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How do you feel about Raymond Carver? Do you like him? Why?
He fine. I like him as an american Chekhov influenced writer. I mean, minimal everyday themes, weak and pityful characters... his concise prose ain't as good as Chekhov's tho and maybe Chekhov portraits them characters in a more universal mature way, while Carver sometimes kinda falls for the "muh dirt muh scum muh white trash" meme; although, when it comes to that theme, I'm glad we got Carver despite Bukowski.
he's one of the only authors books I like.
I was kind of disappointed when I found out the minimalism was often just his editor's doing though.
I like the ideas more of dietpepsi minimalism or kmart realism, it's probably about the only thing I'll ever be smart enough to write.
thanks for remind me of this op
>>7638569
I really like the grammar you use, i mean that sincerely
oh shit,, the other one died already.
what are you writing about lit? please share with us. comments and critiques welcome, hate isnt.
Right now I am writing this.
I've got about 10,000 words on a disappointing holiday. In the previous criticism thread I responded with constructive feedback to every post that had contributed. I'll do the same again here. Haven't had any feedback yet.
>>7634444
>Haven't had any feedback yet.
you got quads of quads tho
newfag with a birthday coming up this week, what're some good books to start with that I could/should get?
Start with the greeks
Read the fucking sticky.
>>7645358
sure. Plato, Homer, Virgil, stuff like that? what about The Epic of Gilgamesh? not exactly greek but still an old poem
Is it possible to extract a book from book2look.com into a PDF file?
le bump
>foreword has spoilers
>OP posts Pepe
What's more reddit than caring about "spoilers"?
Genuinely curious
>>7644489
>he reads the foreword
I've been asked to read some short erotic poems at a small-scale literary event. Any suggestions? I was planning on doing some historical stuff, preferably with a lighter undertone. Please share!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lTnnu3XLFk
>>7644344
Awful!
Some of Horace's erotic odes. Plenty of them, all very short.
Why is PHILOSOPHY
such a SAUSAGEFESTmy m8 says it's the party arky keeping womyn-writers from being first educated then published but i think that is not it. i think it's more a certain love for the quantifiable and hence amassable (bitches, knowledge, power) inherent in men and missing in women. i think a big factor is conquering truth itself by persuading your folks to accept your philosophical terms and quirks (which have to be the biggest, baddest terms and quirks around) by means of being slightly smarter or at least more cunning than your barrel dwelling contemporaries.
i'm interested in your views on this, dear b/lit/zkneissers
>>7644101
It isn't, there have been a number of female philosophers - sure they aren't all household names, but they are out there.
>>7644101
every field involving extraordinariness will be dominated by men for more or less the reasons you gave
also just distribution of ability which results from the factors stated (more male retards; more male geniuses)
>>7644101
Sounds like you're projecting your mommy issues OP
Hello /lit/
I went to my local used bookstore today and I found some Star Wars books. Im sure that there are a lot of terrible ones out there, but I also know that there are some great ones. I figured this would be the best place to ask around before I went to /co/ and /tv/
>>7643591
Burn that shit.
>>7643591
>I figured this would be the best place to ask around before I went to /co/ and /tv/
ask reddit
>>7643591
great bait you have there op
Just finished this book and, boy, what a ride! What did you all think? What was your favorite part? I liked Zampano's character the most; very mysterious!
I liked when the author uses gimmicky shit to hide his shit writing
Check the fucking catalogue before you post nigger, this is literally the third HoL thread up right now.
>>7644948
lol tell me about it. He wasted 3 pages feeding us a fake story that Jonathan made up to impress some whores . Literally added nothing to the story.
Is it possible to extract a book from ebrary.com into a PDF file?
ITT: Characters that would browse 4chan
>Ignatius J. Reilly
>>7643458
>Oblomov
Michael Pemulis
>Levin
ITT: Pet Hates.
For me it is descriptions of food, I have never understood a love for food. To me, food is something that keeps you alive. The only pleasure I find in food is the knowledge that what I am eating will help me in some way. Masses of food are revolting.
>>7640339
Describing food in literature is crucial because it helps to convey the nature of the two parties meeting to consume it together. Eating in literature is incredibly important because it's one of the most intimate things two people can do, yada yada yada. Have you read "How to Read Literature Like a Professor?" (I believe it's on even a lot of high school required reading lists here in the US) and this is a pretty basic, intro level quality to writing, anon. Most of the time, a description of food is not simply because of an author's love for the culinary arts (though not always the case, of course).
>>7640344
Do not speak to me like a child. I have no problems with using meals and food to convery certain ideas, but I dislike descriptions of food for the sake of converying the enjoyment of it.
>>7640345
>Do not speak to me like a child
I'll speak to you as I see fit, anon.
Based off your pet peeve, it sounds like you read YA fiction or genre fiction more broadly. My point was that if you were NOT reading YA/genre fic then you more than likely misunderstood the intent behind it as "whew, this iz tasty grub!"
What do you guys think about authors who don't use quotations for dialogue?
I know of only Joyce and McCarthy. I feel like they work, but why?
saramago
Beckett's novels
hey aren't necessary really
>tfw reading books pirated and buying them after i'm done to keep as trophies
meh
people will give you shit for it but whatever. nothing wrong with having a physical object to help you remember stuff/commemorate something you've read. also sometimes a good conversation topic when people visit your place.
same
>>7645705
I can't read on my pc, I am just too easily distracted. I actually like having a physical copy of a book. Mein Gott, pure ideology, but whatevs
Why the fuck are 260.000 people interested in this person's recent YA lit purchases?
Side question: why are book trailers a thing? Moreover, why are reactions to them a thing?
>book trailers
why would anyone give a fuck
>>7645508
exactly, that's my question
