Tell us straight up. Do you prefer old or new books?

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Tell us straight up. Do you prefer old or new books? 2016-02-12 16:58:23 Post No. 7689899
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Tell us straight up. Do you prefer old or new books? Anonymous 2016-02-12 16:58:23 Post No. 7689899 [Report]

Let's say the cut-off point is 1900. I don't want 20 posts of people arguing about whether that's a legitimate cut-off point or not. Old or new books, /lit/?

New. Old books are too stodgy with their prose, plus, the tenets and sensibilities of storytelling were VERY different then. It's not always entertaining for a modern audience.

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Anonymous 2016-02-12 17:03:41 Post No.7689912
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Anonymous 2016-02-12 17:03:41 Post No.7689912 [Report]

Yet another subject /lit/ has no opinion on, huh?

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Anonymous 2016-02-12 17:16:26 Post No.7689939
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I prefer new books. They speak to contemporary problems and ideas that I can relate to and there's less of a cultural gap. Though I think it's a severe failing that I'm so woefully underread in the classics particularly Renaissance and 18th ce works.

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Anonymous 2016-02-12 17:44:13 Post No.7690004
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Anonymous 2016-02-12 17:44:13 Post No.7690004 [Report]

I would prefer to read a randomly chosen new book than a randomly chosen old book, however, my favorite books are old books.

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Anonymous 2016-02-12 17:45:57 Post No.7690012
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Anonymous 2016-02-12 17:45:57 Post No.7690012 [Report]

>>7689899
i prefer a pre-marxist sensibility in regards to race, gender, et all. so its old books for me

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Anonymous 2016-02-12 17:48:21 Post No.7690019
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Anonymous 2016-02-12 17:48:21 Post No.7690019 [Report]

>>7689899

>/lit/ stands for literature you faggot

now go back to /reddit/r/books