like sound of words and comfy referenced senteces that looks fancy, i am not interested in writing story. I am not interested in writing poetry either
The prose police might issue a fine but if you skip town they probably won't chase after you. They're generally more concerned with overdue library books.
>>7974606
Maybe try a Naked Lunch approach?
I think you may end up subconsciously adhering to some semblance of a plot though.
>>7974606
Go back to sleep, Earwicker.
What books focus on a protagonist with a specific personality disorder or an extremely anti-social (thought no harmful towards others) one at least?
Please don't suggest:
Notes from the Underground
My Twisted World
My Diary desu
Houellebecq's stuff
Just read r9k famo
A Confederacy of Dunces
any Louis-Ferdinand Celine
>>7974525
start with the greekos
Just finished reading The Gunslinger. I've heard that this is by far the worst book in the series. Does it get that much better? I'm already not crazy about King. Also, are they in Purgatory or what?
Lol who told you that?
The Gunslinger is probably the best book in the series. Maybe Wizard and Glass if you have already bought into the characters.
It mostly gets worse as it goes, and some of the books are downright awful.
>>7974460
I've only read the first four, way back when that was all there was. I enjoyed it at the time, but is it worth finishing or should I just preserve the memories of the series that I have?
>>7974454
>Purgatory
Nah, m8. You sure you finished reading it?
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How many heteronyms have you created /lit/? You need at least 10+ to be considered a true patrician.
>>7974399
I have two at the moment.
>>7974399
Did you mean psuedonyms, OP?
>>7974432
Read more you fucking pseud.
hey /lit/
the girlfriend wrote me a poem, i think its dope
>>7974393
>girlfriend
>right hand
kek friendo
Highschool junior/10.
>>7974398
first year uni actually
Poetry Critique Thread
My dick
Is bigger than yours
My dick
Is wide than yours
My dick
Gets wet in pussy
My dick
Is like Ginsbergs ass
My dick
Its always Howls
my dick is like an m16
your dick, a broken vending machine
>>7974318
jeez, that's weak. go read a book or something.
Hello friends.
I have always liked to read a good book; since I was a kid.
I have read and re-read almost all the 'classics' of literature as well as a substantial amount of philosophy.
I have, however, never read any poetry other than the 4 or 5 they made us analyze in high school. I've been wondering if maybe it's about time I try and get into some poetry. Where should I start (probably the Greeks again, but what specifically) and are there any specific collections I should look out for?
nice body
what do the moon runes say on this slut?
>>7974419
free 2 cum inside
Is Philip Dwyer's biography the number 1 book on Napoleon?
Roberts gets a lot of respect around here but I haven't read either.
Chandler is a more specific and advanced text if you want to know more about Napoleon's actual battles, with diagrams, troop counts, etc.
>>7974431
got anything to say about dwyer?
>>7974468
Never read him but I have a buddy who loved his "path to power." Apparently it's a great intro to the non-military aspects of Napoleon, and focuses on his politics and then his propaganda.
>Hard Science Fiction
>Capitalism in space
Why is it that people who complain about wanting more scientific accuracy in the sci-fi always seem to leave out the science of dialectical materialism?
Pic vaguely related.
>dialectical materialism
>science
4/10, made me take the bait. Back to
>>>/trash/
>>7975058
Prove that diamat isn't a science.
I'll wait.
I don't know exactly where to ask this, and it's not essentially /lit/ related, so I apologize for that.
But I know most people here are working on reading and writing, which means spending a lot of time engaging brilliant/genius work while trying to increase our own skills.I was wondering if anyone else has noticed that this poses a unique (and very serious) danger regarding ego.
Certain writers achieve extraordinary fame, and command the highest levels of respect, influence and admiration an individual can have. It goes far beyond what a television...
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>>7974219
You have to realize that no matter how talented you are, you're not going to amount to anything unless you bust your ass every single day. I'm currently working on a PhD in mathematics and it seems like most people just assume that I made it this far (which is really not that far at all) because I got lucky genetically. But what they don't realize is how much work/sacrifice I put in to get where I'm at (they were at parties, they were having girlfriends, they were getting married, they were having...
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>>7974254
Oof, if I came off like a humble-bragging douche, I apologize.
Work hard, hate yourself. That's all it takes.
>>7974254
>>7974261
While I find these comments worthwhile and interesting, I should again say that this is not an advice thread, so perchance the posts that follow might say "I do ...." rather "you ought..."
To the point, my concern specifically, should I ask for advice after all, is with
>There's a very real fear that my life will have substantially less meaning/purpose if I turn out to be not-so-talented.
It...
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