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Which is better /lit/?
Necronomicon is a nice edition which feels good to read and looks great on a shelf. Not sure about the other's content but the cover looks like shit senpai.
>>7892760
The one on the right.
>>7892811
Both are shitty editions
Necronomicon contains so much of Lovecraft's mediocre work. It doesn't deserve the fancy binding.
The BnN edition is almost good, but does not compile his collaborations, some of which are good, such as the two about sneku peepil. There's also no analysis, making it hard for a newcomer to dive into him.
Id go with the BnN one.
This is my favorite short story. What is yours?
It's not a short story and it's shit.
/v/ based shit
I've never read much in the way of short stories outside of English courses, I'll admit
Though probably Araby. A fantastic story that I've only grown appreciation for over the years that continues to amaze me in new ways when coming back to it or reading new criticism on it.
New bookshelf thread: no Tolkien/GRRM edition
1/3
2/3
3/3
1/2.5
Should I buy the Paperwhite? If yes, should I buy it with or without special offers?
>>7888387
>falling for the amazon cuckindle meme
I like mine, but it lacks the romance of a real book. It's nice that you can go practically catatonic with it. No awkward positions for bed readers. Oh, and get the back light unless you read with a lamp over your shoulder.
>>7888408
All right. What's better: a Kindle with or without special offers?
Do you ever get strange stares in public?
Are there any song lyricists with literary merit?
Whoo.
I don't exactly know if you're asking if they're actual authors or whatnot, but check out The Decemberists' album The Hazards of Love.
It's a concept album with a really long, beautiful story and songs to match. Just reading the lyrics is like reading a Shakespearian work. Go for it.
>>7887298
song writers are poets
Experiencing a pretty deep depression.
Any books that helped you out in a similar situation?
>>7886452
The Moral Discourses of Epictetus
>>7886452
You need the Dharma.
>>7886452
mary shelley's frankenstein may seem like a strange choice but there is a lot of hope in it, and it looks at the human race from an interesting perspective
hope you're okay bro x
Is it true that all great writers eventually kill themselves? Think it's related somehow?
>>7889314
Only in a manner of speaking. Joyce died from health complications that may or may not have been related to his boozing. Or probably just being poor.
>>7889314
No. Name one writer on the same level as Joyce or Gaddis that killed themself.
>>7889322
David
Foster
Wallace
>ITT: Good books written by women which are actually good and not by Ayn Rand
I'll start with pic related
alissa nutting - tampa
i thought this was really good. i keep meaning to read more of hers
Hey 4chan,
A few months ago I posted about the upcoming adaptation of the New Sun series into 2 feature length movies. I dont think anyone actually cared except to say 'dont do it' but for anyone interested the film is in production. And if you maybe have a teeny bit of a sense of humor youll appreciate the music that will be in the theatrical trailer.
Ill be here for your questions comments fanboyism
Song:
https://youtu.be/Res91Bv0ptk
>>7881832
Any real sources except Taylor Swift you can offer?
>>7881832
Also I have supremely low expectations.
Best thing to come out of it could be more widespread acknowledgement of Wolfe, but it's implausible, assuming this isn't some next level bait.
>>7881835
Not really no there is a pretty comprehensive NDA i mean i have no problem telling you the plot but if i prove it i am in a legal bind, ya dig? Ill try and think of something.
Each book is approx. 45 min shadow, claw, lictor the last one is going to be "Part II"
ITT summarize books with a Spongebob quote
>>7877141
Lolita.
ARE YOU READY KID
>>7877184
Kek
Classic claude mahoney ladies and gents
I'm ugly
and i'm proud
Metamorphosis
>Last book you read
>Book you're currently reading
>Next book you plan to read
Prove that you actually read books and don't just browse the internet all day, /lit/
>Last
The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury
>Current
Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison
>Next
Dunno yet. Still eyeing a few things in my backlog. Maybe The Magic Mountain.
Yes, because naming three books would totally prove that objectively and of course I, Anonymous, desperately need to prove to you, Anonymous, that I read books.
>>7888194
You probably still use Digg.
>tfw you read enough about academic literature to know that there are thousands of masterpieces in all languages that aren't discussed on /lit/ or on the internet apart from some obscure literary forums
>tfw you're too pleb to prove it
>tfw people think /lit/ is patrician
who shares this feel?
>>7887929
lets see. what masterpieces?
no need to post such banality on this board
just think these thoughts in your head and don't tell anyone else
>>7887929
>tfw people think /lit/ is patrician
no one thinks this
oh my
he's just smelly jelly
He's right, you know. The hagiography around DFW is fucking awful. It's one of the main reasons I absolutely despise Franzen.
Also, American Psycho is better and more literary than anything Wallace ever wrote.
>>7885893
no it's not
>I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies
>Bad Opening Lines Anonymous 04/04/16(Mon)18:03:19 No.7885828â–¶
>I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies
>>7885828
>in media res
Disgusting.
>>7885838
>googling infinity
So I've been reading books on the train to work all year so far. On a whim, I picked up Kafka on the Shore, positively loved it, although the ending was less than stellar.
I immediately picked up Wind Up Bird Chronicle, liked that even better, although the last 1/3 of the book, until the very last chapters was such a cluster of unnecessary additional characters and links, in my opinion. Still really enjoyed it.
Then I read 1Q84. I just finished today. I can hardly fathom how empty it felt. Extreme, constant repetition, illogical character choices, This is...
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>>7885184
Don't read Norwegian Wood, it's even worse
>>7885184
I enjoyed some of the way he spun sentences, but overall Murakami is a meme pleb writer. There are real books out there.
>>7885193
This. The worst part is that now my brain linked the beatles song to that shitty book.
>tons of references to western culture
>explicit lesbian sex for no reason between a 12 year old and a mature woman
