Bookshelf thread, /lit/zens!
Post your bookshelves, reading places and inspos. Also, brag and critic others with memes.
I'll start. 1/5.
>wordsworoth joyce
>spanish memes
>fedora-tier penguins
don't bother with the other 4 OP you already lost. should probably just delete your thread now desu this is pretty embarrassing
1/3
>>7746448
2/3
>>7746431
I'm very proud.
>>7746451
3/3
These are the books I have at my flat at the moment. Some I brought from my country, some I bought here.
Reading Leaves of Grass at the moment, still at Whitman's long-ass introduction.
Why doesnt /lit just go to the libary?
> spines intact
> well-read
those books should be beat to fucking shit
>>7746457
Forgot pic.
3/3
>>7746461
I bought some recently. Also, you don't need to destroy the spine when you read it to prive that you did read the book, you are not a fucking caveman. Also, some editions are more easily damaged than others, like Penguin editions.
>>7746435
>not recognizing superior Portuguese
Stay monoglot, fellow pleb. Post yours, when you realize your own memery.
>>7746461
>imblying everyone reads like a troglodyte
Except for 2666, Finnegans and GR, all read by yours truly.
2/5
>>7746476
Graduação em Letras - Inglês?
>>7746482
>Portuguese
>meme
toppest of lels
>>7746456
Cheers, m' camaraderie.
>>7746495
why is the gogol title printed opppsite from all the others...
4/5
>>7746493
It's worth it, Pessoa is great. And, after all, you get Machado and Guimarães Rosa.
>>7746486
Engenharia Aeroespacial, anão. E tu, colega?
>>7746495
3/5
5/5
>>7746497
Russia, I guess.
>>7746516
the fuck? and not even an italian edition. why?
>>7746510
Nada, colega. Estou tentando arranjar um emprego qualquer em navio de cruzeiro no momento. Vamos ver o que acontece, né. Eu tinha passado para economia na UERJ no ano passado, mas não fui por que preferi passar 6 meses trabalhando em um restaurante com a minha prima na Noruega. Ainda não tenho certeza se valeu a pena ou não.
1/3 or 4
2/3or4
>>7746536
Pelo menos rolou um ventinho norueguês no cabelo e, cá entre nós, economia é coisa de doido. Emprego num cruzeiro? Fale mais.
3/4 or waltz time
4/4
>>7746545
>>7746551
>>7746559
>>7746568
Patrician with a sniffed sense of humour. Mirin' that Ulysses, how's the Oxford edition?
>>7746555
Trabalhando como faxineiro em um cruzeiro eu não vou ter gasto com: aluguel, alimentacão, contas de água/luz. E ainda vou ganhar 560 USD por mês. O únicos problemas vão ser os da adaptacão. Mas eu não tenho problema em ficar sozinho ou longe da senpaiília, então acho que não vai ser tão difícil. Meu objetivo era trabalhar como Galley Utility, que é um lavador de prato e cortador de legumes da cozinha do refeitório dos funcinários (Galley), por que dá pra ganhar experiência na cozinha e eventualmente ser promovido. Mas no momento eu estou aceitando qualquer coisa.
I am trash.
Kek
>>7746585
>comics mixed with books mixed with video game strategy guides
>random psp game
I didn't think I had autism but this is making me question myself.
já que eu não sou o único brasileiro
since more huestanese posted here
1/1
>>7746583
Nice Wild at Heart poster, bro.
>>7746585
seems like you used to read a lot of shit and now are fixing it
>>7746576
Com comida, teto, ganho em dólar e um escapismo literário não tá ruim pra ti não, anão. Eu não posso reclamar também, Aeroespacial é tudo o que eu queria e mais um pouco: tenho tempo pra leitura e estudo de linguística, além do curso ser interessante e numa federal. Passei em Letras na USP, mas resolvi não passar fome no futuro.
Boa sorte com a vida a bordo, anão. Que dê tudo certo pra ti.
>>7746583
Mirin' that McElroy. Good taste, m' nigger.
>>7746612
ty ty got it just for you anon :^)
>>7746605
PLEASE BE IN SANTA CATARINA,OPhere.
>>7746559
>astral projection and psychic empowerment
are you having a laff mate
Working my way through most of these, hit a wall with Wallace.
when will the BR invasion of our beloved 4chan end?
>>7746628
...forgot the image
>>7746632
nope, Minas Gerais m8
>>7746516
P R E T T Y
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>>7746642
take a blurrier picture next time you stupid faggot fuck
>>7746623
>>7746628
Obrigado, irmãos.
>>7746649
eat shit
>>7746482
Technically English is the meme language
>>7746644
i want that rabelais so bad, but it's too expansive for me
>>7746462
>Whitman
>Emerson
Lemme guess, your favorite surrealist is Dali
>>7746662
There is nothing wrong with Whitman and Emerson.
>>7746644
Couple questions:
Are you going to Uni, sô?
Do you live in the backlands :^) ?
Pls gib cheese lil' bread.
>>7746643
Nunca, ora porra :DD
Dear /lit/:
Having a shelf full of impressive titles with pristine, uncracked spines is like having a shelf full of trophies from sports you never played. But taking pictures of them to feel good impressing strangers with your taste in unread books is vastly sadder.
Just thought you should know,
BM
>>7746671
I'm in Belo Horizonte's metropolitan area, uai, but a trip to the backlands is on my plans sometime mid-year
Yeah, I'm currently finishing visual arts at UEMG (if MEC doesn't ban UEMG after the Lei 100 fiasco, lel)
cheesebread is the medicine for the soul
IF ANYONE HERE BUYS THE IJ TRANSLATION, BE AWARE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO NOT MAKE IT LOOK LIKE SHIT AFTER A WEEK OF HANDLING THE 1000+ PAGE, ALL WHITE, SOFT PAPER BOOK, BTW
>>7746673
Dear trip-man,
Your post makes you seem like a sad projecting autist. Not showing your books doesn't mean you're impressing anyone with that armchair philo of yours.
Refrain from further posting,
/lit/
>>7746678
Visual Arts? Noice. I'm currently in UFSC for some STEM funsies.
Would you recommend the translated IJ? I didn't like the DFW essays but considered buying the original Jest anyway. Meme magic is strong, but it costs a-fucking-hundred BR bux.
>>7746695
Dear Sad Bruised Guy:
I'm sure you'll get around to reading great books someday. Until then, please keep us updated on every new one you buy for your to-do reading list. We think you're as great as you obviously need us to. Honest.
Put some ice on it,
BM
>>7746615
Yee nigga. I be growing up
>>7746629
It's a useless guide if he can't read the original, which his bookshelves suggest that he can't.
>>7746736
Dear "Look, I'm still doing my projections" Lad,
While I understand your lack of reading comprehension, this is the lietarture board. Hence, even if you feel somewhat disjointed by not being able to socialize in a bookshelf thread, there's no need to be mad at other anons enjoying themselves and recommending some books. After all, I see you are not misbehaving, it's just autism.
My advice stands still,
/lit/
>>7746777
Why? He can still compare the differences between the English versions. Also some of those copies have Italian text facing the English I'm pretty sure. I have the Pinsky Inferno and that was the case.
>>7746462
>the anatomy of melancholy
I am willing to bet nobody on /lit/ has read this book even though it seems real neat in the bookstore.
Prove me wrong and write a long paragraph about the book.
>>7746811
On its surface, the book is presented as a medical textbook in which Burton applies his vast and varied learning, in the scholastic manner, to the subject of melancholia (which includes what is now termed clinical depression). Though presented as a medical text, The Anatomy of Melancholy is as much a sui generis work of literature as it is a scientific or philosophical text, and Burton addresses far more than his stated subject. In fact, the Anatomy uses melancholy as the lens through which all human emotion and thought may be scrutinized, and virtually the entire contents of a 17th-century library are marshalled into service of this goal.[1] It is encyclopedic in its range and reference.
In his satirical preface to the reader, Burton's persona Democritus Junior explains, "I write of melancholy by being busy to avoid melancholy." This is characteristic of the author's style, which often supersedes the book's strengths as a medical text or historical document as its main source of appeal to admirers. Both satirical and serious in tone, the Anatomy is "vitalized by (Burton's) pervading humour",[2] and Burton's digressive and inclusive style, often verging on a stream of consciousness, consistently informs and animates the text.[citation needed] In addition to the author's techniques, the Anatomy's vast breadth – addressing topics such as digestion, goblins, the geography of America, and others[1] – make it a valuable contribution to multiple research disciplines.
>>7746495
>those obviously unopened penguins
Yeah, not every spine shows obvious wear. But every penguin text does, especially the longer ones. Those books are fuckin untouched. Stop shitposting and start reading.
>>7746710
I've seen you study aerospacial engineering, which is nice, one of the non-shit STEM courses (based on the people I've met, at least, I'm shit at anything math or physics related to know any better).
Yeah, the translation is good. I've read parts of the Broom of the System and The Pale King in english, and the problem seems more with DFW than with the translation (haven't really read the essays book though, only a few mentioned on /lit/). Despite his memehood status, he's nowhere as good as Pynchon - or other PoMo authors like Deliolo and Auster, for that matter.
That being said, it's good, and I've been enjoying greatly (currently halfway through)
>>7746819
this anon is correct
most allegations of "UNOPENED SPINE LOL FAKE READER" are ridiculous, but they're definitely true for penguins, esp the longer books
>>7746781
>While I understand your lack of reading comprehension, this is the lietarture board
lel
>>7746825
>points out a typo
>on 4chan
w e w l a d
back to le ddit with you
>>7746825
I'll use that as fine pasta.
>>7746821
Thanks for the advice, fellow hue. I may give it a shot, but not before I read GR. I've been looking forward it a long time and, dare I say, it's my turn to unveil Papa-Pynch so cal greatest hit.
I'll leave Big Dave for the future.
>Owning books
>When libraries exist
>>7746811
I just got it, but I have wanted to read it for a long time, and since I found it cheap I bought it.
>>7746819
>>7746823
Gringos,
The brazilian Penguin (actually Penguin - Companhia das Letras) binding and paper quality are superior to the American and British counterparts. Please refer to the first picture, where my imported Penguins are shown; a clear difference may be noted if you look at the spines closely. To an extent, Companhia das Letras, Penguin's partner in Brazil, has a solid reputation as a master quality publisher.
>>7746916
Yeah, your overrating Penguin-Companhia, their paper is just as shitty. Thought the binding is better, it's still not good enough to keep the spine pristine.
>>7746928
Hah, no. Have you ever compared both with your own hands? Touch it, lick it, read it. Then come back and tell me which one is the superior edition. Also, consider that the unread volumes in that shelf are Ulysses, Contos da Cantuária and Ilusões Perdidas.
>>7746959
>lick it
uhhhhhh
also
>consider that the unread volumes in that shelf are Ulysses, Contos da Cantuária and Ilusões Perdidas.
>he hasn't read ulysses and the canterbury tales
>tries to be a patrician
kek
>>7746969
>>7746895
>being privileged enough to live near a library that has a good stock of books
>>7746974
>>7746971
>implying I didn't read the originals in english
I bought the translated ones to compare the texts. Also, refrain from evading the question, pseud.
>>7746959
Tbqh, my Ulysses was used mostly as a reference, I ended up reading my english edition and using the portuguese for harder passages, most of the other books I read were smaller stuff (Candide, Contos de Odessa), so I'm sort of shitposting here.
>>7746992
that wasn't even me senpai i'm just here for some drive-by shitposting desu
>>7747037
>>7747061
No problem, lads. I understand the urge to shitpost. I even tried quitting it cold-turkey. Had delirum tremens. Never again.
Also, here's my own spost.
>>7746985
I have a postman bag, and it's pretty big. Also, the fact that I'm white and fairly well dressed helps people not to look my way. Funny thing, the store I stole it from was pretty small, it was a sort of personal challenge for me, pulling it off, but I was with a group of friends and the store was rather full, so no one even batted an eye
>Buying Finnegans wake
Why? Not even Joyce scholars understand that shit
>>7747089
>raining heavily
>internet starts to fail
>no shitposting in the immediate future
>start mocking my dad cause he's reading Aasimov
>genre fiction
>what have I done withm y life
>>7746612
Wild at heart is sh it
Don't even try to tell me it isn't. It's trash
Lynch tried too hard and blew it
And I really like lynch too
>>7746431
ENGLISH ONLY!
USA!
>>7746551
Lanark! <3
>>7747105
>not heaving a carefully positioned FW full of random markings and scribblings to impress qts
lol >>r/books
>>7747105
>reading literature to understand it
>treating literature like a puzzle to be solved
That's something only pleb scholars do in the first place.
>>7746928
Why don't you and your pleb tier language books fuck off?
>>7747149
:^)
>>7747107
That's some next level, real life, shitpostin', anon. The closest I've done is smirking and rolling my eyes at strangers in the YA/Anything section at the bookstore. People were visible bothered by my aura of patrish well-readness.
>>7747149
:DD
>>7747170
>People were visible bothered by my body odor.
FTFY
>>7747176
>Bathing everyday
>Removing your body's own layers of oil defense
It's like you want to get sick and give money to big-pharma jews. wew lad.
>>7746895
>Ohlmarks
>>7746431
>>7746781
>this is the lietarture board.
Truly.
>not throwing away your books because they take up too much space.
>>7746486
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkgrotesquelanguagedesukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
>>7747260
wow so le minimalist
These are from a few weeks back, but I have pictures from book hauls since to supplement too. So, pic dump incoming.
>>7747343
>>7747352
>>7747356
Also in addition to the hauls, I'm probably getting a good amount of free books tomorrow from the last-day-of-conference give-away. Hoping for cool stuff.
>>7747361
I've also really got the children's lit shelf more bulked out now; moved Alice there, as well as Little Women and children-aimed folktale collections.
>>7747368
And my hauls since these pics, minus the most recent (mostly catalogs of Japanese things, the Lobster book from that food history series, another Moomin, etc.).
I'm trying to keep a record of every haul; I'd like to have a whole year of them in pictures. So far I've been doing it since November.
>>7746983
>Euler's Gem
l*e^l
I read that book.
>>7747352
I just came looking at that classics section, nice work desu
>>7746431
>implying you read any of those with spines looking like that.
>>7747399
>>7747400
>Implying I read at all
>Implying it isn't just an intricate jest to smack some undergrad boipussy
It's like you plebs don't even know Wikipedia summaries.
>>7747428
>implying any of those generic shelves belong to a grad student
>>7746585
Okay I fixed up my shit. In accordance with your bitching. How is it now? Do I dare post my other book shelves?
>>7747461
Woops
>>7747469
That looks very nice now, anon. I'd like to see the other shelves.
>>7747469
Why do so many people own this edition?
How the fuck could you purchase something with this cover?
>>7747480
Because it was 3.99
>>7747495
>book is in public domain
>buy it anyway
>>7747473
My other shelves are a joke now. Filled with genre fiction. The dune series, game of thrones and the foundation series also a bunch of stuff you patrician folks would not like.
>>7747441
>implying it isn't hip to be square
It's like you've skipped BEE's globalization 101 classes.
>>7747495
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=18410027245&searchurl=sts%3Dt%26tn%3Dthe%2520idiot%26an%3Ddostoevsky
so is this
>>7746516
Favorite translation? I just added a Ciardi translation to my cart on Amazon but I'm not sure if its my final choice
>>7747544
Well why didn't you show me this before I went to the book store.
>>7747560
if you had asked me, man... i would have found it all for you.
>>7747570
Sheeeeeeit
>>7747260
>Throwing away
>Not donating so someone else can enjoy them
>>7747614
only quality tocqueville is top.
>>7746476
Que edição da obra completa de Shakespeare é essa, anon? Quanto custou e onde comprou?
>all these fucking tryhard "intellectuals" in this thread
Step out of the way, I have better taste than any of you fucking nerds.
>>7747849
Lol
>>7747849
This guy... only even has one volume of Bakumon
>>7747375
I want to get to know you so hard right now.
How come the spines on non-english books are always upside down?
>>7746516
>tundra
>>7746969
>the brothers karamazov
>the karamazov brothers
wew lad
>>7746526
sinclair has italian in it u fking gnome
>>7747962
>the karamazov brothers
That's actually the best translation. Avsey. Props to that guy for reading two translations though.
>>7747812
Edição da Nova Aguilar. Achei por vinte pilas numa livraria num shopping. Depois resolvi procurar a que vem os "Dramas e Tragédias" e, para minha surpresa, cada livro dessa série (dois) custava R$ 389,00. Levei uma puta sorte e a tradução é excelente e acabei por comprar as versões da Oxford para Hamlet e MacBeth e The Tempest e Otelo. Por mim tudo bem.
>>7746551
Thoughts on milkbottle H
>>7747881
I'd probably really like it if you did, anon. I'm kinda bummed right now at how unsociable I'm being (again) at this conference. It's really hard for me to make friends.
>>7748108
>>7748115
>>7746551
>>7747116
>Lanark
>>7748122
>>7748108
I like your books. Winters night a traveler kicks ass
>>7748115
How are those Barth Novels? I read and enjoyed both Giles Goat Boy and Sot Weed Factor but I also found them incredibly difficult and feel like Barth is way too smart a writer for me
Evening anons.
How's everyone doing?
Out of the way, faggots. Most patrician bookshelf coming through.
>>7748136
floating opera is quite good
>>7748259
whered you get that pessoa? only one I found is the ugly modern classics version
>>7748315
Ordered off of Amazon, and it just came like that (despite ordering the modern classics version, myself, as it was the only one in stock at the time).
Pure luck that I got the old version.
>>7748271
Interesting. I'd like to see ur library in 10-20 years. Post a selfie.
>>7746627
>Sigmund Freud
Why?
>>7746974
What content is actually in the Necronomicon? I looked at copies and it honestly felt like a waste to buy.
Do you guys even genre
>>7747971
aaahh OK then
>>7748469
Can you spot my gfs books kek
>>7747208
I've been meaning to read "In the First Circle" after reading "One Day in the Life of". Was it any good?
>>7748418
I'm curious, as well.
Over the past year I've worked my way through a decent chunk of the /lit/core that interested me.
I feel as though this has really helped me understand and develop my own tastes, as I'm already finding myself venturing out and reading more of what I think I'll like, as opposed to just following the charts.
I'll pass on the selfie, though.
>>7748461
>>7748500
Thanks!
It has a lot of good content, but I couldn't justify buying a book that has the same content as my other Lovecraft collection.
>>7748259
How many of these have you read?
>>7748531
Doesn't look like a lot. But nice collection.nigga still young
>>7748531
I've read a little less than half, at this point.
I just finished with White Noise, and am currently reading Catch-22, with the occasional passage from The Book of Disquiet.
>>7748621
Nice, White Noise is great.
happy reading anon
>>7748354
How much was that first edition of Gravity's Rainbow? Bet you regret it now, don't you.
>>7748631
Thanks.
Happy reading to you, too, anon. Have a cat pic
>>7748749
>it's just you and me, Bruce
>>7748259
I always like looking at your shelf whenever you post, it's great. I have a few questions though; firstly with that Hart Crane book. I'm sure you're aware that Library of America advertise it with a blueish colour cover, rather than the typical black, were you aware of buying it black or blue, and could you tell me where you bought it from please? Second question, where did you find that edition of Blood Meridian, is it the 25th anniversary with an introduction by Harold Bloom? If it is could you post me the ISBN. The covers of McCarthy's books are truly shit and I want to get a decent looking one for when I read it. Thirdly, the Borges collected fictions. Where did you get it and what is the ISBN, edition and such? Thanks.
>>7748259
>schwartz translation of Anna K
have you read it yet? Is it good?? I have her translation of oblomov...haven't read it yet.
>>7746431
2 shelves missing, thought it was a nice picture though
>>7748767
Thank you, anon! I'm glad you like it.
With my Hart Crane copy, I did notice that the pictures online were usually some tint of blue. It struck me as odd, but I didn't put much thought into it. I ordered it through a local record store, actually, who could get it for a few dollars less than the amazon listing.
It arrived, and was black, not blue. Thought, I have noticed that my Crane and Emerson books have a reflective finish to them, where my Ashbery and Carver have a sort of matte finish. Not sure why.
The copy of Blood Meridian was purchased from amazon, and it is the 25th anniversary with Bloom's introduction. The ISBN is 9780679641049.
I love this edition, honestly. I think you'll be happy with it, should you choose to pick it up.
The Borges fictions I found by chance at a local bookstore. It's the penguin classics deluxe edition, with the ISBN of 9780140286809.
I've only read a couple of stories from it, but it seems to be a pretty good collection. Good binding, too, considering its from penguin.
>>7748813
I've only read the first 4 chapters or so, but I did a decent amount of research before picking it up, reading the first couple chapters for the Schwartz, Pevear & Volokhonsky, Garnett, and Maude translations before making my decision.
I found that the Maude was the prettiest to read, Garnett the easiest, and the Pevear & Volokhonsky the worst (I thought it was a running joke on here that they're awful translations, but there was just something off about it, to me. I didn't like it at all).
The Schwartz was the happy medium between them all, I found, so I went with that.
>>7748868
Thank you so much. All these editions can be pretty difficult to keep track with. Again, thanks.
>>7748879
You're very welcome, anon. I'm glad that I was of some help.
>>7748868
I read the P&V AK, and it was still probably the best book I've ever read. In the future I might try Bartlett.
>>7748259
A very pretty collection. Any idea how much all that cost you?
>>7748906
Thank you.
If I were to guess, I'd say I've spent roughly $1,500 on books, starting in December of 2014.
A surprising amount of that was spent in used bookstores, mostly on the Easton Press leatherbounds (they averaged out at around $30 each, with Paradise Lost running me the most at $80).
The most expensive ones were the Everyman's, and the Library of America books, at around $40 each new.
The worst was the Atlas Shrugged, on the far left. A first edition I found for $300 (though, I painstakingly haggled for 2 free books with it, so it wasn't too awful).
>>7748956
Why so much??? I pickup most of my books at thriftshops for about 5c each on good days (2-3 bucks when they aren't on sale).
>>7748521
No doubt I only got it because it was 50 cents at a used book sale.
>>7749009
Well, as I live in a pretty small town, all of the thrift shops where they're charging those low prices don't usually have the greatest selection.
Between amazon new, and the college town used bookstores which I seldom get a chance to visit, it adds up.
That being said, I put away just $30 a week, every week, so $1,500 is pretty reasonable for a little over a year, especially considering almost that entire shelf was acquired in this past year with those funds.
>>7749057
I wish I could bring myself to spend that kind of money on books in 1 year. Buying a pc was expensive enough
>>7748461
that necronomicon is bullshit get the lesser keys it is basically a irl lovecraftian eldritch tome
>>7749057
That makes sense. After buying a few books on amazon (free two-day shipping ftw) I can really see how you could spend that much. Plus, I know people who spend 30 bucks per week on booze.
not a whole lot has changed in my shelf
on the bottom is new stuff that I've been reading or just bought at a thrift store for 1$
>>7747849
best post on any bookshelf thread i've ever seen
>>7748738
that's clearly a paperback you stupid faggot
>>7746435
The fucks's wrong with Wordsworth
>>7746574
As far as I cam tell its it most comprehensive edition. It contains the perfectly flawed 1922 text, and an incredibly helpful commpendium of annotations in the back. There's also an exposition written by a Supreme Court justice That lauds the book, despite "distasteful profanity."
>>7746636
No, i think it's important to delve into as many interpretations of the socalled 'secrets of the universe'' as possible. Different perspectives are important because eventually you realize there are so many different schools of thought that try to express the exact same idea.
>>7749130
What isn't wrong with wordsworth?
>terrible cover
>book made as cheap as possible with tiny font
>public domain works/translations with no scholarly material, so you can just get the exact same material from the public domain for free
>low price isn't much of a benefit because books are cheap anyway so you can get a much better edition for a similar price (especially if you buy used)
>tfw now have weird indian parasite that makes me fall asleep from exhaustian before I can even finish a page
Kill me
>>7749409
wait... people actually read the scholarly material in books?
My humble shelf.
>>7749441
memeing and dreaming
>>7749441
your dvds seem to have regressed into books
>>7749095
Great shelf, mate. I'ma mirin' that Mann, m' nigger. Got a price? Anyways, thanks for contributing.
Always yours,
OP
>>7749409
>be me
>be in hueland
>BR Bux to Dollar is 4:1
>wanna read some Moby Dingus and introduce myself into Joyce
>pay about seven dollars for five books
>???
>profit
I wish the paper were better and the font bigger but, eh, a nigga wish.
>>7749471
DELETE THIS!
>>7749089
>mysticism interests me
Po to atidariau langą ir išmečiau visas knygas laukan.
>>7749471
be still my beating boner
>>7747361
Damn son, I'm fucking jealous. Take me for a pleb, but one of the books that caught my attention the most was Howl's Moving Castle. How is it, how does the Ghibli movie compare to it?
>>7749497
Thank you, I'm glad you like it!
I picked up The Magic Mountain for $18 used. It came with pic related for a dust cover, however it's in pretty rough shape. I intend to preserve it in plastic at some point, and slip it back on, but I haven't quite gotten around to it, yet.
>>7748108
The 2666 box set is so beautiful. Very jealous.
>>7750011
Paid around $10 on ebay, I wish they did similar editions for other large books, it makes it way more convenient to read + it looks great
>>7746431
>Bookshelf contest thread
>Not 'Drawing room contest thread'
plebeian
Hello there anons, good morning.
>>7750605
>>7750612
The Monk is my least favorite book of all time.
>>7746431
Is that edition of GR good?
>>7750636
i dont have the one with that cover, but my vintage pynchons from the 80s all have this ugly sloppy bold type
just go for penguin with gr, great type and the infamous 'pens' printing error has since been fixed
>>7746460
I don't like to leave my house.
>>7750605
did you like naked?
>>7750667
I haven't read it. But someone told me that it's good but the comedic style of writing is pretty preferential and weird.
I just moved. Tell me, /lit/, how should I order and arrange my books?
>>7746431
>mfw i would love to have such a collection
>mfw i cant read real books
>mfw i have a kindle
i had never the patience to read real books, never enjoyed it...
since i have a kindle i started really reading...
>>7750961
Free Craigslist furniture.
>>7750961
Time period >> Location >> Author in alphabetical order
>>7750517
I bet you don't even draw in your drawing room you psud
>>7749471
>Dan Brown
>Oprah Book Club Edition
Disgusting~~
Fraquíssimo, OP.
>>7750517
>Here's a picture of my parents' house. Am I cool yet?
>>7751719
I'll actually start organizing tomorrow. Once my last ~100-150 arrive and I'm all set up I'll post a picture in one of these threads.
>>7747986
Made in the sprited wake of Finn, it leans heavily on obscure references and wordplay and experimental sentence structure, and does so brilliantly. It doesn't take itself too seriously despite being exceedingly demanding on the reader, which makes it enjoyably unpretentiousness, which is nice—think Seuss meets Proust. That being said, at times it borders on unreadable. Anyway, here's the beginning to give you a better idea:
"dont you think if a thief wants to come in, a locked door wont any difference;
he takes a walk,
he goes flying,
he crouches and he creeps
a small moth, making a mild twang against the summerscreen, becomes a slate folded wingclip against the metal mesh..." [sic]
It's the literary equivalent of a C-rated Chinese all you can eat buffet: you wont be expected to eat everything, let alone digest, though damn is it tasty.
>>7750517
I don't think that image can get the room in a more dusty light. Go away Miss Haversham.
>>7750517
>u will never be this patty
shit man why live
>>7752412
I think you read the post wrong. It was saying those shelves are far too generalized to the be the shelves of any graduate student.
>>7752459
I didn't even read the post I just saw grad student and tried to be an asshole.
safety bump
>>7750961
See a lot of great stuff there
>>7747399
>cracked spine
when will this meme die? just because someone is not a savage when handling books doesn't mean they don't read then, you stupid fucks
>>7753865
i prefer a cracked spine to the curve they get.
This is an old photo. Recent additions to my collection include Crippled America - Donald Trump and Democracy in America by Tocqueville. Aiming to read de Maistre and Schmitt next.
>>7753885
burn it all and try again.
>>7753929
Why? The world needs more conservatives.
Real patrician coming trough
>>7754212
no frenchman is patrician
>all that deodorant
christ, how bad do you smell?
