Post a book, you must read the book posted below yours.
Have fun :)
itt show of what you have, call everyone a pseud, examine book spines, and make fun of anyone who didn't hide their game of thrones books
scifi series 1/2
philosophy/classics 1/2 (missing intro to Aristotle, basic works of Aristotle)
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>On Sims 3 I make a Sim called Jay Gatsby
>Assign him traits like "party animal" and "hopeless romantic" and move him into the most expensive seaside plot
>Use the money cheat to make a house worth about $500,000 with a massive ballroom, red carpets rugs and french windows everywhere
>painstakingly decorate the garden with lights, flowers, shrubs and trees
>He seems pretty happy with the place
>Make another Sim and wait to be invited to one of Gatsby's parties
>Three weeks go by and Gatsby hasn't called or even been seen in town
>Decide fuck this, get a taxi to Gatsbys house and call but nobody is at home
>Cruise around town looking for Gatsby
>Finally find out he got a part time job at the bookstore and has adopted a child
Share your literary feels
I never would have posted this before your post, OP, but I populated a whole town in Sims with fictional characters. It's been over a year since I've opened it, so I don't remember all the characters I used. I tried to throw characters from different stories together, or indulge their assorted dreams. Twain provided a house, and Atwood. Others I forget.
>>7700463
kek'd desu senpai
A life simulator like the sims but more complex and not targetted toward teenage girls would be amazing
When you read what is now your favorite book, did you know it was your favorite instantly, or did come to love it after a few rereads?
I knew that pic related was going to be my favorite after the finishing the first chapter.
Pleb
>>7700457
There are always 1 or 2 books every year that I really get into, and they usually include a touch of anxiety about getting to the next page.
>>7700468Stoner wasnt one of them except possibly the last chapter
>post your current worldview/philosophy (simplify it don't b edgy)
>other anons recommend lit that contains arguments against that view or books which are the thematic opposite
determinism
antinatalism
nihilism
nihilistic worldview
>want to dedicate my life to something but have no idea what.
>desire greatness and the admiration of others
>binging on porn and movies and food because I don't see why I shouldn't waste my youth
Reccs ?
What's the literature equivalent of this masterpiece?
Infinite jest
The Most Dangerous Game.
Is this good? I like a lot of his lyrics, but does his talent translate well to literature?
It wasn't terrible. I met him after a concert once and he signed my copy. It was great.
>>7700443
It doesn't really have a story arc. But it's interesting to have a main character that is so self-aware. And refreshing that it isn't melodramatic, nor the opposite.
It's just sincere without being too matter-of-factly. Enjoyable to read, but ultimately easily forgettable because it's very short and lacks any real plot-driver.
I'm starting law school this August, and since I have a few months before I have to start studying, and some free time on my hands, I'm trying to compile a reading list of essential books on legal theory and practice (in particular American law) so I have a good grounding for when I start.
So far, I've got:
>Montesquieu, Spirit of the Laws
>Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England
>Kent, Commentaries on American Law
>The Federalist
>Oliver Wendell Holmes, the Common Law
What other works do you guys think are important for understanding the Anglo-American legal tradition in general, and doing well at an American law school in particular? Other thoughts on the study and practice of law, from a /lit/ perspective?
Bump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6cyDsuNx_U
How to be a parasite
- any lawyer
What's your opinion on this book?
>>7700309
It's not a book. It's a collection of books including holy scriptures (the pentateuch), history (the prophets) and literature (the final bits in the protestant and the jewish bibles) along with "the New Testament" which I know nothing about.
>>7700309
>bible literally translates as "books"
>plebs still refer to it in singular
>>7700309
>Iron Age goatfuckers trying to make sense of the world in the free time between fucking their goats and fucking their own underage daughters or just generally Yahweh ackbaring everything
>American evangelicals believe it's literally true
Wew lad
How do I break into the writing/publication industry?
GIVE
Started writing. Post book online. Book has a few regular readers. Worry book is just more YA bullshit.
What do I do?
>>7700274
fuck tyour mother
Should I even be worrying about this?
>>7700274
Post an excerpt here and I'll tell you if it's YA bullshit or not.
How to stoic?
kill urself
>>7700273
feel good
be a roman emperor
Best translation of Saint Augustine's Confessions?
Just go with Oxford, Hackett, or Cambridge.
Do you know books set in a fantasy world , full of magic , mysterious creatures , etc. , as a result of an earlier nuclear disaster , as well as in " Adventure Time " ?
I know only, but I didn't read yet, "A Canticle for Leibowitz" (i know, It's a full fantasy) and the "Word and Void" series and the "Genesis of Shannara" books.
Thank you.
>>7700193
Broken Empire trilogy is a good one.
>>7700193
nightwings by robert silverberg
also try riddley walker
>>7700193
Book of the meme sun
Hey /lit/. I want to write a story, not necessarily a novel or a memoir at least not for now, but I want to do it anyway. It's a personal thing and I have no interest in getting money from it, probably no one will ever see it, dunno. This story has been with me for over a year and I have characters (with character sheets of sort for important ones), some scenes and a very loose sense of how the story will develop, but I have no idea where to start.
How do I organize myself? Ending first? How to write compelling characters? It's a mess of ideas so I'm stuck without having written much. I've read around for advice and some of it is good and most isn't, so I thought I'd ask what you think.
I have the time and motivation, just don't know how to make that first step...
it's not that complicated: start writing, keep writing til you're done.
>>7700190
This, basically.
Your first draft is going to be shit no matter what you do. No way around it, especially if you've never written before. Write ten drafts if you need to, with varying amounts of time between them. Then when you're satisfied run it by some people who might know what they're talking about and rewrite according to whatever criticism you feel is onto something
Might seem excessive but writing is hard, especially before you get used to it. But you don't need to take it too seriously as long as you're really doing it, no reason to give yourself anxiety about it.
Good luck friend
