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Hope you read all of Barth's first six books
>>7961404
whats the point of this
I want to 'get over' philosophy. What are some good endgame philosophers that help one do away with it all?
lel youre like someone who wants to be a tennis player but instead of starting by buying a racket and then going to train goes to buy a trophy.
you will only understand those "endgame" texts if you know what they are ending.
>>7961193
Skepticism can help you commit suicide.
>>7961193
television is the only way desu
What's the most depressing book you've ever read? I'm talking soul-motherfucking-crushing. The kind where you curl into a ball for days and stop eating because, "what's the point?"
my diary desu lad
No Longer Human was the most depressing I ever read, probably.
But the one that made me curl into a ball and think "what's even the point of this" was Molloy
>>7959673
Stoner
ITT: Books you will deny you ever read
Pic unrelated. Love that book.
I read all 4 twilight books. It was awful
>>7957956
I've been told that, if I want to be a writer, I should read shitty books as well as good books because it's important to familiarize yourself with what not to do as well. With that in mind, I've given serious consideration to reading the Twilight books, but I have as yet been unable to bring myself to do so.
What is the most disturbing book you have read?
The Room - Hubert Selby, Jr.
Hogg
Twilight
Does anyone have the other ones?
heres the template if anyone cares.
*holds up spork*
here have some OC
Hey /lit/, I just wrote my first essay intended for publication. It basically explains the whole waifu subculture to normalfags and uses it as a commentary on current society.
It's around 1500 words, and I'm not sure where I should submit it, any ideas?
>>7965894
submit it here so we could bully you
>>7965894
lol
That sounds gay as fuck.
Definitely post it here.
>>7965894
>asking writers for help getting published
You have a lot to learn about the literary world, my friend.
Is there anyone who can challenge this man's title as GOAT?
PKD in science fiction, in prose, tons.
>>7965836
>PKD
>PROSE
Ha. You're a real funny guy.
I appreesh.
What does lit think of Richard Dawkins?
Museum curator that is using twitter to destroy the legacy he didn't deserve in the first place with astonishing efficiency.
>>7965052
/thread holy shit
>>7965052
Blocked again, timewaster.
>Gay Rape and Incest Edition
Recommendation Charts:
>Fantasy
Selected: http://i.imgur.com/3v2oXAY.jpg (embed)
General: http://i.imgur.com/igBYngL.jpg (embed)
Flowchart: http://i.imgur.com/uykqKJn.jpg (embed)
>Sci-Fi
Selected: http://i.imgur.com/A96mTQX.jpg (embed)
General: http://i.imgur.com/r55ODlL.jpg/ http://i.imgur.com/gNTrDmc.jpg (embed)
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>>7963174
Bridge of Birds.
Shit, I was about to make a new one myself.
Why am I enjoying the two Foundation sequels so much more than the original trilogy? Is it because it follows one specific story, and one cast of characters throughout all events?
I was surprised at how enthralled I became reading Foundation's Edge, and I'm still in the first bits of Foundation and Earth but greatly enjoy it. For some reason, I love the chemistry and interaction between Pelorat and Trevize.
>>What is the best Asian inspired fantasy?
I liked the Empire trilogy by Feist and Wurts.
how do you feel about consumerism in the book industry?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fTlXv4Zm_Q
>>7961082
Mostly limited to chicklit, since that favors massive, tacky hardcovers. Girls buy it because they want something to read, whereas we - and most other sensible readers - buy a book because we sought out that title alone.
It's the difference between buying Moby Dick because you want to have read Moby Dick, or buying Confessions of a Teenage Witch because you just want to read.
I've moved on to piracy
What a qt.
Do any of these booktube sluts own books printed before 2000?
/lit/erary confessions
tell us nasty things about yourself so we can all point and laugh
I don't enjoy reading. I just do it to feel better than other people because my life is beyond pathetic and I need to feel superior in some way.
I got into reading through unauthorised biographies of musicians and singers.
I can never throw away a book even if I hated it or it's YA shit that was given to me. I have a shelf full of low-tier literature which causes me to wince whenever I walk past it.
I like reading but I'm often reluctant to read books that have more than 300-400 pages as I know it will eat up most of my time and by halfway I'm just looking at my shelf at what I want to read next and then what I want to read after that, then after that, etc.
I love Joseph Conrad but...
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>>7964058
I'm unable to articulate or properly describe books I've read.
ITT: You've read one, you've read them all.
Da Vinci Code/Angels and Demons/Solomon Key
He didn't even try.
Harry Potter is the worst example you could give. The language in the first book is clearly directed at young children and as the other books get published you can easily see the evolution in her writing style
According to Joseph Campbell, any book.
How do you hold your Kindle? Also, do you use a case?
>>7952513
god damn, what book is that? that is some awful writing to be completely honest familiar
Same as that OP, bottom resting on the pinky. Official case's are criminally expensive, almost expensive as the kindle itself. And for some reason all the bookstore chains removed amazon products
>>7952513
I hold it with my right hand or both hands. I have the official leather case with a little discount in black because I didn't want to skimp out on it. I saw people with cheaper cases have theirs falling apart.
Can you, with any certainty, say that anything within the entire body of all philosophy has contributed anything meaningful to the world?
Yes, obviously. From where do you think logic spawned from?
>>7966029
And how often do you see logic being used meaningfully in the world?
>>7966057
..what?
