>Title
>Author
>Genre
>Idea the book is exploring
>Plot of book
>>The War of the Worlds
>>Herbert. George. Wells.
>>Science fiction
>>British Colonialism
>>A race far more then man invades from mars, in order to colonize the more habitable planet
>The Rum Diary
>Thompson
>Fiction
>I like to think it's like an early prophecy of the death of the print industry. Also alter egos, the treachery of white bitches and the Americanization of the Caribbean
>Semi autobiographical tale about a man who takes a job at dying Puerto Rican newspaper, he is a drunk and meets some shady businessmen.
Is there anything I need to read before reading The Recognitions? Can I go in 'cold'?
Absolutely everything written before it, as you would for any other literary work.
>>7611697
HAHAHA Thank you so much
For maximum enjoyment you need:
-Cringeworthy experiences with dumb art students
-Access to Wikipedia when you get to the party chapters. You'll need it to understand the jokes.
Done :)
How do I get acquainted with using literary terms when speaking to others about literature?
I feel so fucking dumb when some of my classmates talk to my professors in class. In other words, how do I git gud at literature?
Read
>>7611596
Dip into literary criticism. Read the texts discussed. It doesn't really matter where you begin. You'll begin to find authors and critics whose views are compatible with or challenge yours in interesting ways.
>>7611596
most of them are probably just reciting some literary criticism they read online
see Patrick Bateman when he talks about Phil Collins or HueHue Lewis, he's just mechanically reciting (or trying to) what he's heard to sound smart without actually thinking about what he's saying.
Are there any good books about political campaigns?
fear & loathing on the campaign trail '72
>>7611572
Thanks!
Patrick Buchanan latest book.
Given the choice, do you prefer paperback or hardcover?
> inb4 .pdf folder :^)
>>7611419
Paperback, but trade PB not mass market.
hardcover, is there any question? So sick of my cat rubbing his face on the corners of my paperbacks, forever marring the corners
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who are your favorite essayists, /lit/?
>>7611245
THAT'S enough internet for me today...
The list to end all lists!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokklubben_World_Library
Hey /lit/ when you've finished a particularly lengthy and complex book and you want a nice literary palate cleanser, something to just read mindlessly, what do you usually read?
Mines just stuff like pic related and half bullshit Navy SEAL autobiographies and such
Usually a YA novel or something simple when I don't feel like getting into something big.
ulysses
I've never read anything mindlessly before, what's it like?
Hey /lit/, I'm writing a story, and I wanna know what's more monstrous and cruel in your eyes:
A. Murdering a rando on the street for no reason as they walk home
or
B. Murdering the person you've been dating for like a month for no reason
Trying to decide on character arcs and shit. Any arguments you have against either side is much appreciated. Thanks!
Rando IMO
It'd be more cruel and evil for the character to kill something like a cute puppy or stray cat though, and probably easier to fit into the narrative
You could have a list of convincing reasons to snuff out the girlfriend after one week let alone one month
>>7610799
B. Murdering the person you've been dating for like a month for no reason
A month is a long time, the person grew attached, let you in to their world. Opened themself just to get a killed.
The random could be sad if you worked out what he/she has, but shit happens and people die all the time due to an accident.
Has anyone read this series? It's supposedly what inspired game of thrones and I'm wondering if it's worth a read
>>7610686
Read the first three and enjoyed them. The characters all have the same fucking names but that's historically accurate. Worth a read but by no means are they masterpieces
>>7610705
How similar are they to GOT? Are they better written?
>>7610686
doesn't look like literature
have any of you read these as a kid? what was your favorite?
I've always wanted to adapt these to visual novels for some reason.
>>7610567
>You Are Going to Die
>>Child staring dejectedly at the reader
that's some dark shit, man
What does /lit/ think of Schopenhauer's essay 'On Thinking For Oneself'?
>>7610538
Didn't read it, I'd rather think for myself.
>>7610543
Okay.
What are your thoughts on the concept of thinking for oneself?
>>7610555
Stop asking me and think for yourself
what is /lit/ opinions on chester himes?
He's a mean dude with a bad attitude.
not bad
Wish he'd stop asking me for fucking smokes at the bus stop
I said no four fucking times Chester
Just finished reading this. Is it good?
superb thread
/lit/: the thread
you loved the part when he reminds his life among swiss kids
Are there any classic psychoanalytical essays/books that talked explicitly about sex, especially male lust, in terms of its imposing interior unconscious desires onto an exterior object or person?
I know this is almost a fundamental assumption in psychoanalysis, that the psyche constructs its internal reality and imposes it outward, but I was hoping to find explicit statements and (ideally) methodology.
>>7609495
anima as fate - cornelia brunner
>>7609495
That's not "exactly" what psychoanalysis is about though, your terms are a little vague
Give Freud a try if you want, that may help you
>>7609495
You won't get what you're actually looking for.
You're looking for a book which explicitly gives you a description of the psyché behind sex, there is to this day none since the only domain looking into that is the freudian psychanlytic method, so follow anons advice and read Freud, he may give you his position on the way things are based on his own observations and conclusions.
Read it with a certain distant view, you may enjoy his thinking or hate it. Depends if that was what you were expecting. In both cases, it's a nice beginning since he's got a definitive, constructed opinion on the subject. Then if you enjoy it, follow the psychoanalytic lead about the subject, if you don't, search for philosophers about this.
Good luck
