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Is this hard to read? Is it a good starting point into Faulkner?
>>8130724
As I Lay Dying is a more accessible starting point. This is usually considered to be his magnum opus, and has some notoriously confusing sections that become more clear as the book goes along.
Start with his short stories, then AILD, then TSaTF. Somewhere along the line check out his more accessible novels, such as Light in August.
absalom absalom is goat though, but do that after the already suggested order
Faulkner (like Joyce but less so) is only hard if you're going to get too hung up on not knowing exactly what's going on or where you are in time
>'have you read 1984?'
>"oh yeah yeah ive read it, real wake up, big brother, predicted the future pretty much"
>'how about them stupid proles, huh?'
>"oh uh, what? it's been a while since ive read it sorry"
Every fucking time. It's not like 84 is even a remotely difficult read, for the life of me I can't figure out why people would lie about reading lit in the first place
>>8130714
>"to be honest I feel like HUXLEY predicted modern society way more accurately in Brave New World"
>'ah yeah man, loved that book back in high school, what was the main character's name again?'
>"oh umm, it's been a while since ive read it"
>'what was the author's first name again?'
>""
>>8130714
>I can't figure out why people would lie about reading lit in the first place
People like to provide what they perceive as a socially acceptable answer, and when there's a lot of talk about a certain topic or piece of media, you can pick up enough lines of dialogue to pass off as someone who's not only knowledgeable about said topic, but came to the same conclusions as everyone else. Giving a vague, general answer that's in line with the popular consensus means that there's less risk in being prodded to go further, and risk losing the illusion that you're not with the program.
>>8130714
I imagine half this board at least is lying about having read one or all of the meme trilogy
Is this considered high-brow literature?
I was trying to remember the name of this series. Thank you, anon.
Flip-o-rama seemed like an underrated gimmick at the time
Not ever since they retconned a character into being gay.
People who are /lit/ and /fit/, tell me: Why do you work out/exercise?
Also, /fitlit/ thread.
No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.
>>8130316
And what about a woman? Why should she stay in shape?
>>8130318
Why wouldn't it be the same reason?
>you won't be able to be an author (or any kind of public figure) without people coming forward to air out every piece of dirty laundry about you, and every skeleton in your closet.
I want to be a writer, but this is probably like, up there in biggest fears.
>>8130257
I think of this too. It can also come from what you're writing. The embarrassing thing that gets exposed is your mindset when you're writing something personal. Especially when it's an author insert.
>>8130257
there are plenty of reclusive authors, like greg egan
>>8130257
tbqh of all the public figures it's the easiest for the writer.
(his work containing any honest writing, that is)
Thoughts on Kafka's letter to his father?
>>8130244
Reads like he was a huge faggot
>>8130244
that's no kafka
I just finished reading Ulysses for the second time. Here is the definitive ranking of the best to worst episodes. If you disagree with me you are wrong.
1. Sirens
2. Laestrygonians
3. Ithaca
4. Cyclops
5. Circe
6. Nausicaa
7. Calypso
8. Wandering Rocks
9. Nestor
10. Aeolus
11. Hades
12. Penelope
13. Telemachus
14. Lotus Eaters
15. Hades
16. Scylla and Charybdis
17. Proteus
18. Oxen of the Sun
>>8129925
>proteus so low
>is made up for by laestrygonians being so high
Have to say, this is a pretty bad ranking.
cute pic
Magazine Edition
Anyone here still read the magazines? Is it a good way of finding writers? What are some especially good or bad ones?
Recommendation
>Fantasy
Selected: http://i.imgur.com/3v2oXAY.jpg/
General: http://i.imgur.com/igBYngL.jpg/
Flowchart: http://i.imgur.com/uykqKJn.jpg/
>Sci-Fi
Selected: http://i.imgur.com/A96mTQX.jpg/
General: http://i.imgur.com/r55ODlL.jpg/ / http://i.imgur.com/gNTrDmc.jpg/
Previous: >>8122976
Jesus fuck.
The Dinosaur Squad infested the last post of that other thread.
When are your asses going to fossilize so I can get some Grade A distilled crude?
>>8129910
You realize that, statistically speaking, the best books are over 20 years old, merely by virtue of more having been written?
I will buy one if I happen to go into a bookstore that carries them. You can also find old stacks of them at used stores sometimes.
I've thought about subscriptions before, but there's no way I have enough time to actually read one each month so they'd just be sitting around. It might make more sense on kindle or something, but I don't use e-readers much.
I like Interzone and Asimov's I guess, but probably haven't read enough for that to mean much.
Clarkesworld is also really good, at least judging from their year-end collections. Podcast is decent too.
What are some /lit/ approved podcasts?
>>8129223
>podcasts
>not listening to audio of qualified professors lecturing
fuck you you fucking sack of shit motherfucking piece of fucking shit i hope you fucking die of fucking aids you otherfucking cunt, die you shit head fuck of and fie fie fei die die die. DIEEEEEE!!!!
the flophouse is fun and savage love is ok
Here's something I wrote for the Mommy Cinematic Universe
>>>/hr/2663798
>>>/hr/2674150
Prologue
>Annie Clark - Auntie Antje's friend, and guitar teacher mommy is paying to give you lessons for your growing musical skills— prefers to teach you in her studio apartment alone. She loves to teach you by being hands on and putting her arms around you and her hands on yours
now the story 1/?
>After a hard day at school, you come crawling to Annie's studio apartment for your guitar lessons. As you enter her sizable yet modest apartment and make your way to her kitchen where she's preparing a salad with her head and curly hair down facing the counter, she perks up and immediately lose her faint smile as she sees how exhausted you are.
>"Ohh, are you okay, sweety? you look absolutely spent" she cooed as she crossed the kitchen island to get to you, wiping her hands on the flare of her almost sheer summer dress. Her warm and emphatic solemn expression changing to a tender affectionate smile as she makes her way to you. "oh, come here, sweety" she says reaching out to your head bringing it gingerly to her chest hugging you close.
>With the thin silk fabric of her dress cooling your skin, she takes your head with her hands to look at you in the face. With her delicate yet somewhat calloused fingers, she brings her thumb to the ridge of your brow brushing it, finally placing both of her hands to your cheeks. With her dainty hands encapsulating your face, she looks at you in the eyes with the stark hazel of hers relinquishing their ground for her broadening pupils.
>She hugs you close to her chest again, placing her right hand in the small of your back and her other hand to the back of your head. "I've got some cookies cooling by the window waiting for you." she whispers in your eat "Everything'll be fine, hun. I'm right here with you" she takes your head back again, kissing you in the forehead this time— stroking your hair as the contact between her lips and your skin part.
r8
Short story. Would love feed back, thanks.
All he could see was the concrete slabs of the sidewalk passing below his feet. He had made his decision and he knew where he was going.
It had been years since he lost hope, months since he stopped trying, and days since he started preparing. He donated everything to a homeless shelter. He didn't have much left anyway.
He closed his bank account, which was empty. His will had been done for quite a while now. He started to write a note but thought it would be better to be remembered from a different time.
He gathered his last bit of change and counted it; three dollars, two quarters, ten dimes, two nickels, and fifteen pennies. He hoped it would buy enough pills.
All he could see was the concrete slabs of the sidewalk passing below his feet. He had made his decision and he knew where he was going.
He felt the dollars and coins turning in his pocket. Then blocking the next slab was a black piece of steel pointed at him. His eyes rose to meet the man holding the gun. There was a look of desperation in the man's eyes that he recognized immediately.
"Give me everything you have or I'll kill you"
He couldn't help but smile.
>>8130250
are you doing okay, pham
I really am struggling with the idea so-called "magical realism", since I'm not familiar with latin narratives.
How is it reconciled with real life at all? From a european standpoint it is a lie to invent someone's history (in a supposedly historical document), but after reading Marquez's nobel speech on how people from south america experience the world its made me rather confused; he claims that it is simply part of their culture and it's not a lie at all. I've been trying to wrap my head around its use in The General and his Labyrinth (I'm about halfway through), specifically.
>>8128675
As a Latino, I can say that he's part wrong and part right. Spanish as a language is mostly descriptive, so you can twist things to sound more oniric than they already are and you wouldn't technically be lying. Just spicing things up. As for things that happen here, we have a whole local and regional mythology for weird shit that happens (from santería, ghosts, creatures and such) that overlaps with the normal reality in a way that leaves you expecting and rationalizing stuff that other cultures normally wouldn't. The real world is also strange sometimes. From coincidences to random occurrences, it is not strange for everyone to have a "weird story" to tell. Hell, I have a bunch.
TL, DR : people are weird, weird shit happens, the language is weird, we're used to this.
>>8129055
go back to r/books
link to that speech?
Thanks!
Soon to be updated, please leave your suggestions below and I will review them.
This guy. I really don't understand how many people can believe shits like this, " when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." hahaha
>>8128691
Will be considered!
You should add Cornel West to the pic
What are some /literary/ places to visit?
I'm thinking Florence.
>>8127863
London, New York, Paris, Madrid, Mexico City, Moscow, etc. Basically any large, old, prosperous city will probably have a good literary tradition. If it's your first time abroad, I would recommend London. Very easy to get around for an English-speaker, culture and language are similar enough (I'm assuming you're American) that everything is accessible and enjoyable. Extremely safe and clean. Excellent public transportation. Some of the best museums in the world. It's really the perfect baby's-first-grand-tour city. And of course features one of the proudest literary traditions in the world.
>>8127863
Isfahan.
Istanbul
There's a Stephen King sale on local book store. What are some must read Stephen King books?
>>8126367
Salem's Lot
misery and the shining
all Stephen King books are the same
>Alcoholic
>something spooky
>''omg it reflects Stephen Kings personal troubles!''
and repeat with next book
>>8126395
Also
>main character is a writer
>there's a child character that's more mature and capable than the adults
Still pretty fun books imo.
>Oh, literature? Yeah, I used to read some when I was a child. Though I quickly moved on to truer art-forms, such as cinema and videogames, which are more capable of exploring the complexities of the human-condition. But sure, I guess that book about tennis team was okay.
>>8125828
muh b8
>>8125834
no m8
>>8125828
ayy, I think the written word captures things those other mediums can't, but have almost thought this greentext to myself.
it's weird how people talk about how long they play games, like they're something for enjoyment; whereas with books it's usually how fast you can read them, like it's something you 'need' to do
