What does /lit/ read for, if not >the plot?
The style, the meaning, and the characters
>>7735054
the plot, desu
and the prose
We do read for the plot. We also read for characters, themes, and prose.
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I read for the imagery
>>7735054
i recognize this man
there's a picture of him on my computer
>>7735065
This. If you can't appreciate all of these things, you aren't reading right
prose plebs are retards who can't into poetry
>>7735099
>that fathomless gaze
>that assimilatory grip
>those shrouded hilltops wrapped by the cumulonimbus
I'm going to print this and hang it up
>>7735104
>can't into poetry
The whole experience, I don't make any real separation between plot, prose and character, since on the highest level they all interact to help one another. Only idiots make big separations between them.
>>7735104
This is only true insofar that you cant really write good prose without knowledge of poetic technique
>>7735110
you might be able to find it in higher resolution, it's probably from some nature magazine
personally i like the op one more, he seems more natural, has a wacky facial expression, you can see more of the landscape and there's no filter, the lantern is nice too
it's probably less fit for printing though
I can't really "see" prose.
Somebody give an example.
>>7735181
Its all about sound and how the words are used, how effective the description is, etc
>>7735181
Think of it as watching a movie for the cinematography or animation.
For aesthetic bliss.
>>7735054
fills my days and kept busy the brain, i'm too autistic for be entertained by tv or games, I need books that point to other books and maps and historical dictionaries, ecc...
>>7735054
for bragging, for the rich and bountiful dank memes.
for the plot.
>>7735054
I definitely enjoy character-driven stories.
>>7735222
This
I primarily read for ideas, but a e s t h e t h i c s are a nice bonus.
>>7735054
If you knew that feel when the prose dank af, you'd understand.
