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So tell me /lit/, who's your favorite presocratic philosopher and master of thought ?
Democritus, of course.
Why should I care about them?
Plato, Descartes, Kant, Schopenhauer and possibly Nietzsche did more than they ever did.
>>8204394
That's funny. That's exactly what I said when I was invited to my parents funeral.
What are some prime examples of books that absolutely are not read for plot.
>>8204362
The meme trilogy.
>>8204362
Gravity's Rainbow
Ulysses
Infinite Jest
Most of the postmodern meme books really
>>8204362
Cookbooks.
WHY DON'T YOU KIDS LIKE THE YATES?
are you fucking kidding me. I have that book in my hand right now on the bus about to start it. weiiiiiird
>>8204361
You are stupid to an impressive extent.
>>8204354
I've been meaning to read Eleven Kinds of Loneliness for a while now but can't find it.
I haven't read anything in weeks
>>8204313
>>8204320
Thanks
I've seen this posted here a few times, but has anyone actually read it? It looks like it could potentially be an amusing time-waster if I didn't have to pay for it.
>>8204305
It got a 1 star review on goodreads by a guy who didn't finish it so...
>>8204305
Those names went from everyday to Pynchonian disturbingly fast.
yes I've read it, it's fantastic
Where do I start with the BTK killer?
another board
>>8204265
Europe central
>William "sciolism" Vollman
brkekeke!
don't bother
Found this in sorta-local library. Sitting in library with it now. Do I take it? I owe the lib a few overdue books that I don't have on me. Lit, what do I do?
steal it
seriously, it'll be cool
>>8204208
I want to. How the hell do I go about it? They have the metal-detectors by every entrance/exit. I thought they wouldn't. It's a nice town. Do I just remove the metal shit on the inside? I have a backpack on me, which makes things easier.
>Being a nigger
You can buy a copy for <$200.
positivism vs dialectics go
>>8204176
>can't tell if literally "no" or a Hegel pun
>>8204172
>Tfw you wonder how on earth Russell managed to get such a good reputation in the field of philosophy
It was down to the edgy atheism, right?
By that, I don't mean that atheism is edgy in and by itself; just Russell's version.
Chesterton ran so many rings around him back then, it makes for good reading.
Is there anything comfier?
Also, reading spots thread
Sitting on rocks? Comfy?
>>8204177
Very
What have you got?
>>8204161
is this actually useful or a waste of time? I've read like 50 pages but english isn't my main language, I understand it but it's a bit of a struggle
>>8204137
If you think that book is hard you probably need it.
>>8204137
gud if your swine fucking dumb
>>8204159
it's hard because it's not in my language
it's like more "fatiguing" than actually hard
Your thoughts /lit/?
I hate it. A lot. But I'll finish it.
>>8204100
Top tier YA fiction and an easy read.
stay gold, bronyboy
DO IT FOR JAWWWNY
>cheap way to signal open mindedness towards other cultures
>transient and passive experiences that require little effort
>strongly implies sexual activity / lack of sexual activity (polar opposites)
>have had their relative utilities severely diminished in the globalised internet world so are mainly status symbols
Lots of people read without telling anyone.
>implying it's not the other way around
stay pleb while I absorb the cultural experiences first handedly and grow deeper untill I discover the ultimate form of Humanity and transcend literature all together
>>8204069
>shelling out thousands of dollarydoos to fuck ladyboys in Thailand = "transcend literature"
good goy, be sure to enjoy your 5 day vacation!
Any recommendations for those starting with Stephen King?
>It
>The Shining
>etc.
We have one thread a week about King. Just check the archive and kill yourself.
The short stories in Everything's Eventual are pretty good, and some of them are among his most literary.
Start anywhere you like. Some good ones are The Long Walk, Under the Dome, 11/22/63, Salem's Lot, It, The Stand...
They're all accessible. The only two I haven't liked, that I've tried to read, are Doctor Sleep and Bazaar of Bad Dreams, which both left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
What do you think of Alex Sheremet and co.?
http://alexsheremet.com/
looks like a wiener wtf is that shirt
>>8203916
It looks smooth.
>"I wonder what it is between him and Walker"
>"I don't know what it is. I don't believe I want to know"
What did Stoner mean by this?
I took it as homo relations
Translation: "I have no idea what I'm doing"
>>8203890
Same. Was thinking gay sex.
