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After reading books and the like, it is best to burn them or throw them away.
- Yamamoto Tsunetomo
I usually delete epubs after I'm done with them, because I don't want them on my reader hard drive and because I can't read them on my computer. Though I horde good pdfs like semites horde precious metals.
>>7382127
why can't you read epubs on your computer?
>>7382129
how the fuck do you do it, family?
>Christianity destroyed for us the whole harvest of ancient civilization, and later it also destroyed for us the whole harvest of Mohammedan civilization. The wonderful culture of the Moors in Spain, which was fundamentally nearer to us and appealed more to our senses and tastes than that of Rome and Greece, was trampled down (—I do not say by what sort of feet—) Why? Because it had to thank noble and manly instincts for its origin—because it said yes to life, even to the rare and refined luxuriousness of Moorish life!... The crusaders later made...
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>Islam, which originated among the Semitic races also consisted of the Law and Tradition, regarded as a formative force, to which the Arab stocks of the origins provided a purer and nobler human material that was shaped by a warrior spirit. The Islamic law (shariah) is a divine law; its foundation, the Koran, is thought of as God’s very own word (kalam Allah) as well as a nonhuman work and an 'uncreated book' that exists in heaven ab eterno.
> Islam presents a traditional completeness, since the shariah...
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>It is a great shame for any one to listen to the accusation that Islaam is a lie and that Muhammad was a fabricator and a deceiver. We saw that he remained steadfast upon his principles, with firm determination; kind and generous, compassionate, pious, virtuous, with real manhood, hardworking and sincere. Besides all these qualities, he was lenient with others, tolerant, kind, cheerful and praiseworthy and perhaps he would joke and tease his companions. He was just, truthful, smart, pure, magnanimous and present-minded; his face was radiant as if he had...
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>I respect, more than do the Mamluks, God, his prophet Muhammad and the glorious Qur'an... we are true Muslims. Are we not the one who has destroyed the Pope who preached war against Muslims? Did we not destroy the Knights of Malta, because these fanatics believed that God wanted them to make war against the Muslims?
Your thoughts on this?
I didn't like it. It's the least interesting existentialist novel I've read so far.
The Fall > The Stranger
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>>7382060
I read it when i was 16 and loved it. Reread it now, 3 years later, and can't stand it. The language is bland, the existentialism i find to be not particularly interesting as well, now that i've read more into absurdism and whatnot.
I just finished The Master and Margarita and read Morphine a few weeks ago. Now I want to read A Dog's Heart/Heart of a Dog, but I'm not sure which translation I should go for. I think pic related has the prettiest cover, but which copy has the best translation?
I read the Burgin/O'Connor translation of The Master and Margarita, and it seemed pretty well done, but had I known that P&V translated it, I would have gone for that instead.
>>7381913
Just go for whatever.
>>7381913
Learn Russian
>>7381997
This to be honest, family.
I'm thinking of getting this book since I really liked the movie.
Anyone here that read it have anything to say about it?
Would you recommend it to someone else to read? On a scale of 1-10 how much did you enjoy reading the book?
Thanks.
One of my favourite books desu. Make sure you can handle the extrem graphic violence.
It is far superior to the movie. So if you liked it you will love the novel.
So I really loved the movie when I first saw it. After reading the book, however, the movie felt like it was five minutes long. The book hits pretty much all the same beats but gives you more of it and the movie feels pretty thin afterwards. This is typical with movies based on books though.
He lists brand names a lot and I just skim through those more or less. There isn't much of a plot and since it's stretched out it doesn't feel as linear as the movie. It's part of a whole genre of books that are monotonous psychopathic ramblings made interesting...
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>>7381909
That's great to hear. Were you able to get through the book fairly quickly?
And does the book have the exact same plot as the movie?
What does everyone think about a /lit/ book club?
The Infinite Jest and Gravity's Rainbow reading groups seemed to work well. I think one for the Recognitions is in order, or 2666 (or maybe The Savage Detectives).
That's as close to a book club as I want from here, personally.
When and what are we reading?
>>7382045
I was thinking to have a book club on Skype and actually have it as a sort of discussion room instead of a thread which is eventually archived.
>>7382046
I'll have to set up this damn skype account so I can create a group for us to speak in. I was thinking we could have a sort of 'overarching' curriculum... read one major book from each literary time period... chronologically of course. Then discuss.
When is when I get about 5-10 people...
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Just finished Blood Meridian. Holy shit. Somebody help me collect my thoughts.
>>7381890
seems like i've found my next book
been hearing alot of good things about it
Am I really the only one that thinks the prose of this book is quite poor? American authors are trash.
>>7381907
It's certainly overwrought. OP is probably new to books and probably has a weak personality and so he was overpowered by the "gravity" of BM's self-indulgent prosody.
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I just read Winesburg, Ohio and I was blown away. I loved the small town themes. I loved the simple, but impactful writing. I just loved it. Should I read more Anderson? Where do I go next? Any recommendations for other books like this? Bonus if short stories.
Is this wizard of Oz reverse shit
>>7381728
I..
pls
Our Souls at Night is very short and similar enough.
Is John Ashbery's translation of Rimbaud worthwhile?
>>7381708
you are about to get memed on. just fyi.
>>7381708
Rimbaud is a meme
>>7381708
>translations
What are the most edgy/shocking philosophical questions? Also, how do you get normies into philosophy?
>>7381689
normies find anti-natalism pretty shocking. it's quite entertaining to see their defense mechanisms go into overdrive.
>b-b-but muh kids!
>muh hormones!
try it out for a good chuckle
>>7381689
also, you don't get normies into philosophy. if someone gets into philosophy in any serious manner they cease to be a normie. the two are mutually exclusive.
>>7381689
Why shouldn't we [insert edgy/shocking action here]?
Ethics
Does that make Stirner the most edgy philosopher, because everything is permitted?
Sup /lit/. Trying to get back into reading again, what would be your recommendation for war novels on tankers or pilots/aircrew men? I see a lot of books on infantry but not on those in the vehicles. Bonus points for WWII and nonfiction
>inb4 bullshit like fury
Also general war literature
>>7381672
catch-22famtbh
>>7381690
Thank you! But what does faith mean?
>>7381711
*famtbh
Can you guys recommend me some books about health, fitness, and the general well-being of the human body?
Thank you.
>>7381651
Fitness, like human endeavor in general, is pointless vanity since everyone has at most a few decades of life, followed by death. We are no different than mayflies, where it counts.
But OP, if you would like to maximize your mayfly-existence in this way, /fit/ is the better board to ask. They even have a sticky that they demand Everyone Fucking Read before they ask any questions!
>>7381680
You sound like you're a lot of fun at parties. What a sorry cunt.
>>7381651
start with the greeks
Have you ever used OmmWriter?
are there any free programs like that?
>>7381659
pyroom?
>>7381639
Just use vi you fucking retarded fags
Any recommendations for nihilist literature of any kind?
Also nihilism general.
What is purer and more satisfyingly absolute than a belief in nothing at all?
>>7381504
It's pretty great. You begin to appreciate things for just what they are to you, which feels freeing and appears to work just fine for me.
It triggers the fuck out of Christians though.
>>7381519
They dont exist, nothing exists
>>7381527
The concept of existence doesn't exist
Guys I just had a fantastic idea for a book.
There are some dudes who are going for a long ass journey through the American South. Most of the time nothing really happens, and I'll just write some long passages about the landscape, but that'll be punctuated with really intense, brief violence.
That's not even the best part. I'm thinkin about having some sort of enigmatic antagonist who's less like an actual person but more just like a force of nature.
Think anyone would read something like this?
>Guys I just had a fantastic idea for a book.
>posts it publicly on 4chan
>>7381402
>not getting it
throw in some bears and i'll read it
