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I'm in college right now and I feel more alone than ever. I'm not socially awkward, yet I can't establish meaningful relationships with the people here. You goys know of anything I can read to relate to, maybe feel better?
You read the information leaflet that says something like "University clubs & societies", then choose a few, and join them
the unconsoled by ishiguro
I read a lot of Murakami when I was a lonely freshman in college. Lots of relatable alienation.
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how do you describe standing on this part of your feet?
>green area of pic
I don't want to say "standing on tip toes" because the character in question is a middle-aged man
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_(foot)
Balls of your feet
ball of your feet is a rough approximation
Is it possible to develop the skill of looking at a page (Good Will Hunting) and absorbing it all at once or is that just an exaggeration of reading quickly?
No you stupid fuck you don't learn a photographic memory.
Go study Tai Lopez.
>>7752842
>tai lopez
Honestly I want to hate the guy but he has more money than I do so maybe his ideas are worth more than mine?
>>7752851
It's not that Tai Lopez is rich because he's good at reading; it's that he's rich because he's tricked people into thinking he's good at reading.
In my world Stirner rekt Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein rekt Stirner
Which of the frenchies do I read now? I want something simple and inspiring
no memes please I already wasted enough money cause of you guys and your troll recommendations lmao
>>7752583
>Wittgenstein rekt Stirner
this never actually happened though
Wittgenstein was indebted as fuck to Kierkegaard and if anything I'd say Kierkegaard is two steps ahead of Stirner (those steps being the ethical and the religious) and any rebuttal you see in Witty is prefigured already in K.
Question: why do people tend to put Wittgenstein and Heiddeger together as two sides (analytical and continental) of the same coin?
if you had five books to recommend to someone 35 yo who has read some classics, a few modern and mostly historical
- what would you recommend
At 35 you're ready
Collected Poems by Wallace Stevens
Collected Poems by Robert Frost
Later Poetry of Yeats
Collected Poems of Whitman
Collected Poems of ee cummings
I need a new book shelf. I don't want a particle board bookcase that's going to start sagging and falling apart under the weight of books. What are you guys using? Any DIY shelves?
>>7752479
particle board wont sag if its supported by metal filament every foot along width.
>>7752589
The cheap particle board bookcases I've seen don't have any supports. They're only attached to the frame at the ends of the boards.
My bookshelves are made of either concrete blocks and 1x8's, or milk crates that I've 'found'. Cheap, fast, simple, and durable.
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Excellent thread and dubs.
hey lit
I've been going though a hard time recently. I used to write poetry when I was younger. I recently got back into it cause it really distracts me. I'm gunna dump a few things I have written. They are nothing special, I only took a few minutes to write most of them, some maybe 30 minutes. I just like rhyming stuff and giving myself indirect advice, here goes nothing.
Opportunist
Let me tell you my dear
Everything great in life is surrounded by fear
You always have the choice to hide
After all, you are in control of this ride
It’s always safer to stay inside and away
I promise if you decide to stray
There’s going to be some pain
But some moments provide novocaine
The key to this is that life rewards risk
It can always hurt but it’ll be brisk
It’s all about the end game
You can die right now, wouldn’t that be a shame?
So take that leap of faith
Ignore the whispers of the wraith
There’s...
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Experience
Life works in mysterious ways
Sometimes it’s scary cause you can’t see through the haze
People tell you to play it safe to survive
But without a pinch how do you know you’re alive?
It could always be more than a pinch and it could set you ablaze
But please don’t let that fire scare you; so let me rephrase
Don’t let the flame prevent you to thrive
Life experiences are something that you cannot deprive
I know it’s scary, you feel like you can get lost in this maze
Embrace it, take in life’s chances and soak in the rays
Let...
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Elemental Change
Right now you are fire
And I am gasoline
You are what I desire
But we cannot convene
I only want to help you
But gasoline makes the fire worse
No matter what I do, I’m making the fire brew
When I only meant to make it disperse
The fire will simmer down
Soon my gasoline won’t make you burn
It’ll keep your heart from shutdown
Once our love makes its return
Or maybe our elements will change
We will eventually be able to mold
Possibly something beautiful and strange
But I believe we are the recipe for pure gold
I was going to ask /tv/ this, but figured you guys would be the ones to ask instead. Is there a name for a type of character in a story like the fiddler from fiddler on the roof? Sort of like the theme embodied in a person? Usually not a central character, rarely contributes to the plot, but more of an interpretive role. closest thing I can think of is the Greek chorus, but that's not quite it. Another example is the accordion player from the movie Milagros Beanfield War.
>no dick
Dropped.
>>7752260
Sorry bro.
Google.
http://learn.lexiconic.net/characters.htm
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MEMENTO MORI
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MEMEN MORI
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>>7752214
Is that the one where the orphans attend boarding school? What was the title?
>>7752290
The Austere Academy.
Love his work. They're very different from any other kids' book. Also, I read his new series of prequels to aSoUE called all the wrong questions. Never read anything of his besides those two book series, so can't judge him as an author because of the distinct and unique style of them.
Earth extinct, barron,
Two kittens. maximally equidistant,
What is now moral?
is ur subject a reference to the singleton design pattern? it seems like it since it looks like u passing two ints to a function
>>7752207
No, nor am I fan of singletons and design patterns.
The two ints were the parameters to my incorrect haiku.
Who is the voice of this generation and why is it Tai Lopez?
Protip: you can't
LAMBORGHINI
deosn't look like a lopez
Why aren't you reading a book a day /lit/?
What is the sriracha of books?
>>7752158
Coffee.
>>7752158
Gene Wolfe
Sci fi.
Are Edith Hamilton books good?
>>7752069
>female
>good
my prose is fucking horrible.
how can i improve?
what authors do you enjoy? take some of their work and copy it letter by letter. study it as if you were creating it
>>7752016
read better writers and model yourself after them without blatantly ripping off their style.
a good dose of cyanide
