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Something I've been wondering: are there any genuinely good writers whose careers and reputations were ultimately destroyed by their atrocious actions? For instance, a brilliant or innovative writer who was later revealed to be, say, a serial killer. Please refrain from memeing me/derailing the thread, I'm actually genuinely interested. Pic unrelated
>>8081659
oh yeah.
I recall a university refusing to teach Aristotle or Schopenhauer because of their views on women.
I know people who refuse to read or watch Zizeks social or religious commentaries because of his economic views.
And a good few dislike your pic unrelated and his mentor because they were diddlers and homos.
Separate the idea from the man. An idea is just that, an idea. If somebody has good ideas amidst bad ideas, saying those good ideas are good is no crime on our part.
There was some fella from the 40s-50s who was a Nazi supporter and his writing just got totally BTFO for it
>>8081659
oscar wilde
I've recently joined the navy and was curious about any good books about the sea and sailors and stuff like that. Anything along the lines of Moby Dick, 20000 Leagues, Old Man and the Sea, stuff like that. So long as it isn't some how to book then I'm sure it'll be /lit/
Life of Pi
Two Years Before the Mast - Dana
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea - Mishima
Hey guys, was just wondering where I can get started on reading actual info on molecules and interactions etc? I'd like to learn all about how the chemical symbols are created as well as how different effects to them can create something completely new.
I'm into research chemicals alot if that helps any. anything to just nudge me in the right direction of understanding more than just drugs
You shouldn't take drugs. There are better ways to deal with parental neglect.
>>8081372
Haha, start with a college general chemistry book and then read an organic chem book, make sure to do the associated labs to understand the material fully. After that you'll want to find a biochem textbook and probably some intro neuroscience and psychology (as a natural science, not social science) textbooks. If you work diligently, you should be done in about two years.
>>8081405
Thanks for the legit reply. I'm a college student and was just trying to figure out what general sections I should actually be looking into. I've done quite a few years of psychology hence the title, but wanted to get more into chemistry since I have access to all the textbooks etc... Thanks :)
por el cuanto meme yo cai?
>>8081355
Su exceso atrae , pero se desvanece
>>8081355
Chevere :)
>>8081355
¿Cómo es?
What books will restore my faith in humanity?
>>8081305
The Gospel of St.John
The Brothers Karamazov
>>8081313
>St.
There is no such book
Which is better, /lit/?
>The Iliad
or
>The Odyssey
You can only keep one. You must choose.
The Aeneid.
Why do I have to choose? I really like both, so I choose both.
what editions are those?
How can I reconcile Marxism, or any form of systematic government really, while still adhering to the detachment from earthly things admonished by Chomei's "An Account of My Hut"?
"The flow of the river is ceaseless and its water is never the same. The bubbles that float in the pools, now vanishing, now forming, are not of long duration: so in the world are man and his dwellings."
A Cunt of my Butt
>>8081263
Marxism is not synonymous with Marxism-leninism
>>8081388
>Queue the debate of twenty different people all arguing over what is and isn't Marxism
What is a good surname for a young American girl named Sylvia, the titular character of my story?
Plath
McGylvia
plath
I am trying to get into reading once again (I only read one or two books per year) and a friend recommended me these books since I like fantasy stuff.
I was reading some reviews and many of them say that the books from this author are extremely complex and you need to focus on many small details on each one of them.
Should I consider something less complex before reading these books (I was thinking in reading the Dune series)?
Read a few pages and see if you like it.
>>8081203
read the dying earth books by jack vance instead
>>8081203
>the books from this author are extremely complex and you need to focus on many small details on each one of them
it's not exactly true, they are neither very complex nor you need to hunt for details or allusions, but they have quite a lot of musings through the text and if you don't enjoy reading those you would better read jack vance
who else unironically /literarygenius/ here? I feel bad for all you plebs trying to be something you're not.
if you're trying to say that you are a literary genius, well i hope you know you are going to die alone and unknown
>>8081226
yeah yeah yeah your mom sucked my literary genius dong after I read her my poetry last night my main man
>>8081231
you just proved my point
Can any of describe to me why the experience reading books is superior to watching porn?
I would like to believe this but all my action suggests I don't
https://youtu.be/wlYF3pwvPQ0
;o)
>>8081067
why always so mean-spirited twiggy?
>>8081081
i'm in touch with nature lol
What is some good literature about pirates?
https://www.yelp.ca/biz/heidis-pies-restaurant-san-mateo
>literature
>pirates
Pick one
Hello /lit/ this is my first short story. Please tell me what you think. Be rough I need to improve.
The Fisherman
I remember an old fisherman who lived in Gloucester Massachusetts when I was a young boy. This man had long retired from commercial fishing days, but nearly every day he would drag his wooden row boat from his home to the shore. He would set out in this dingy, with chipped painted and corroded hardware, for the rocks covered with seaweed that hid sunken just around a large outcropping of rocks at the end of the beach.
Once he was far enough he would cast his net into the dark green water. He’d let it drag along the bottom so he could gather a large variety of creatures. While he was throwing his net a large crowd of children would form on the beach. Many of the children already knew the fisherman, and those who did not simply came due to curiosity about the growing congregation.
When the fisherman decided he had enough he would slowly row to shore. He was old and this took a lot of work. Here he comes! Here he comes! The crowd of children would shout. Some would even dance on their tip toes in excitement. The fisherman would land his boat and begin to tug it further ashore so it would not wash away. As he did this the children, like plovers running from waves, would move closer to the boat and then scurry away with each of the fisherman’s heaves.
Then the fisherman would stop and say “Now help me throw these back!” and he would release the contents of the net onto the sand so the children could see. The children would start grabbing fish, crabs, clams, mussels, and starfish. The ones who were afraid to touch would be egged on by the others or the fisherman saying, “It’s just slime!” or “It won’t hurt you”.
What joy everyone had! The fisherman would tell the children what each organism was called. He would explain which were good to eat or which were good to use as bait. Nearly every day the fisherman would do this. He continued until his passing.
I had not known of his death until I was a young man. I found out when I asked someone if the fisherman still came around, someone told me he had passed years ago.
I had been going out to the same seaweed covered rocks as the fisherman did for years. I went with a spear to catch flounder and tautog. I only ever brought back what was good to eat.
One day I decided to bring back some starfish. I took a deep breath and dove down to peel them from the rocks. I stuffed them down the front of my wetsuit. When I got back to shore some of the starfish had latched to my chest. I pulled them off to show some children. They asked what else was out there, so I started bringing back more and more creatures.
The children love seeing all of the different sea animals and they get so excited just like I used to. Now it is I who brings the specimens ashore. The old joy is restored with new faces.
In spite of this, some days I wish someone would bring a net ashore for me, even just one last time.
>>8080981
Brava
>>8080994
What does that mean I am a burger.
>>8081014
Bravo. It is better than most shit on here. Leave and never come back imo
What are lit's favorite pulp fiction stories and why?
i take my pulp in radio drama form.
>>8080926
funnily how male readers were supposed to identify with this muscular guy but nowadays some of them would identify with the girl and others with the jaguar (supposedly a girl jaguar too)
i was actually just about to make a thread asking for pulp recommendations. guess i'll be closely monitoring this one.
Did anyone here read this? What was your opinion? I've only just started catching up to the award-winners (Tartt, Catton, James, Doerr) and the premise sounds intriguing. Hell, if it's at least entertaining I'm sure the length is a virtue.
Opinions?
Editor: Debut novel is 900 pages and you want $2 million dollars for it? I don't know, seems like a hell of a risk.
Hallberg: Risk is my middle name.
>>8080925
Was the big price just because they'd already sold the hollywood rights?
