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I think I might be gay. What books should I read?
>>8188616
start with the greeks.
fan fiction
Im only a fan of non-ficton writing preferably really old texts. Any recommendations /lit/?
>>8188614
the holy bible
>>8188614
Have you read the art of war by confucius is pretty good
be less autistic and allow yourself to experience art
or just read 'on food & cooking' and make women wet with your meals
Where do I start with Balzac? I've never read any of his stuff.
Also, what's up with The Human Comedy? If I wanted to read it all, should I read it in order? Is there a particular method to it?
There is a good reading order online. Start with Pere Goriot
More like BALL SACK HAHAHAHAH
>>8188584
I'll throw in another vote for Pere Goriot/Old Goriot. No prior knowledge needed.
>mfw a literary scholar says Italian is better than French around me
Did you slap her?
>>8188568
Close. I pursed my lips, threw my apple, and kissed her on the cheek. She blushed.
>mfw i act this autistic
>mfw wait im not remotely this autistic
>Hey what are you reading?
your mommy's diarrea
(in an affronted tone) You can't tell by the cover? The telltale blue and hints of tennis ball green? How can you even call yourself a human being? This is only the greatest work of genius produced in a billion years. Only the most perfect and scintillating gem of literature the universe has ever seen. Only the highest and final product of all our species' labors and toils, all our dreams and wishes. Only incontrovertible proof of the existence of God, Heaven, and an indescrutible soul. Why, good sir, it is only Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace, published in 1996! The lengthy and complex work takes place in a North American dystopia, centering on a junior tennis academy and a
I can't read. Why did you think I was reading just because I'm holding a book and looking at it. You'r ebeyond bigotry
Which books should I read so I can be snobby in front of people that haven't read them.
None.
You don't really have to read them anyway.
>>8188529
the meme trilogy
>"and but so"
Why are you people memeing this phrase when it's obviously part of a 'chapter' meant to be retarded?
Memes don't need a reason
>>8188510
There's one thing and one thing only that the mods could do to immensely improve the board, instantly, overnight, and that's facilitate more threads about David Foster Wallace. Create them, nurture the ones that exist, guide the discussions, and make sure they stay on track. If we're here to discuss literature, ultimately, we are here to discuss David Foster Wallace. There is no way for a person to grasp the full implications of Infinite Jest and not realize this. We're talking about the smartest man who ever lived. You must realize this. It's not a joke anymore. We're seeing the world degenerate further and further into chaos, and we're standing by and watching it happen. You want to fix this board? You want to fix the world? You want to fix your life? You need only take one step: read Infinite Jest. There is no substitute for hard work, and that's what Wallace requires of you if you are to understand him. If you are to understand not just him, but the world. We're not talking about escapist literature, fan fiction, genre nonsense. We're talking about saving our lives. We're talking about meditating on God. We're talking about communing with the primary presence. This is not an issue to be treated lightly.
>>8188510
It's obviously part of a book that's meant to be retarded.
GET TO THE FUCKING POINT ALREADY
>>8188472
>reading Lolita for a quick wank
>>8188472
>I pray, Vladimir, or Nabokov if you prefer it I venture, move now and steady to the wished point and pin-point it later without so much wordiness.
>>8188472
>reading for plot
Is this a good short story
http://pastebin.com/KuxTiZ94
>>8188397
No: it's edgy and blandly written.
>>8188441
edgy is not actually a criticism
what you mean is that edgy, but badly written and void of value
>>8188445
yes it is you dummy
>one of the most famous authors of all time
>worth only 1.4 million
Jesus christ Hemingway, really?
get the fuck out of here with this furry garbage
>>8188341
hemmingway*
That's not corrected for inflation though.
>Tolstoy
>Dostoyevsky
>Nabakov
Why do Russian authors write using french so much? I speak french fluently so it's not a problem for me but I imagine others get irritated by it
french was a lingua franca in Russia among the nobility and that kinda people. they thought it was prestigious. it's like when english people jack off to latin.
Hatred of their own, inferior barbarian culture.
>>8188297
Noblesse oblige.
La Noblesse russe était éduquée en Français et, tu peux le lire dans "La Guerre et la Paix", certains nobles avaient même un peu de mal avec le russe.
Nabokov, lui-même issu d'une famille d'aristocrates, avait d'ailleurs apprit le français quand il n’était qu'un enfant.
My favorite authors are Thomas Pynchon and David Foster Wallace.
How much does this bother the quasi intellectual charlatans and their contrarian pursuits of high brow academia here?
quite a bit because you didn't mention Joyce, who is part of the sacred meme trilogy, forming a consubstantial holy trinity.
I learned recently about a video-game term that teenagers these days throw around: "overpowered," or "OP" for short. If a character type in a competitive video game is inordinately more powerful than the others, then it is "overpowered"; the game as a result is deemed "unbalanced," and fans will complain on forums that the developers have delivered to them a swift "slap in the face." It's an interesting metaphor. Life, of course, is no game, and it's a truism that it isn't fair. But every once in a while we get a striking reminder of how unevenly Mother Nature distributes her gifts. Take the literary world for instance. By any measure, David Foster Wallace, the author of the acclaimed novel Infinite Jest, was overpowered. If he were a class in a role-playing game, then you wouldn't hear the end of the complaining. When it came to the writing of fiction, Wallace blew his competitors—historical and contemporary both—out of the water. To borrow another term from video gaming, it's fair to say that he "owned" them. When Infinite Jest hit book stores in February 1996, the title's two words were in the mouth of every serious reader in America; every living writer, however, was faced with a different pair of words: "Game Over."
>>8188281
There's one thing and one thing only that the mods could do to immensely improve the board, instantly, overnight, and that's facilitate more threads about David Foster Wallace. Create them, nurture the ones that exist, guide the discussions, and make sure they stay on track. If we're here to discuss literature, ultimately, we are here to discuss David Foster Wallace. There is no way for a person to grasp the full implications of Infinite Jest and not realize this. We're talking about the smartest man who ever lived. You must realize this. It's not a joke anymore. We're seeing the world degenerate further and further into chaos, and we're standing by and watching it happen. You want to fix this board? You want to fix the world? You want to fix your life? You need only take one step: read Infinite Jest. There is no substitute for hard work, and that's what Wallace requires of you if you are to understand him. If you are to understand not just him, but the world. We're not talking about escapist literature, fan fiction, genre nonsense. We're talking about saving our lives. We're talking about meditating on God. We're talking about communing with the primary presence. This is not an issue to be treated lightly.
Who are some writers that just acted retarded and got away with it?
>>8188165
My diary desu
zizek
pynchon
http://www.firstwefeelthenwefall.com/#player
Thoughts on this ladsrivverun is 2nd one thunderword in 4th
pic unrelated
>>8187993
>Finnegan's
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>>8188005
prob should jus delete the thread now desu
>>8188005
fpbp
>Nicholas Nickleby is so fucking boring
>read zero books for over a week
>1870+146
>still falling for the Dickens is good meme
Dickens is children's literature, has been treated as such for some time, and ought to be treated this way into perpetuity.
anon you've been stuck on the same book for almost a month
just read something else that you actually enjoy
>>8187975
he wrote some of the best prose in the english language. bleak house is one of the best books ever written. tolstoy thought david copperfield was the best novel ever written.
