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Why is it that people at large don't read and aren't interested in learning?
because its hard
you can easily get entertainment from watching endless 3 minute funny youtube clips
>>7808681
the fast-paced technological media of our modern-day society. people are used to focusing on things for only short periods of time. reading requires long-term focus. also, the adult reading level in the usa is at an 8th grade level. hence why the king-grey-potter-hunger-tattoo books are so popular.
>>7808703
>the adult reading level in the usa is at an 8th grade level
Jesus christ. Seriously?
>Underneath everything in your life, there’s that thing—that "empty forever," that knowledge that it’s all for nothing and you’re all alone. Life is tremendously sad just by being in it.
What are some books that deal with the "empty forever"?
edgy post, teen
notes from underground
the metamorphosis
Man, I don't know if it is because it's Sunday night but /lit/ sure is depressing today.
What's he literary equivalent of PBR?
>inb4 Tao Lin
Cormac McOprah
harry potter = budweiser
hunger games = coors
girl with the dragon tattoo = miller
twilight = heineken
50 shades = budweiser's clamato
all shit.
>>7808509
The literary equivalent of a cheap, mediocre working-class beer that hipsters have appropriated? Kurt Vonnegut, I guess.
What are your thoughts your thoughts on "The Little Prince" /lit/?
it was saint-exupery's suicide note.
pretty much the perfect kids book
What's wrong with reading books on an e-reader?
the sound of flipping pages is soothing
nothing
There's really none. It's just autistic people that say anything otherwise.
The world is ending in approximately 48 hours. You are locked in your local library with no escape.
What do you read?
Infinite Jest
I would read The Process over and over again until I fell asleep or the world ended.
I don't believe you and I'm not even in the library.
What are the major books about the power/authority in philosophy, psychology, sociology, etc?
for example: I want to understand the relation between dominant and dominated, the origin of the power, its importance, etc.
thanks
foucault
Pretty much everything by Foucault later stuff in particular
Nietzsche
Alright /lit/, I'm going to start reading again.
Whats the best book in the world? Give me your recommendations.
There's no such thing.
People in here will probably say Ulysses tho.
Read the sticky faggot and get out
You Liss Seas
Also Gravity's Rainbow—not so much Endless Fun but hey, when in Rome!
>>7807781
There isn't such a thing. And, considering the fact that you are just getting into reading, it's probably unwise to jump straight into Ulysses or The Tunnel.
What's some good pro-labor and far-left fiction?
>>7807481
The fuck is that thing in the picture?
the jungle i guess
Nigger, just stop.
Is sarcasm and irony the highest form of humor?
Gee, I don't know. What do you think?
>>7807438
The lowest, to be honest.
In Germany, everyone is sarcastic and ironic all the time, even in situations in which it doesn't make any sense. I fucking hate it. Good sarcasm can be funny, though, but most of the time, it's low humor for low people.
How do I into Don Quixote? I want to get it but I also want to make sure I get a good translation. Are there any that are preferred or some that should definitely be avoided?
Grossman
I got the penguin classics version translated by Rutherford. It was coherent and I enjoyed it.
>tfw don't know Spanish so have to read shitty translations of books
How complex is the underworld compared to the tunnel and gravitys rainbow?
What's the point of maximalism? Why write crap books when you can write good ones?
>>7807333
It's really just Delillo writing a nostalgic period piece and wrapping some high concept shit around it because he didn't want to come off as being sentimental and uncool. It's a decent read but it is nowhere near the level of GR.
>>7807341
You've answered it yourself.
Just finished this. Wow...
Anybody want to discuss? Did you like it? How did you read it? Should I check out Augustus?
>>7807287
Loved it, yes you should check out Augustus, my professor recommended it.
it was okay. i think the brilliance was a bit lost on me. i admit i cried at the end but it wasn't a very gripping ride overall.
im torn between thinking the flat and repetitive prose was annoying and thinking it was effective and necessary. i don't know. i guess i just walked away thinking it was bretty gud.
>>7807306
This was the same for me, but i also could really identify with William and his despair. So it was a really emotional ride for me.
What one book would you recommend someone to read if they asked what the greatest book of all time was?
atlas shrugged
The Tao Te Ching, probably
>>7806983
I'd post a photo of a girl with a transvestite's face
Fag
What are some specific criticisms that you have of Objectivism and it's core tenets?
It doesn't have to be that way.
>>7806858
Only fedora tipping teens think it's good, and posters on an anonymous Vietcong vanilla smoothie factory imageboard.
The majority of actual philosophers think it's a joke.
