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What is the masturbate and browse 4chan all day of books?
Seeing as I do nothing with my day but read weird things on the internet, I'll tell you about a theory I've got about antigrav technology and how long the various governments of the world have had it.
vineland
>>7851897
kys
>Story is written entirely in second person narrative
>>7849741
That's fine if it's a choose your own adventure
>>7849741
If you finish the book, will You die?
>>7849741
(You)
Also, anyone have an idea what the chance is of ever getting a board like /art/? I'm fucking lost on where to find good resolutions pics, and /r/ is just porn.
>>7852102
rec: Lolita
I've wanted for years that 4chan should have philosophy and art boards, and they've delivered. Philosophy can be discussed or shitposted about on either of /lit/ or /his/, and art threads are now a fairly common occurrence on /his/, where it seems to be the best spot for them.
Art threads do happen periodically throughout this website, because everyone senses that there is a gap for this dedicated interest, but /his/ is close enough for now. just keep an eye on /his/.
>7852125
Somehow I had a feeling that posting Darger would just net me Lolita recs. I probably should've made an excepting note about that in the OP, desu.
And thanks for the pointer. I haven't checked /his/ all that often because I figured it was mostly older vanilla stuff (and I'm more into Outsider art and Dada and related), but I'll give it another looksee.
>7852129
It's been a while since I've read either of them, but colorful and vaguely absurd vicious cycles make...
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Alright /lit/izens
Recommend books that will finally convince me to kill myself please.
This thread's been done to death. Sage. Hidden.
That guy in the corner reminds me of litn.
>>7842824
Read Stoner. It's depressing, but you'll realize that if Stoner can get through his life you can also get through yours.
What is the Trout Mask Replica of /lit/
By that I mean really weird, obscure, all over the place, hard to understand but really rewarding sorta books.
naked lunch
Finnegans Wake
>>7855160
Gravity's Rainbow. Some of Beefheart's lyrics remind me of Pynchon, and vice-versa.
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We're busy taking the survey, nigga
>>7854534
>>7854536
>/lit/ is my main board
>bumps in under 3 minutes
>>7854558
ADHD
>the easiest way to become an atheist is to read the Bible
Is he right?
kek, no.
It is a lot easier to just sit on your ass and watch youtube videos of people who are unironically fat fedora wearing gamer say things like "the easiest way to become an atheist is to read the Bible " or "We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further."
Atheists drop out of high school to become professional gamers. They don't read at all.
xD the easiest way to loose weight is to eat in MckDonalds
Do i sound smart and edgy yet xD?
xD the easiest way to get a college degree is to partyyy as hard as you can erryday
Do i sound smart and edgy yet xD?
xD the easiest way to get a girlfriend is to become gayy d:DD;d
Do i op?
sound smart and edgy yet xD?
Xd
Cliche book covers/things you hate
>Book filled with "wonder"
>Uses this cover
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>even though its clearly written text on it
>>7854232
who are those hot chicks in the photo?
>>7854205Glossy covers make me irrationally angry.
![Richard+Dawkins+and+Sam+Harris+and+Christopher+Hitchens+and+New+Atheists+and+atheism[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Rpvr7No.jpg "Richard+Dawkins+and+Sam+Harris+and+Christopher+Hitchens+and+New+Atheists+and+atheism[1].jpg")
In all honesty who is the better philosopher: Nietzche or Hitchens?
Harris > Freddy > Freud > Marx >>>>>> Hitchens >>>>>>> Dawkins
Objectively.
Marx >= Nietzsche > Freud >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dawkins >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hitchens
this thread is dogshit and you know it, OP.
Alright, I'm fed up with this shit and demand a valid response.
What is your personal opinion on the topic of individuals claiming that "language evolves"? Take, for example, this phrase being said in order to explain why certain words exist: mostly slang, sometimes how Americans have different spellings than other English types, and so on.
(tl;dr) What do you personally think or feel about this phrase?
"Language evolves."
>>7853692
Of fucking course it evolves
Typically it gets streamlined with less syllables
>>7853704
It evolves, of course. Though, it's still a fucking cop-out when someone ends an argument with that particular phrase.
>Language doesn't evolve
Which are the best publishers to buy books from?
Penguin
I'll tell you only in return of her name.
>>7853628
I don't know her name. I got the image from /fit/.
ITT: Reading rage
>sit down to read
>neighbor immediately starts practicing trumpet
>Laying on couch reading
>Back starts hurting
>Sit up
>Back hurts more
>Sit in chair
>Can't get legs situated right
>Walk 20 minutes to library
>Sit down to read
>Immediately have to shit
WHY IS THE HUMAN BODY LIKE THIS
>>7851292
>>neighbor immediately starts practicing trumpet
yeah, so? some people prefer to create art, not just consume it, pleb
>>7851299
Always shit before you leave your house pleb
Alright boys this is it,
You may only post in this thread if you read the trilogy and earned your badge.
Lets talk about the works in the meanwhile.
the Trilogy is Nothing, kid . . .
>>7855411
And but so I ate a Gorgonzola sandwich while wearing a pig costume.
>>7855425
Outed plebbie. Plechazunga Pig-man is a yellow and purple creature of German Expressionism
I don't get it
It's a metaphor for being yourself.
It was all a harangue on penises and its wonders.
its a comment on the repression of sexuality in victorian scotland
when pronounced in the scottish dialect you realise the title is actually "my big dick"
Does anyone want to have a discussion about this book? I'm currently reading it, and enjoying it quite a lot. What are your thoughts about it? Questions you have?
My favorite book. It's pretty remarkable for its time. Predicts philosophical trends extremely well. Actually had to put it down after 600 pages and resume it a few months later because I felt like if I kept reading it I'd kill myself.
>>7853898
I agree, there are several times where I can see how he predicted not just philisophical trends, but the nature and spirit of US culture. It reminded me of Delillo in White Noise, but about 30 years ahead. How many times have you read the book? I can tell it benefits from several re-reads.
>>7853957
I've read it 1.5 times. I started from the beginning after putting it down to take a course on it. One thing I noticed on re-reading was that the introduction of almost every character is ominous. I especially like how Otto is introduced for that reason, though I can't stand anything about him. The parapraxes are also filled with foreshadowing. Who is your favorite character so far? I'm fond of Anselm
