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>protagonist uses curse words unironically
>>7871509
>Prose mirrors the main character's train of thought
Looking at you, Joyce.
>>7871509
>protagonist is a idiot during school but a genius in combat.
Fuggg I'm writting one, but I came up with a legitimate reason
>>7871542
That set-up is common because young readers relate to it. Literally every anime is based off it.
What's that story called about a guy who believes everything he hears? He lives in a small village and everyone takes advantage of him because he's so gullible.
I think the name of the novel is the main character's name...?
Bernie supporter #12864
Carl the Cuck
Are there any good movies based on books?
>tfw this is Anna
A Clockwork Orange
>>7871209
nah
>>7871209
>movie
>good
Which philosophers should I read in order to understand conservative philosophy and in what order should I read them? I've already read The Republic if that means anything.
>>7871068
Joseph de Maistre and Edmund Burke are essential—I'm not sure it matters which you read first.
>>7871068
Hobbes - Leviathan
Montesquieu - The Spirit of the Laws
Herder - Yet Another Philosophy of History (should be read in light of Kant's 'Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose)
Burke - Reflections on the Revolution in France
Hegel - Philosophy of Right
Nietzsche - On the Genealogy of Morals
Schmitt - Political Theology, The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy, and The Concept of the Political
Oakeshott - Rationalism in Politics and other essays, and On Human Conduct
Hayek...
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le meme philosophers thread
Thoughts on this book
I honestly hope he wins, not even memeing.
>>7870818
It's a #1 National Bestseller by a #1 national best-seller.
What could possibly go wrong?
>>7870824
Same here.
I've been living in southern California for the last four years and it's just now dawning on me that almost no one here is authentic, especially when it comes to 'literary circles'. I've just about had it and I'm ready to move. Where's the best place for an aspiring young writer to move? I was thinking Atlanta.
/lit/ cities thread
>>7870725
Tell us OP, are you authentic?
>>7870725
If you think authenticity exists anywhere, including yourself, no place will have what you're looking for. Consider yourself in their inauthentic, delusional shoes. You are the same as them; don't fall the le intellectual plight meme.
On the other other hand, move to Bamako or Ashgabat and see what that's like for you. But we all know you're not going to do that.
Don't live in a city. The country is better for writing.
Ask someone who's read way too much of Fifty Shades of Grey anything.
why are you posting on a literature board about non-literature content
>>7870722
Because I write as a hobby, I read actual books all the time, I just spend too much time reading shitty books for stupid reasons and I need to have a use for all this stupid knowledge I've accumulated.
>>7870715
what's the worst line you've read in the book?
>you'll never again be a kid in the late 90s reading harry potter for the first time
>>7870705
What's happening is part of a phenomenon I wrote about a couple of years ago when I was asked to comment on Rowling. I went to the Yale University bookstore and bought and read a copy of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." I suffered a great deal in the process. The writing was dreadful; the book was terrible. As I read, I noticed that every time a character went for a walk, the author wrote instead that the character "stretched his legs." I began marking on the back of an envelope...
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>>7870714
Is this a copy pasta?
Fuck this is sad if it´s true.
Racist texts by famous authors
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/On_the_Creation_of_Niggers
>>7870665
Why would he say that?
>>7870665
Whoa
>>7870665
Can black people ever catch a break?
Hello /lit/, I have a question regarding studies. I don't know if this is the right board to ask, so mods pls don't ban.
I'm applying for a scholarship to do a Master in Library and Information Science. Thing is, not all countries have library science as a master degree (here in my country, for example, is a undergraduate, a BA).
My chances are to go to USA and other countries of the anglosphere, but I'd like to know what other chances are there, just for possibilities to study.
So, my question is: does your country have a MLIS as a graduate...
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>>7870274
Courtesy bump. Godspeed OP
Is the MLIS in Ireland in UCD? Trinity is the one with all the badass library pictures.
I say apply postgrad to Trinity, and do your masters elsewhere. Check out your shelf stacking employment prospects too.
>>7870274
Hi! American Librarian here. There are library undergrad degrees, but to hold the official title of "Librarian" you need the master's degree, MLIS.
Putin walks with head held high through his great mansion in Brussels. Indeed the collapse of the EU, and soon, the inevitable fall of the despicable Americans puts him in a really great mood. Today he has many things to attend to, but perhaps the most important one is addressing his loyal subjects.
When he enters the conference room, everyone falls silent, and a servant girl in scantily clad clothing quickly rushes to offer him coffee. Ah. The small benefits of being a dictator, he thinks slurping the perfect drink, then slaps her on the butt and makes a shooing motion. "Go now". Nervously giggling she flits away, narrowly avoiding crashing into the cameraman fast approaching.
"Sir, we're ready,whenever you are. Your seating has been completed as per instructions." he points towards a magnificent chair - nay, throne - seat and back covered in velvet, wood adorned with pure gold standing atop a small stage. Next to it, a young man sits, head dejected, metal collar around his neck, loose, but strong chains attached to it preventing him from escaping.
Perfect. Just as he had imagined. Putting down the coffee he walks forward, only pausing to inspect the trembling man for a moment, then he's sitting and raises his icy eyes towards the cameras. Behind them, the crew falls silent, and the red lights come on. It's time.
"Ladies and gentlemen. It is a great honor for me, to address you today, here in Brussels. Our great Nation has had many setbacks, but with the last European pockets of resistance eradicated, we're ready to march torwards to a new age." After a pregnant pause he adds "A new age of might, unity and victory. Very soon we'll turn our eyes - and forces - to our great enemy, the wretched United states and its pathetic lapdog Canada. With our Chinese allies' swift victory over Japan, our combined strength will crush their defenses, no matter how strong they believe them to be."
He looks down at the boy next to his feet with a snide smile on his face - "Isn't that right?" he asks in a lower voice, then reaches forward to pet the young man's dirty blonde hair, who appears to be studying the floor with an intense focus.
Vladimir looks back up, and continues "When I say we've had setbacks, I'm talking about Poland of course. Petty, mutinous, backstabbing Polish. They've given us a really hard time taking over this continent. But...They're not so rebellious now, are they?" - he chuckles, then reaches...
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>implying Putin wouldn't take Turkey first and have his palace in Istanbul
more like a utopia t b h
>Why do you hate me /lit/?
>>7870116
get out of here old man
A cliche in every sentence. The only writer I've ever had a more allergic reaction to is Dan Brown. I love genre fiction but King just plain can't write. I wonder if people who love him aren't bugged by cliches or just don't notice them.
>>7870116
You write shitty tomes of scat and scares.
Meaningless. Drivel.
On how many pages have been mentioned the "hairs growing from the edges of her areolas?" How many magic negros? How many telepathic children? How many readers defiled? How many bookshelves groaning under the weight of your ignominious collection?
>3 page English essay due tomorrow
>have not even started
Lads, help
>tfw 6 word essay due tonight at midnight
Mates, I'm having a fucking panic attack
I shouldn't have put this off for so long
>25 word shitpost due in 30 seconds
>haven't even memed yet
just fuck my shit up senpai
>>7869945
You get an hour each page, that isn't even hard. Get off of /lit/ and start writing.
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The plebbiness poll has arrived! Take part!
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And when I say "from cover to cover" I don't mean all the works of a writer. What I mean is one, at least. Remember: Bump!
How do you read an opera? If you've been to one, does that count?
>>7869936
Depends on if you did read the libretto.
>>7869943
They project the English translation above the stage and I read that...
Who do you think are the best ~5 authors alive right now?
Also, what are some great novels released in the past ~5 years? I heard Bleeding Edge and The Goldfinch are good.
Thanks.
>>7869621tfw I can't say Umberto Eco is my favorite living author anymore.
This was good IMO
Pynchon, DeLillo, Ferrante, Rushdie, Ishiguro
Open City, A Visit From the Goon Squad, The Buried Giant, all 4 Neopolitan novels
