>Christianity is much more atheist than the usual atheism.
WHAT DID HE MEAN BY THIS?
>>7391016
Richard Dawkins, peace be upon his name, disagrees
>>7391016
Look at his lectures. Lots of his ideology sifts through in those and he goes back to the same motifs a LOT.
The inkling I got from him is that Christianity is centered on the death of the "Big Other" i.e Christ and God on earth, and, he says, the realization that we are truly alone. He goes on about this at the end of Perverts Guide to Ideology during the Christ scene specifically (close to the end, or actually the end of the movie)
>>7391016
Hitler wasn't violent enough.
Please recommend me books that will help me become more unemployable.
I guess Bukowski
>>7390913
Which works?
How many languages do you read, /lit/? EOPs need not apply.
Me:
English - fluent, read classical literature
French - fluent, read classical literature
Japanese - intermediate, can read manga and short stories without too much trouble
I'm fluent in English, French and German and I've been working on Japanese for a couple of years, now. I also went through a lot of Latin but it isn't much relevant. What do you mean by “French classical literature”?
fluent in portuguese and english. I can read russian but only at a snail's pace.
english
Just bought these for 2€, are they any good? I kinda like Jodorowski's films, but is this book worth reading?
>>7390582
>Jodorowski
>worth reading
No. Only if you are a chairo or a stupid gringo.
>>7390599
Whats a chairo?
>>7390582
I like Bolsillo editions. They're neat. didnt know Jodo wrote a book, whats it about?
>not the best recent sci-fi author
Some of Card's stuff is great. Was a huge fan of Enders Shadow.
Alastair Reynolds and Iain M. Banks both blow that gaybashing retard out of the water.
Peter F. Hamilton was promising but he seems to have given up on actually writing good science fiction. He just relies on the established fanbase buying any turd he puts out. Case in point; The Great North Road.
>>7390486
sorry reynolds is garbage
reynolds is literal reddit tier STEMjerking, without even good STEM, god awful stories, and horrid pacing/prose. literally the worst of every world.
What are some good (and serious) books about multiculturalism?
I want to learn about its concept, implications, roots, pros and cons, etc. from a serious perspective.
I feel that the topic is now hotter than ever, and I'm tired of all those deliberately misguiding opinions from people who don't know shit about politics, law, economics or philosophy.
Please, don't send me to /pol/. I don't want a "it was deh joos" thread. If I wanted a racism vs SJW, I wouldn't have posted here.
The Perils of Diversity - Byron Roth
"the penis of diverse city", by Ron Roth
>>7390386
Multiculturalism is a buzzword and generally good works don't get based around buzzwords.
You know, doesn't EVERY story technically begin in medias res?
not in any way that preserves the term having any meaning at all, no.
>>7390133
>Genesis
What are examples of lowbrow literature and is it bad if you read them?
>>7390109
>What are examples of lowbrow literature
Most books.
>is it bad if you read them
Yes.
>What are examples of lowbrow literature
Fiction you can buy at the airport
>and is it bad if you read them?
They can be a handy cultural document but that's about it
>>7390109
melodramatic and totaly unrealistic dialogue
cardboard cut out characters without any subtlety (hallmark is the lack virtually any defects, sexual desires along with many super positive and borderline unrealistic character traits, aka katniss from the hunger games)
plot basically is the novel, the novel is basically a screenplay with babby's first imagery peppered in there (dan brown books)
self-insert characters which are always at the center of attention and never did nuffin wrong (harry potter)
plots in which the whole world is at stake in some form due to the actions of the protagonist. 1984 barely edges along this line before it's revealed nothing was at stake all along and winston was no more than an insect. one of the greatest sucker punches in all of literature imo, especially when you read it as an immature teen and are expecting some sort of great rebellion with winston and julia at the center.
in my opinion it is not bad if you read them. it may be bad if you indulge in them because it means you have not acquired more sophisticated tastes and are still immature. you can learn something from every piece of writing though.
Any advice for someone whos attempting thier first novel?
pic unrelated
>>7390050
Write about gorillas or catuses.
juz do it
>>7390050
It will be shit. Accept this fact now to save the disappointment later.
>brother is mega pleb WWII history buff (still in high school)
>only reads books about the Holocaust, Nazis, various atrocities, and Hitchens
>thinks fiction is useless and mocks my enjoyment of it
>sees 'American Psycho' for the meme value one day
>decides to read the book
Should I dissuade him, /lit/? Will it be too pomo for a non-reader to understand? I'm kind of worried that he'll hate it and get turned off fiction forever.
>>7390011
If he's a "military history buff" it can't get much worse. That's the go-to hobby for manchildren trying to look smart.
>>7390026
This tbqh. Military history is the plebbest form of history and the most autistic. Just take a look at /his/ and see how many military history manchild retards are shitting up that board.
>>7390031
>going to /his/
Thoughts on Mad Magazine?
The early days of Mad had some brilliant stuff but it's extremely spotty afterwards. EC published some amazing stuff back then as far as comics go.
>>7389985
from that pic they look to be shills for Hillary
What does think of audio books? I use my phone's WiFi to listen lectures , talks and interviews but feel like audio books must cheapen their source.
How much worse if at all is it to use audiobooks instead of text
Audiobooks are for kids. It's the adult version of listening to bedtime stories.
>>7389937
>How much worse if at all is it to use audiobooks instead of text
Pretty fucking huge difference. It's the difference between actively engaging in a text and passively listening to a voice. Audiobooks are for lazy soccermoms who only want something to listen to while commuting to work.
>>7389975
The only time I used an audiobook it was after each book of paridise lost. I would read the book then later listen to it to hear the poetry of the words and reinforce my first reading.
Other than that I think they are stupid, might as well watch tv.
>mention Philip K. Dick
>someone says, "LOL, 'Dick.'"
>mfw
-Do you want some dick, Phillip?
-K, dick.
>mention Lovecraft
>lol, love-craft
>>7389897
Its because you pronounced it wrong OP. Its pronounced deek as in the Dutch
Hey, /lit/, what are your thoughts on this? I'm interested in the opinions of those residing both in and out of the States.
>The Fault in Our Stars is half the country
Kill me senpai. Interesting that the 'deep south' states like Alabama and Georgia are reading some of the most patrician works.
I went to high-school in MA and though we read 'Night' it certainly wasn't senior year
>>7389765
That's what I was thinking as well. Northern states like to bash the intelligence of the southern states but I haven't seen anyone here in the north reading Shakespeare outside of my own family
>>7389781
Consider the following:
Most high schoolers are required to read Macbeth as part of public school curriculum. If your only reading is done in school, and you never read another thing after that, then the book that you've all been required to read is going to be overrepresented due to lack of other options.
I bought this recently. Have you read it lit? is it any good? Opinions please.
It's ebin desu, I read it in one sitting.
Worth a read at least, I read it to prepare myself before going to Prague
>>7389734
It is any good.
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