For everyone who doesn't "get" Infinite Jest, there's a reason. I implore you to read The Pale King first. It's much less tedious and a quicker read, and it truly explains his writing style and thought process. In fact I'm surprised that The Pale King isn't even mentioned on this board- it's such a pivotal work preceding Infinite Jest and really the Metamodernist movement, it should gain more momentum here.
>>7509391
>The Pale King
>preceding Infinite Jest
I Like TPK, mind you; but did you make an error here, or are you referring to something other than writing/publication order?
>>7509404
Let me clarify. IJ was published before TPK, but in terms of comprehension and accessibility, I recommend reading Pale King first.
Christmas goodies!
You jelly, senpai?
Post your holiday goodies
>>7509212
Mein gott, pure ideology!
>>7509217
I'm working on a novel, and found these books interesting, as they are really short novels, and I'm at 13k words about halfway through my work.
Both works are less than 50k words, and wouldn't have even qualified for nanowrito.
Chuck also says that Fight Club is his retelling of Gatsby, so wanted to reread both one after the other to see if I got that vibe.
Also interested in that minimalist style Chuck was obsessed with early on
>>7509217
I don't get this meme
Is rhyme socially acceptable in contemporary poetry?
>>7509062
If you do it out of aesthetic necessity then ya sure knock yourself out.
...or is it considered reactionary, kind of like a contemporary director making a completely unironic '50s style western?
>>7509075
There is absolutely no such fucking thing.
what is the best edition to get for the Cantos?
>>7508667
Is Ezra Pound worth reading?
>>7508824
Another question would be: "How is he not worth reading?".
>>7508869
A proposition might be: "Ezra Pound may or may not be worth reading."
Is this a literal meme book?
I mean seriously, the only people I know who discuss it is /lit/, and even then people just make jokes about it. It has no serious criticism about it has won no worthy awards, and has no admiration from important literary figures at all.
>>7508404
form your own opinion nigger
read it yourself
Is there anything even fucking worth it or should I just end it all right now knowing things won't get better and nothing will ever be good?
>>7508344
start with the greeks
If you do decide to kill yourself make sure to stream it for /b/
>>7508344
You might need this pic. Life has enjoyment. Just look forward to to the good times, doing whatever it is that you like to do.
Find a flaw.
bald and aids
next
>>7508213
bald
awful shirt
Id prefer jail time over extreme torture any day
human nature
/thread
would anyone else be down for a /lit/ meetup in DC?
Don't think these ever turn out well, senpai.
Does anyone have the pics from the NY meetup?
>>7507229
mein gott i want to see them
>>7507229
it would still be interesting
>What kind of person is it who clamours for this meaningless desideratum, equality? Certainly not the beautiful person, because to him equality, if it could be achieved, would result in bringing him down to the common level. Neither can it be the person specially gifted in any of the arts and sciences; for, again, equality, if it could by some miracle be wrought, would amount to wiping out the advantage of such special gifts. The self-reliant, the strong, the skilful, the able and the desirable, in all walks of life, are never stirred by this cry for equality; because they look down from their eminence, and cannot therefore conceive that levelling could possibly prove an advantage.
>It must therefore be the undesirable, the unskilful, the incompetent, the ugly, the ungifted, in all walks of life, the incapable of all classes, who want equality. And they want it because, looking up from their position of chafing mediocrity and ungainliness, and beholding their more gifted brethren, they realise that equality must redound to their benefit. A moment's reflection would tell them that it is an impossible ideal; their mortified vanity, however, is stronger than their reason, and urges them to believe in it, ridiculous as it may be.
What did he mean by this?
>>7507074
I had forgotten about how great Ludovici is
>>7507074
Did he actually say this?
He doesn't seem to understand what is meant by "equality." He thinks (childishly) that people who want equality want it in all aspects of life, they want it absolutely, they want it without question.
In reality, it's just people (women, racial, ethnic and religious minorities, sexual minorities, peasants and the working poor), who want equal treatment and equal opportunity.
No one is trying to cut apart the face of a pretty woman to make her average looking. No one is trying to break the legs of a professional athlete.
John Green has failed once again to understand and now he has unwittingly sided with a fascist understanding of the world.
>>7507112
where to even begin
Hey comrades, I had a question concerning literature in socialist countries. Are there any memorable works of fiction? Which would you recommend? I notice that there's an astonishingly low amount of mass media in socialist nations such as the USSR, Cuba or the DPRK. Or am I wrong and simply haven't looked hard enough?
>Maoist here; not trying to discredit socialism, just honestly curious
>>7506505
Grow up bubba and fast. The world will hit you hard
Foundation Pit - Platonov
>>7506505
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you.
You fucking fascist, go to your fascism-meetings, we don´t want you here. We do support liberty and equality, but not your bullshit.
No stop killing gays and jews, back of and hang yourself. People hate youhere. Inmy city we would kill people like you, for what you did in our country.
Have you unleashed your true power at least once?
Kinda did once, did obliterate a teacher on my local university
>>7506042
Are you going to tell the story, or what?
>>7506044
This. Also, do you mean like unveiling your knowledge of philosophy rhetorically to destroy niggers?
Who else here /patrician/ parents?
I was raised by my mother but I moved out several years ago. Tonight I went back home for Christmas dinner and noticed that the dining room was lined almost entirely with many classic authors often praised here; titles which were basically invisible to me growing up. Only in the past couple of years, I started serious reading and discovered /lit/.She tells me that she also read Camus, Sartre and a few other French authors, in French. Holy shit, that is so based.
I've also recently been talking to my father about literature and found out that we've read tons of the same books. We were able to have hours of discussion about various novels and give each other some recommendations. I feel like I've been blind for 27 years of my life but I've realised that my parents are fucking awesome thanks to /lit/.
Merry Christmas
nice blogpost. try >>>/soc/ next time retard
My parents are plebs. My dad only reads sci-fi/horror/thriller and my mom only reads self-help books and the Bible. Wish my parents were cool like yours.
I think my mom has never finished a book in her life.
>"Why are breakfast foods breakfast foods?" I asked them. "Like, why don't we have curry for breakfast food?"
>"Heinrich, eat."
>"But why?" I asked. "I mean, seriously: How did scrambled eggs get stuck in with breakfast exclusivity? You can put bacon on a sandwich without anyone freaking out. But the moment your sandwich has an eggs, boom, it's a breakfast sandwich."
>Dad answered with his mouth full. "When you come back, we'll have breakfast for dinner. Deal?"
>"I don't want to have 'breakfast for dinner,'" I answered, crossing knife and fork over my mostly full plate. "I want to have scrambled eggs for dinner without this ridiculous construction that scrambled eggs-inclusive meal is breakfast even when it occurs at dinnertime."
>"You've gotta pick your battles in this world, Heinrich," my mom said. "But if this is the issue you want to champion, we stand behind you."
>"Quite a bit behind you," my dad added, and Mom laughed.
>Anyway, I knew it was stupid, but I felt kind of bad for scrambled eggs.
>>7504275
Man that's pretty good. What novel is that from?
>>7504275
It's 2015!!! Breakfast is an oppressive artificial construct.
>But the moment your sandwich has an eggs, boom, it's a breakfast sandwich."
That's not true at all
What did you give to yourself this christmas?
no mames.
Why translation? Learning English is easy in this day and age.
Also, speaking of translations, A Journey Round My Skull is on its way. Can't wait!
>>7500910
absolutely nothing, i have no money
sad christmas for me watching movies alone
fuck you OP
post cozy reads for winter
