As I'm sure for most regular readers and those who aren't, the act of reading a book is a large part of the enjoyment. Relaxing in bed, on the couch with your feet up, as it rains outside and you're warm inside, you feeling cool in an air conditioned living room on a blazing summer day and just being engrossed in a book. The smell of the book and the sound of the pages being turned can almost be ritualistic.
That being said, the primary act of reading is to enjoy the story. People often complain about not having the time to read when I mention a good book. So a little back story, I had brain surgery 5 years ago and while the results were good I've been left with vision and neck problems (parinauds syndrome and double vision) which makes reading more of a chore than a pleasure. So I turned to audiobooks, I've read over 60 books that I've kept track of (possibly more) on Audible and old school CD based books; books that even with perfect vision and no neck pain I'd never have read. It works great for me, I can 'read' while cooking, cleaning or enjoy it like a normal book and lay back in bed or on the couch, close my eyes and engross myself.
However whenever I tell people this I often find myself defending it when they say I cheat, as if reading is some competition and you only get credit if you physically read the pages.
Yes I can and do use my condition as an excuse but I shouldn't have to defend myself because I read my books in a different way.
Reading should be shared, great stories should be shared, no matter how it was consumed.
TL;DR Audiobooks are good for everyone and isn't cheating, it doesn't change the journey the author takes you on.
The problem I see with audio is that it defines a lot of stuff that one can play around with when reading rather than hearing. Such as pace, tone, etc.
Also I think that it might be easier to lose focus that way . and it might make it harder to quickly compare and go back, ponder a sentence etc.
I have no idea how people would think an audiobook is 'cheating' because listening is 3 or 4 times slower than reading.
It's fine, it's just not reading it's listening. It's more passive like watching TV than active like reading a book.
Did he misinterpret The Catcher in the Rye?
>>7623337
His interpretation was valid.
I was recently listening to the White Album (thanks spotify) and I realized that Manson's interpretation was pretty correct as well. ISIS and Salafist interpretations of the Quran are pretty spot on.
>>7623349
>ISIS and Salafist interpretations of the Quran are pretty spot on.
Not even Houellebecq believes that.
>>7623337
Yes on page 138 Phoebe clearly tells Holden to murder the frontman of the insect men
This is somewhat of a linguistical question.
What grammatical concept is greentext on 4chan? When I see:
>still posting this bait
or something similar, its like a reference but said in the 3rd person, like a subjectless implication. What is the way to describe these verbs, "still posting", isnt that a participle phrase?
Also, would you consider memes post-modern?
depends on the type of greentext.
e.g., if it's "implying" then anything that follows ">implying", say, ">implying P", should be taken to mean the opposite of P, or the negation of P. in that sense, ">implying" is just the familiar truth-function ">implying : {T, F} --> {T, F}" defined as '>implying(x) = { T if x = F; F if x = T, which is just negation under a different name.
something like ">still posting this bait", however, involves a temporal aspect and implies that whatever succeeds "still" is not in line with the current trends.
implications are not always negations
there is an ironic double understanding that the implied negation is understood as part of the accepted truth so that it is still within the boundaries of whatever it is suppose to be or whatever it is not suppose to be, within scope
>something about x
must be something about the negation of the x but not the negation of "something" and not the negation of both
eg, taking something from /int/
>you'll never live in the 1950s america
is you live in 1950s america
negative of never but not the 50s and not america
>still posting this bait
becomes this bait is has outlived it's "posting"-ness
ie, negation of the idea that this bait is postable
the understanding is implied, wow, so that it is understood that the poster show knowledge that they know which part is negation
there are other usages of >
such as replacing "" as quote
or as options to imply a choice
>purple people are lazy
>Also, would you consider memes post-modern?
no
>purple people are drinking cool-laid
so that these apparently choices are implied contradictions
so it is both implied and quotation
>>7623227
>Also, would you consider memes post-modern?
>no
this part should be last, oops
Which author wrote the best defence of Marxist-Leninism?
>>7621842
duno, proly marx or lenin
Alan Woods
Joseph Campbell
Opinions?
It's V-licious.
But who is V.?
overrated trash just like every other pynchon book
>audiobooks are just as good
I will say that audio recordings of the author reading their own work are nice for entertainment, especially if it's a favorite work.
Still wouldn't substitute it for first time experience with the text tho
>>7624429
Can you provide an example?
I like to listen to nonfiction audiobooks while driving
What's the best English translation of the Qur'an? What are some of the most common mistakes in English translations?
>The Alcoran
>The the Koran
Why spend money on the ramblings of a violent, mentally ill pedophile when /r9k/ is right around the bend
>>7621462
it has a lot to do with history and being informed on topics of real importance in todays society but you dont know about that because youre a fucking retard high school kid whos probably got snot running down his sleeves
What does /lit/ think of Julis Evola?
Do you think that his commentary on the spirituality of race, particularly on the Semites, wasright?
One of the most bracing, erudite, and no bullshit authors I've ever read. Literally right about everything
>>7621364
I completely disagree with his politics and philosophy, but I think a lot of it is consistent and well written so I can see the appeal. There are a lot of complete retards who regurgitate his quotes everywhere tho so I generally don't find discussion about him to be positive in any kind of way
>>7621381
I don't actually seem his discussed very often at all - what quotes to people generally attribute?
any decent books on him?
bump 2bh familia
I wish
bump
>>7621605
same
theres that biography the taliban published but 2bh im not about to go poking around that side of the internet (though if someone were to drop a pdf here it would be much appreciated)
Opinions?
>>7620597
Good poet.
>>7620597
Did nothing wrong
>>7620597
2dee5me
i just read this. is it good?
SELECT ALL IMAGES WITH PIZZA
>>7620529
CLICK THE BURGERS
This is one of the dumber memes recently.
ITT: god tier short stories
Bonus points for PDF links
>>7618280
>translations
"For sale baby shoes never worn" by Ernest Hemingway
http://genius.com/Ernest-hemingway-six-word-story-annotated
Tenth of December, George Saunders
epub: https://userscloud.com/6qibo7rylbub
What e-readers do you use? Should I just get a tablet? I like the idea of getting a device solely for reading, and the look and feel of e-readers are pretty nice. I'm particularly interested in the kindle paperwhite.
Do you pay for all of your ebooks? Can I load downloaded ebooks onto a kindle from my computer?
>>7617177
Nah not a tablet, ereaders dont tire you eyes as much as normal tablets because ereaders dont emit light
A tablet is not for reading for a reason. And just pirate everything.
>>7617177
>What ereaders do you use
I use a kindle touch, and have had the same one for 6 years now. It is a wonderful piece of hardware. I would buy a Kindle Voyage 2 if I was being profligate, or a regular paperwhite if my touch broke
>should I get a tablet
I use my Ipad Air for PDFs. It is a great piece of tech since I dont sit at my pc all day. That said, I do 90% of my reading on kindle.
>Do you pay for all your books
libgen dot io, bookzz dot org, btdigg
>can I sideload
Use calibre to organize to convert and to transfer to your hearts content
Literary confession thread
i hate pynchon
i'm 35 and still don't understand Ulysses
>>7611799
Tommy here. The fuck, man.
Does literature still possess enough recognition to influence the masses?
when has it ever
f off plenis
>>7625557
It never had.
research results are reported in literary form so tremendously yes
