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>In his delirium he ransacked the linens of his pallet for arms but there were none. The judge smiled. The fool was no longer there but another man and this other man he could never see in his entirety but he seemed an artisan and a worker in metal. The judge enshadowed him where he crouched at his trade but he was a coldforger who worked with hammer and die, perhaps under some indictment and an exile from men's fires, hammering out like his own conjectural destiny all through the night of his becoming some coinage for a dawn that would not be. It...
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>>7695429
sounds extremely pretentious and douchey. is this book held in high regard?
>>7695443
It's not really about levels, dude.
>>7695443
Yes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Meridian
It is a rather difficult read, however.
Hey /lit/, I just marathoned the first page of pic related and I'm extremely unimpressed so far. It's like I'm reading a history book or something. Did I fall for the meme or does it get better?
Also can someone check my digits please? Thanks in advance.
This is the best thread on /lit/ right now
>>7691111
> marathoned the first page
I have a few friends who were suicidal so i wrote this poem based on thier experiences, im srry if this is super stupid and cringey af k thnx here u go:
The rain cries with me in the middle of the night,
As the beautiful but taunting moon shines bright.
I see dead souls climbing and scattering up and down the walls,
Saying "Why don't you climb up a cliff and fall?"
Scarlet red wraps around my arms like strings
While I imagine the most scariest of things.
"What if the voices are right?"
As I feel my throat get tight.
I...
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Why is the rain sad and the moon taunting?
Gtfo umbra
6/10
> be rich post-modern artist
> visit Houellebecq
> see this
> wat do
>>7693853
Assume life is normal in France?
Have a glass of wine and a cigarette, innit?
Those kooky French with their wine and baguettes. LOL!
What arguments actually exist against suicide?
Well there's stuff that's more or less like "life is a shared experience and it's immoral to take a piece of it for your own selfish desires"
>>7691252
right in the feels.. i want off this carousel, it's absolute madness.
but I'm afraid to hurt the ones I love.
>>7691252
>it's immoral because it just is
What else you got?
What's your favorite non-fiction book, /lit/?
>inb4 the bible
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
>>7695224
I read a book called Ancient Art and Ritual. I liked it.
Dispatches by Michael Herr
I can think up good plots and ideas for stories, but I can't write for shit. I don't know how to start. How do you start a book?
I also have a hard time describing things and places. I don't know the names of geological formations, rocks, trees, flowers, birds, furniture, types of wood, clothes, brands... Good writers seem to know all these things. Do I have to be very knowledgable of the world before I can become a writer? Do writers research this kind of stuff or do they write only what they know from experience?
What about adjectives and adverbs?...
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I want to write a book but i cant into plot, i get lost in countless digressions, and references etc, i wanted to wirte epic but i ended in writing memoir what do
>>7694857
For fuck's sake...
Dunno if you'll manage to be a "writer", bute you've written a ton of bullshit here amigo
The only good answer to this will always be:
Write.
>>7694857
The only thing you can really do is pay attention to what you're reading and try to understand what you like about it and practice writing every day.
You can do it if you just make yourself sit down at a particular time every day with out a computer or anything to distract you. Even if you don't write every time just sit there and think about what you're going to write and how you might write it.
Is Engel's Origin of the Family fundamentally correct when it says that monogamous marriage was created to oppress women and is the first form of class oppression?
Men are the ones opressed by monogamia
>>7694404
Its that or harems.
Which is comfier for women?
John "the Cuck" Green everybody.
>finally get the courage to start writing
>everything i put down feels forced and is shit
how do you know if you're meant for this, /lit/
Keep writing until it's not shit.
Same principle as squeezing pus from a pimple.
Just keep writing, take a class or two if you need to. They're pretty fun and help you lose anxiety over sharing & critique
same boat. been thinking of stories since 2011 but only started actually writing last year. its hard but like any creative pursuit you just have to practice
ITT: your favorite books covers
pretty clever
Here's what I need: A really funny book that will make me feel less depressed due to girl trouble. Preferably short as well. I just really need it right now.
>>7694955
read the sticky you retard
>>7694955
I like reading travelling related books in that mood.
On The Road and The Dharma Bums are lovely upbeat short and fun.
I also enjoyed Motorcycle Diaries as a short fun light hearted read.
I like travel related stuff when I want cheered up.
I've just been given this book as a present? What do you guys think about it? Is it and its sequel any good?
>>7690295
from what i've heard, it's a mary sue novel.
>>7690301
no i think it's a patrick rothfuss novel
>>7690295
Perfectly Acceptable Beach Reading (TM)
It also reminded me of a PnP Campaign that was run by a buddy of mine years ago. His gf demanded to play with us, and he kept on gifting her greater and greater powers, to the point where she was successful in all things. We eventually confronted him and he claimed it was so that she would have a good first experience in tabletop RPG. Eventually he didnt talk to us anymore.
This book has a really good reputation for some reason.
Does it actually deserve it?
>>7694331
Carnegie was a meme author, and had no discernible talent. He was shitposting, and is literally genre tier fiction. clearly a juvenile author.
>>7694353
I tend to agree, the book screams memeliterature starting at the title.
>>7694353
nice copy pasta, its actualy a very good book, and very satisfying to read, id reccomend it, even if you have no interest in buissness its still a good read
What is your daily routine like and how does it incorporate reading and writing? Is your routine working for you?
>>7692381
routines are for slaves
>>7692381
>Get up
>Get kids ready for school
>Bring to school
>get home, drink coffee and shitpost on /lit/
>clean house
>pick kids up from school
>work out for two hours, reading in between sets
>prepare dinner, listen to lectures as I do so
>serve...
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>>7692381
>>7692381
during uni
>wake up
>go to uni
>go to the library to read uni things
>get home, nap, fap, shitpost, have coffees #2 & #3
>go out or stay in and shitpost more
During summer/holidays
>wake up
>have a coffee slowly, listen to music,...
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Why is stoicism not viewed as existentialism? If you were to skim through Aurelius or Seneca, everything is laced with it. The majority of people attribute existentialism to Sartre or Camus, but there was more honest discussion one's struggle with their crisis than any of the "existential" philosophers I've read.
>TLDR- the stoics were the true existentialists
That's almost as silly as saying Keirkegaard was an existentialist.
Existentialism is a particular philosophical movement
That doesn't mean other philosophies or belief systems don't answer existential questions.
>>7693679
He is, though.
>proposes alternatives to Christianity and discusses their merits and flaws
>says Christianity is ultimately a completely personal choice that is 100% up to you
>says organized religion is irrelevant and it doesn't matter if there are 3 billlion Christians or just you
>describes a world in which you have options and advocates for Christianity but says individuals' decisions...
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