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What are some good, atmospheric horror novels. I spend a lot of time doing menial shit that doesn't keep my mind occupied and I've been listening to The Black Tapes podcast and found out I really enjoy atmospheric horror writing, I don't really read much so I figure this would kill two birds with one stone.
>>7614222
Mein Kampf
It's not literature but the SCP site has surreal, bite-sized horror stories for days
I just read this. Did I just read this?
>>7613933
Your opinion is wrong.
>>7613933
I shudder to think what Soviet-approved serialized novel in 4 volumes would be like.
Is this a Russian book about an Italian mob outfit?
Hey /lit/.
I was just wondering if anyone knows of any good literature that attempts to explore the idea of a stand alone complex. I've been searching the internet for ages now but I can't seem to find anything other than GitS of course and a book written by Morioka, Masahiro, however it is out of print and only in Japanese.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The Ghost in the Machine would be a good start.
>>7613915
>>7613926
Thanks guys. Apparently my internet skills are not very good. Thanks to the first anon, I just stumbled on "simulacra" which has the same definition as stand alone complex. That lead me to Simulacres et Simulation which I believe has an english translation.
While originally intended to "underscore the dilemmas and concerns that people would face if they relied too heavily on the new communications infrastructure,"[1] Stand Alone Complex (スタンド・アローン・コンプレックス Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu?) eventually came to represent a phenomenon where unrelated, yet very similar actions of individuals create a seemingly concerted effort.
A Stand Alone Complex can be compared to the emergent copycat behavior that often occurs after incidents such as serial murders or terrorist attacks. An incident catches...
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Just completed the first chapter. What the hell am I getting myself into?
Yes, i've read Dubliners and POTA, as well as the greeks.
one of the best novels ever written. enjoy.
also >mfw that cover
>>7613461
I guess it would be Ulysses by James Joyce
>>7613461
have you read ij and pinecone yet?
Essential books on NEETdom and wage slavery?
>>7613169
Confederacy of Dunces
teatro grottesco, especially our temporary supervisor.
your diary to be honest
sticky dis shit
Can anyone recommend to me Swedish literature? I have been studying the language for months now and I think it's time to make something of it.
Thank you.
>>7612547
>""""literature"""" in any European language aside from English, German, Russian, and the Romances
Yeah, no. This hasn't existed for over 800 years.
>>7612547
all i know is strinberg and detective novels
>>7612547
Read the Millenium trilogy, really good books. I've only read the second one (kek) but I really enjoyed it. Inb4 it's not highbrow enough for /lit/
Can /lit/ recommend me some Jewish literature?
Roth
Kafka
>The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
>Das Kapital
What does /lit/ think about Somerset Maugham?
Was he just a good story teller? Did his novels lack literary value?
>>7611808
I've only read a few of his stories but they've all been excellently crafted, rich with insightful meditations on particular kinds of people. a jungian would probably have fun reading him; there's some precedence vague for this as zizek is fond of illustrating a concept using a Maugham situation. he does it at least twice in Organs without Bodies. make of all that what you will; you only asked what I think of the man, and well, this is what I thought of him.
>middle class British man living overseas before/during/after world war two
It's been done and none of them did it well
>>7611808
I really enjoyed of human bond age but I can see why it's overlooked as a classic
Hey thanks for letting me borrow your book Anon, I read enough so let's just bookmark this page...
>>7611462
>be me
>begin reading book at some coffee shop
>nothing to use as a bookmark, so I use a dollar bill while I get up to order something
>when I get back my dollar is gone and I lost my place
>>7611468
>stealing dollar bills
Fucking poories, amirite?
>>7611462
>mfw I unironically do this
Why are you denying your freedom, /lit/?
I'm not denying it, I'm being denied it. True freedom necessitates freedom FROM angst and anxiety.
>he believes he can truly be free
Why are you denying our freedom, OP?
Just started this today. So far it seems like Catch-22 but good and not written by reddit. Thoughts?
>>7606685
Hook, line and sinker, OP!
>not written by reddit
"reddit the meme" is now everywhere and means nothing past some generic "I'm better than them durrr". Only Neubienen use it.
>>7606685
le 4chins mustard race xd
![E021_nietzsche2[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/bOwAGFw.jpg "E021_nietzsche2[1].jpg")
>Why I Am So Wise,
>Why I Am So Clever
>Why I Write Such Good Books
>Why I Am a Destiny
Tell me again how this guy isn't a total talentless hack?
>aphorisms
yup. Total hack
>>7603770
Tell me why you lack a sense of humor
>>7603806
>muh niggus
>muh libruls
Go fuck your sister, billy bob
I am new to /lit/,
get ready to unsheathe and show me what you got.
Battlestation thread-- bookshelf edition
>>7602929
This is bait, right?
>>7602929
+ thick books by german authors (probs u havent read them but nvm)
+Jurassic Park
-racest flag
-pink floyd (the fedora of music)
-still keeps CD collection
![IMG_20160119_170128713[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/GdeXz4X.jpg "IMG_20160119_170128713[1].jpg")
>>7602929
>all those unbroken spines
>fucking confederate flag
>a fucking hookah
>pink floyd poster, that ONE poster in particular
shit tier tbqhwymfarn
