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So I started my journey into literature with this one and I finished it yesterday. It was a really great read. I'm wondering if my next one should be something like a McCarthy or if I should go with a behemoth like The Count of Monte Cristo or Crime and Punishment? Thoughts /lit/?
>>7852270
start with the greeks.
Infinite Jest
>>7852270
The Count of Monte Cristo is easy to read besides its page count. So start with that. The prison scenes are really great.
Hi /lit/
How can I become a better person through literature?
Specifically books that aren't pop psychology bullshit.
Define better person first.
>>7852199
>being a better person
well spooked, my property.
>better person
Sorry, OP, but it seems like pop psychology would be more up your alley
This man died recently. I enjoyed his books. Can we have a thread about his work?
Have you read any of his novels?
What's your favorite?
My favorite is The Lords of Discipline. I really like the way he writes.
>patty mcconroy
sorry james joyce is all the irish bullshit i can handle for one canon
>>7852104
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>Donald Patrick "Pat" Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was a New York Times bestselling American author
nothx
What is the literary equivalent of pic related?
Cioran or Pessoa
>>7852073
A Little Life
It's suffering porn.
No Longer Human
Stoner
What does lit think of this book?
Who here has sat through reading it? Is it worth it?
Probably shit since it's Murakami.
Worse than that, according to most Murakami fans (lol) that's his worst book.
>>7852068
why though? I'm not a huge fan of the dystopian/fantasy fiction genre but it seems to have gotten fairly good reviews. Is there any literary merit to this novel?
>>7852092
It's an interesting book. I'm chewing my way through it now. The pacing is glacial and there are some missteps with the narrative that make it hard to soldier on in places, but as a big fat piece of comfortable ambience it's a really good time. 'Literary merit' is a vague term, but despite what /lit/ says (and the fact that Ryu Murakami is still better) Haruki Murakami is a legit writer. I think part of why 1Q84 gets so much flak is because every other novel by the author features a lot of similar elements. That just means that he can (mostly) handle them expertly by now. Give it a try. Even if you don't like it you'll have learned something about your own tastes, so it'll have been worth it.
>“Shakespeare, Drayton, and Ben Jonson had a merry meeting, and it seems drank too hard; for Shakespeare died of a fever there contracted.” ~The Vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon, 1661.
So what do ya think? did they kill him?
>>7851986
>So what do ya think? did they kill him?
I dont know, but this saturday there is a show going to air that might be offering some nice info:
http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/secret-history-shakespeares-tomb
Maybe a life ending hangover killed him
>>7851986
DT à la Poe
I find this book very compelling. What do you think, lit?
been meaning to read it, I like all that post-capitalism type of stuff. tell us more about it OP
Does it go all #ACCELERATE?
Bc I only read stuff playing into my current meme ideology
>>7852389
If I say yes, will you read it cover to cover on sheer faith alone?
/lit/ :
60% DFW
30% Ulysses
9% >memes
1% valuable content
Is there another site like this but somewhat serious?
Uhhh where is Pynchon........
for every molecular drop of seriousness, 99% of the 1% valuable content evaporates
would you rather have 1% valuable content + memes, or an endless reddit universe of
>Uh, I take posturing about literature on the Internet very seriously uh excuse me sir uh I think you'll find my opinions are very serious indeed
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THOSE ARE YOUR TWO CHOICES
ENJOY THE HUMAN RACE
FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>7851564
>/lit/
there has to be more
...right?
What philosophical believes do most sciencekins follow?
Logical positivism seems to be outdated in their community is there something that replaced it?
template
> Implying the average scientist even recognizes philosophical problems as meaningful
> Implying they aren't just uncritical technicians of inherited systems when it comes right down to it
>>7850745
naive scientism is pretty widespread among the fedora tippers, but actual scientists are somewhat more likely to have a more nuanced understanding of philosophy of science, but there's lots of variation
My friend's dad just died. What are some books I can recommend him that deal with the loss of a father, of loss in general?
>>7850695
>>7850703
Will do. Anything else?
>>7850695
If my dad had just died and some jabroni gave me a book, i would punch them in the mouth. Seriously, how the fuck do you expect this to play out? the only thing you'll be doing is making him feel bad for not liking your 'gift' and making yourself look like a retard in the process.
Give me it, I need titles. I beg you.
>asks for quality fantasy
>has black company as example
Wew lad
>quality
>fantasy
lol
Outside of the Hobbit and LOTR, there's nothing worth reading
>>7849946
Malazan Book of the Fallen
![41lWo7fC6XL._SX316_BO1,204,203,200_[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/HcPimrg.jpg "41lWo7fC6XL._SX316_BO1,204,203,200_[1].jpg")
Did anybody read this?
If the book is anything like the city it's quite shitty.
I read this guy's novel Amigoland.
It was okay.
I did and then sold it to my nearest Half-Price Books. In fact, that was just recently.
Explain your attraction to women after reading this
it's shit teebeehach
>>7847429
I don't take kikes seriously.
Women function in society by generating frustration in men. That's it. I don't think that surprises anyone.
As a bisexual who's had a taste of dating with both genders and has gotten to get a feel for what a shitty deal straight men get, her argument is ..... well, fucking duh
(Also guys just try cock. I promise that you're more bisexual than you think you are and trust me you'll have sooooooo much more fun. You'll even have better relationships with women once you no longer actually need them for sex.)
Hello
Should I study English in my third world country for its relative easiness or psychology because I'm more interested in it?
>>7846977
you can learn english in 6 month. And psychology is a lie.
Everyone is "interested" in psychology (and most pf psychologists are women anyway afaik), and english is most popular language in world, everyone knows it fluently. I am not in position of giving advice in field of choosing uni tho
>>7846998
I already have an alright decent command of English. I'd be studying for a bechalor in English from what my country calls the faculty of literaries, which is the only way I can translate the word.
How is psychology is a lie? Isn't it simply the study of human mentality and thought?
What would you suggest and why?
Kind of music do you listen to while you read? If any at all?
I personally enjoy listening to ambient IDM while I read educational or non-fiction, but I have a hard time with listening to music while reading fiction.
vocaloid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScSW9C3DF18
It's Dark and Hell is Hot
If you listen to anything but classical you are a hipster with no taste and should leave this board immediatly
