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>God is dead
>tfw I fell for the /lit/ meme
>tfw you read the full quote and realize how it is constantly taken out of context and does not actually go against the notion of God existing
>tfw he actually makes sense
remember when /lit/ was spammed with that pic
>>7848605
yes, but there are worse misinterpretations.
God is dead, God is dying... God is a principle of death, of nihilism. God is anti-life.
That's what he meant, if I recall correctly.
My friend gave me The Martian and I liked it well enough. I thought it was good to see some hard SF get noticed for a change over the usual space operas. Andy Weir isn't a genius or anything but he told a good story. I even liked the movie even though I don't really care about Matt Damon.
>>7848567
>My friend gave me The Martian and I liked it well enough
>Andy Weir isn't a genius or anything but he told a good story
you just discovered that you aren't /lit/ material
>>7848567
reddit general?
>>7848567
conform or you won't survive
What are some novels that deal with the topic of biological senescence/the fear of getting older? The more anxiety and telluric the better!
Bluebeard, the most underrated Vonnegut novel in my opinion. Breakfast of Champions, somewhat.
Vonnegut is simplistic but, in my opinion, good at storytelling and making characters.
>>7848468
h e l l o
what definition of telluric are you using in this context?
Cormac McCarthy?
is Red Storm Rising and other Tom Clancy novels /lit/ tier
>im gonna read it anyways
>>7848358
The Hunt for the Red October is very technical. I'm not so sure about the other books.
David Foster Wallace lists them in his top favorite books of all time
how good are the translations from russian?
what am i missing by not reading the original versions?
You'll never fully understand Russian anyways...
>>7848300
Louise and Aylmer maude translation of Tolstoy's work is relevant and beautiful. Just have no faith in others' translation. Example P&V for Fyodor since that article came out.
>>7848327
>that article
link
![220px-Booknewsun[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/OHKGy4T.jpg "220px-Booknewsun[1].jpg")
Alright boys get your tin foil hats out, it's time for theories about the series. I'll start
>Severian died when he was fighting with Vodalus
>Dr. Thalos gives him the same coin that Vodalus gives him
>the coin is fake
When you go back to the first book and read what he says about symbols he says that all symbols are lies and we merely accept the precepts of reality and continue forward.
>The coin is a metaphor for the lie that we accept...
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spoiler this
>>7848199
please tell me how, i don't know
>>7848191
bump
Erotic literature: the realm of human sexuality can be an endlessly fascinating topic if tasteful, and sometimes even if not. Thoughts? Specific examples?
>inb4 someone mentions 50 shades of grey
I also enjoyed Anaïs Nin's Venus Erotica. Well written and the actually arousing.
>>7848182
i do realize this Sacher-Masoch is pretty much "cuck, the book" but still.
>>7848182
What's a good standalone murder/mystery/whodunit book? Maybe involving a detective.
Probably some Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot shit
2666
The Name of the Rose
>>7848061
My mom has worked in a bookshop since I was a child so over the years I've read hundreds of airport novels.
They are all basically the same, just pick one at random from the best seller list if you want something contemporary.
Otherwise the only things that stands out in my mind is:
The Bourne Identity, don't bother with the rest of the trilogy though.
The Day of the Jackal
Without Remorse by Tom Clancy
Is Nietzsches critique of Christianity outdated since 20th-century Christianity moved away from a life-denying other-wordly emphasis towards a more decadent wordly ethic?
>>7847835
>20th-century Christianity moved away from a life-denying other-wordly emphasis towards a more decadent wordly ethic
Not true. Yes, there has been a rise in what's called Prosperity Theology (aka Name It & Claim It, or Blab It & Grab It), Christianity hasn't made this move. Christianity in fact cannot make this move:
Then Jesus said His to disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me."
--Matthew...
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>>7847835
Yes. Modern day ethics preach the lie of hedonism in which numerous pleasures end up making life poor as a result since there's not "one" strong pleasurable experience. I think Nietzsche critized hedonists though as being decadent animals living meaningless lifes though. I think he would've denied it as leading to a society of weaklings and herd-walkers instead of strong individualists, However the criticism of christianity is still valid inasmuch as there are still fucktards practicing the religion,...
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Some of the greatest books ever written are the hardest to pin down to one genre. Are they science fiction? Fantasy? Mystery? Magical realism? Sometimes the best stories are the slipperiest in terms of labels. What's your favorite genre-defying novel of all time?
Please include a picture of the book cover or something else— and if the book cover doesn't include the title, please list that below. Thanks!
http://io9.gizmodo.com/whats-your-favorite-novel-that-defies-genre-classifica-1259545600
>>7847769
Genre is trivial classification of superficial elements.
Good luck fishing for #content for a Gawker Media site on here.
Need some input for a story.
Character receives picture by email from unknown sender and what's to track them down.
Outside of contacting the police, what are their options?
That's "what's to track" should be "wants* to track"
exif data
>>7847728
Reverse Google image search.
Other than that, it depends of what's in the picture.
Please lit. Help me write a spoken word poem about anything.
hickory dickory dock
OP's mom sucked my cock
>>7847713
That was great thanks!
Why don't you buy paper books? Ebooks lack character.
>>7847623
I do
>>7847623
I do, though. I have about 1,200.
Why don't you browse /lit/ in paper? Esites lack character.
I've this cursive handwriting mixed with block letters.
Which one is more appealing to you: free or pure cursive? I'm planning on choosing one over the other.
OP is a homosexual
how does one spontaneously develop two separate handwriting styles?
let me rephrase that;
since nobody ever spontaneously develops two separate handwriting styles, the question begs as to why the hell would you consciously obsess about your handwriting.
>>7847526
The first thing one learns about cursive is to not lift the writing utensil off the paper until the word is completed. Why would you labor yourself so much as to interrupt your words like "unjust" to simply put in a J. It looks dumber than just using one or the other.
>protip
Use the Palmer Method. Learn the right way to sit and hold your arm. Use your upper arm muscles to form the letters, not your lower arm muscles or wrist muscles
/lit/ talks about literature a lot, but are any of you actually writers?
I am really interesting in writing for some reason now, I have a lot of ideas in my head.
How about you guys, what do write? Have you ever planned on writing a novel?
I am currently 3 pages into a Confederacy of Dunces erotic fanfic because i have a fetish for big men
Nice b8
>>7847394
I really hope a gif this reddit is meant as bait, but one can't be sure.
