>none of the authors in this list past the 9th grade mark
Whomever made this list seriously needs to kill themselves.
source? where did they get these figures? probably asked Rowling and Clancy readers what they thought, and then graphed their answers.
>>7408789
/thread
Is there something similar to webcomics but for literature? I mean like serialized stories that have frequent updates (and aren't awful fanfiction).
If so where does it exist?
>>7408772
Dickens, Dumas
Give me an example of a web comic you like.
>>7408785
I mean that is currently being serialized online, not stuff published a hundred years ago.
Should I get the Kindle for $49 or the Kindle Paperwhite for $99. The only difference I see is the built-in light. Is it worth it?
Any thoughts on the Kindle in general?
Built in light is worth it. I got fucking tricked.
It's worth it if you read a lot in bed and don't want to have to have a light on
By the way the Kindle Keyboard is great and you can get a used one for $34
http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B002Y27P3M
Which is better?
Only a retarded teen would pick BNW
The one that happened.
I enjoyed 1984 more.
>He started with Plato.
as opposed to what, starting with the footnotes?
>>7408549
>Philosophy begins with Plato.
/lit/-tier manga? I'd like to wait on reading heavier novels for when I actually have enough time to appreciate them fully, something I lack at the moment. So, give me your recs.
To-love-ru.
>>7408455
Berserk and the first half of Death Note are top-tier.
ping pong
I wanna read a fuckin' book, give me a suggestion.
Night Train To Lisbon
The Neverending Chuckle by Duck Francis Wilkins.
Wampeters, Foma, & Granfalloons
I have to write a descriptive essay for tomorrow.
I think it turned out well.
Thoughts and criticism welcome
A man I once knew my lord, a name that echoed boldly far after his passing, Alexander. This man like all great kings knew what laid in the hearts of his men for he was regarded as a king like none other. All, each and every one held him at the tip of their thoughts, on a pedestal of heroes, a goal to strive for. The envy of his kingdom, he was a tall and well-built man, he stood the tallest, laughed the hardest and smiled the largest grin from ear to ear spanning the length of his throne, from each hill to every plain, it was the dream and devotion of a leader, that had his people begging hand and knee to dream his dream. He as all men of noble greatness was not adorned for his kindness and care for his people, but instead for he in his sanity and madness knew that a man truly worth the admiration of his subjects was one who embodied the extremes of all things, both good and evil. Longest to rage, fastest to smile, and last to end his laughter. His beard covered all corners of his face but not so much as to hide his large nose and wrinkled masculine features, his hands were never soft but instead ruff to the touch, always firm and never weak demanding respect, for they were the hands of a working man. Yet he did not labor, he ate though was not hungry, he slept though was not tired. His mere existence kindled the flames of aspiration within his people, to be as their king. For who can truly admire the rough and thorny path a martyr must follow in life, who can envy the plainness and mediocrity of a saint. Who truly dreams of such an existence?
it's adequate enough to get a grade
>>7408417
C minus. Stop emulating genre fiction writers.
>>7408438
I'm going to do exactly that for the rest this year and nothing you do can stop me.
Authors with no bad books.
Franz Kafka
Hi /lit/. First time poster. I checked the wiki and couldn't seem to find anything.
Can you recommend which Alan Watts book to buy for my girlfriend? She's not necessarily interested in Buddhism itself, but she is interested in mindfulness, spirituality, happiness and yoga.
The Way Of Zen seems to be one of the definitive Watts books. Would you recommend something different? Thanks in advance.
>gf is a newage dope
ABANDON RELATIONSHIP
Haven't actually read it yet (or any Alan Watts for that matter), but you might look at This is It. I would also recommend Gary Snyder, especially if she has a particular interest in nature and it's relationship with spirituality. I would specifically recommend The Practice of the Wild and/or Turtle Island.
>>7408329
Didn't Taoists eat their own cum?
What is your favourite book? Mine is Endless Fun by Dane Forster Walden.
Pic related.
>not posting Potato Foster Wallace
>>7408218
I like "Curvature of Chromatic Arches" by Tomás Pinecone.
Pic related.
Infinite Toad by David Frogster Wallace
Is this book relatable to anyone else? I'm assuming it is because it's one of the most popular books in Japan.
Only to a point where you realize how much shittier your life could be.
>>7408208
if you a useless neet.
Do you think Japanese normies actually appreciate good literature? I've heard Murakami is ridiculously popular over there. I can't imagine any respectable Western author having that level of popularity with the general poupulation.
Adventure Of A Lifetime
https://youtu.be/QtXby3twMmI
turn your magic on
everything you want’s a dream away
turn your magic on,
to me she’d say
I've basically only read contemporary literature and modernism. What books should I start with to stop being such a pleb? Keep in mind the only cultured authors I've extensively read are Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and T.S. Eliot?
shakespeare, dante, some russian romantics, a bit of english romantics. you know, the entry level package.
Start with the Greeks.
>>7408084
That chart is alright aside from Pope translations and the horrible philosophy section
>You be a novice author.
>You write a novel.
>Get published to critical acclaim.
>Be on the best-seller's list for weeks.
>Smash hit with both kids and adults.
>Get to do readings, book signings, etc.
>Publisher wants moar, start typing up moar.
>Discover fanfiction of your series.
How do you react? Pic unrelated.
What type of fan fiction is it?
Crossover? Shipfic? Something else?
>roll eyes
>close tab
>>7408055
Fanfiction in general. So yes, crossovers, shipfics, AUs, BL, you name it. It's probably been written.
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