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How do you guys decide what to read when it comes to modern literature?
They've obviously not been around long enough to become classics or sink into abject obscurity, so what criteria do you have to determine what is or isn't worth looking at?
I don't have any set criteria. Sometimes people will recommend something to me, sometimes I'll read it by chance. Whatever. Nobody does anything that deliberately.
I read lots of lit magazines and follow lit awards and shit. Pretty easy to find good books that way. The Sellout by Paul Beatty and Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James and H is for Hawk have all been amazing and won ton of awards
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Anyone else on /lit/ feel as though when reading philosophical literature, be it Camus, Nietzsche, Hegel, and others, that they already know 'that'. By 'that', I mean for example: in the beginning of 'Beyond Good and Evil' by Nietzche, where [he] questions value and objectivism that they felt like nothing new was being observed/learn.
It's often times in order to lay a groundwork of philosophical concepts that are needed to build off of one another to reach the main assertion of the texts. There is an assumption of familiarity
Yeah i gave up on reading philosophy because i found myself just saying 'i know that' aloud after every sentence and getting exhausted
That's kinda what philosophy is, in some respects.
Taking universal, intrinsic feelings and concepts, and putting them into words so that other people can be made aware and have a greater understanding of what they already know.
It's conceitedly insightful of the human experience, to turn a phrase.
What does /lit/ think of this book? Personally, the quality exceeded expectations, especially in terms of prose. Of course I'm not talking James Joyce, William Shakespeare, or Plato here, but it was certainly better than your average YA youtuber money grab.
>>7827242
I'm waiting for the Ashens book with 100 pictures of old food.
>>7827242
I thought this was Smosh for a second.
>>7827242
>tfw went into the Target book section expecting good lit
>find this amid the horrors of Mainstream YA
>actually kind of cute, consider buying it, but... I'd look ridiculous and creepy walking around Target with that in my hand.
What books should I read if I want to learn how to write flashy and stylized fight scenes?
Just don't.
Yu-Gi-Oh! fan fiction tbqhfam
Anything by lee child or vince flynn
well, they do realistic ones. you might just want to watch a jet li movie and get a thesaurus
Is it all hype /lit/?
first book interesting but uneven in writing/narartive/pacing; 2nd book amazing 3rd book good as well
one of the best sci fi series
it's actually tras
it's just some autist going on about muh video game
the only interesting thing about it is that it was set in the cultural revolution, but that BARELY comes up
DO NOT RECOMMEND
Depends on your interest in Fermi's paradox.
It's a solid scifi, can be predictable.
HEy what book on Diogenes should I read? I dunno enough about the great cynic of sinope. HALP
>>7827125
This is the book I have anon
>>7827125
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/zp2ppnxjwj28c//Cynicism
Diogenes the Cynic by Navia for Diogenes alone, Classical Cynicism by Navia for the Cynics in general.
>>7827125
Where did you find that picture you posted?
I'm torn between writing competent, normal prose and trying (likely failing) to have some powerfully unique stylistic voice. What should I do /lit/?
Also, how can I make my prose better in general
>>7827121
pick originality over safety every time
it's hard to advise someone on how to improve their prose without reading it first
Keep reading, keep writing. It'll evolve.
when it comes to any art you have to master old forms before creating new ones
Is there an Irvine Welsh of Ireland?
Ireland doesn't have such a big heroin problem so no.
>>7827099
Not what I meant, and you've obviously never been to Dublin
>>7827101
i always believed that irish were more into cheap whiskey and farts.
Is anyone else really dumb when it comes to subtext and foreshadowing?
This is a pleb example but I just realized that the cat in the Hunger Games books is such an obvious parallel to the heroine Katniss
>>7827078
Same here. Also I can never figure out mysteries before the solution is revealed.
I feel like I don't think very much in general regarding fiction. I sometimes take notes but it becomes tedious. Do you get tons of connections and meanings just by analyzing one book for a very long time?
They help to contribute an interesting rereading so I don't mind missing them on my first read
You must name for me the following (without repeating yourself)
>1 book from each continent excluding Antartica.
>1 book written in each century starting from the 1600s
>1 book by a female author post-1950
>1 book by a female author pre-1950
>2 books written in the last 6 years
>2 books written in the last 20 years.
begin.
>>7827024
>excluding Antarctica
>he doesn't know
Africa - Things Fall Apart
Asia - God of Small Things
North America - Crying of Lot 49
South America - 100 Years of Solitude
Europe - The thief lord
Australia - Remembering Babylon
1600s - Don Quixote
1700s - Moll Flanders
1800s - Count of Monte Christo
1900s - Gravity's Rainbow
2000s - Microserfs
2010s - The High Mountains of Portugal
Murder on the Orient Express
The Left hand of Darkness
i dunno lol
i dunno lol
Infinite jest lol
Fight Club
