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>tfw yesterday I could write 750 words with no effort, at last finishing that first draft, instead of getting tired and distracted as always when I wrote 500
Feels good, mane.
>>7779873
Congratulations, you write as much as I do during breakfast.
>>7779876
Congrats, you write more during breakfast than I do in a day.
You happy now?
>>7779876
How many words a day do you write?
Any good fantasy books out there?
The works of John Crowley are excellent, especially Little, Big.
John Wolfe and Gene Green
Has anyone here read Thiong'o's fantasy novel?
What do you think of this book, /lit/ ?
I just finished it last night and thought it was pretty shitty but i can't really say why. I think it was because i really hated Amir and really couldn't get over how much of a whimp he was. It might be something else but I can't quite put my finger on it.
What do you think?
>>7779748
>only pedophile in Afghanistan is a white guy
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>>7779751
Lol i didn't realise that but i guess it's widely known that it's quite widespread. He was also a HURR DE EVIL NAZEE
>>7779755
>He was also a HURR DE EVIL NAZEE
That's the most hilarious parts. He went out of his way to make the bad guys the most irredeemable shithead he possibly could no matter how many contradictions it cost.
Is this a good book?
What does the cover look like under the dust-cover for the hardcover edition?
>>7779614
>Introduction by Ron ROSENBAUM
Gee, I don't see how it could be biased at all.
>>7779647
Is Ron a Jew or something?
>>7779649
No. Rosenbaum is a German name, common among the Nazis. This Rosenbaum probably depicted Hitler in a far too positive light. Far too Anti-Semitic.
>this guy barges into your classroom
>you're reading Fahrenheit 451
>he takes it from you
What do you do?
Thank him for taking my pleb book.
what show is this
>you will never be on the pleb police confiscating pleb fodder
I fell for the Solipsism, /lit/. It's starting to mix with Nihilism. I don't want that. How can i get out of it? I hate feeling that nothing else rather than me is real.
>>7779300
/lit/ - literature
>>7779300
If there's nothing to be happy about, there's also nothing to be sad about.
>>7779300
>Solipsism
Also, the "self" is an illusion.
What is your favorite literature thats considered an ancient classic?
Bonus points if its something underrated/never talked about.
>>7779211
Aside from Homer
Lucretius' De Rerum Natura, was a tremendous find. Thank Poggio we have it today.
>>7779211
The Bible
>Divine Comedy
>ancient
Anyways, my favorite ancient classic is Frankenstein
General /lotr/ and /tolkien/ thread.
Who or what the fuck was Tom Bombadil?
A maia, maybe from manwe's people. Who lived in middle earth since the days of ormal and illuin and never went to aman
He is his own master.I am who I am
>>7779173
not literature
How many books have the main character of book 1 becomes just a major character in book 2 onward, with a new character assuming the role of protagonist?
They're still relevant and very prominent, but they're no longer the person we're following.
What are some examples of it being done well?
Image semi-relevant I guess.
Ummm pokemon red and gold lol
>>7779127
the only example that i can think about is the sprawl trilogy.
>>7779311
lol
srsly though
Just got a book published off the slush pile based on /tv/'s Godard copypasta.
And I'm God.
Cool.
>>7778976
/tv/'s Godard copypasta
What?
What does /lit/ think of elves?
>>7778845
>i am one
they should have stayed ugly and mischievous, they've just become the atheist's answer to nymphs
>>7778853
embarassing tripfag desu
>>7778845
I'm angry about them
I didn't realize that you wrote such bloody awful poetry
kinda short, but has potential. 7/10
true
>>7778779
sod off you poofter
This is the most interesting villain i've seen in a very long time. "The Mule" from Foundation series.
Any other books with interesting villains(not simply antagonists, villains) /lit/ could recommend?
>Asimov
can we get a separate fucking board for sci-fi and fantasy? I'm so tired of seeing this bullshit all the time. There are so many other venues where you can talk about this swill besides this one.
>>7778732
How was he a villain?
Antagonist and authoritarian, but not so villainous.
>>7778760
They have a general but can leak from time to time. More than I can say for Christfag threads.
Just close 'em down like normal people, Squeaker.
>>7778732
I love that cover
>Any other books with interesting villains(not simply antagonists, villains) /lit/ could recommend?
This one, although a lot of it may seem a little familiar post-Game of Thrones
Where do you buy your books, anon?
I'm tired of reading books on a computer, I want to feel the book, I want to smell the old and sticky pages.
Where is recommended to buy used books without getting Jewed? There seems to be a lot of websites for it but which are /lit/ approved for both reliability/quality and price?
Oh yeah I'm in Canada, since it seems many provide free/cheap shipping to the US but then for Canada it costs 3 times as much.
>>7778596
>sticky pages
Trust me, you don't want those.
>>7778603
Where do i buy used books for cheap senpai
>>7778596
abebooks, usually, or alibris occasionally. also ebay if i can find a cheap shot or two. I'm currently lookin for a copy of Faerie Queene and Don Juan
anyone read this?anyone stole it?
I read it, most of it is outdated
Cool idea though
>>7778550
yeah I wanted to - but when I checked my uni's catalog and went to the shelf I found it missing - oh well what do you expect from hippy-ster wannabes
>>7778550
vive l'anarchie camarada
