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Thoughts?
Left cucks are so banal. Jesus.
One day I dream of being as big a meme as the žiž
>>8072981
I like Zizek
Hey /lit/
I am writing a short story where a journalist goes to an insane asylum to interview an ex-philosopher who turned 'crazy' after trying too hard to make sense of a universe that offers no answers. The main theme is: nobody is crazy as we cannot define crazy as their are no certainties (subjectivism). Therefore, I need to depict the journalist as a 'lover for logic' and someone who believes he has everything worked out to the extent that when he is confronted by the philosopher it prompts him to have an extreme crisis. The problem is, I'm struggling...
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>>8072941
>lover for logic and believes in absolute truth's
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>>8072963
He can't understand that which is foreign to him and believes he can make sense in everything. He always asks 'why' which is a pointless endeavour in the postmodern era. He believes there are still certainties and is very much behind the times; a staunch conservative.
>>8072963
can't find a real girl
sleeps with lady logic
pretty much like boethius whose lady was philosophy since no other lady was allowed to him in the prison
I have read at least 3 books a week since I was 6 years old. The library was my second home. I devoured any piece of literature, specifically fantasy and science fiction. Tolkien, Asimov, Bradbury, and Orwell were my favorites. 19 years later, I stumble upon this book. I only read it at the bequest of my brother, as the cover art looked like a cheap Walmart harlequin novel. 7 minutes into the book, I found myself captured. 2 hours later, I drove off in a hurry to purchase the sequel. I have never been so in love with a book. Reading 'The Name Of The Wind' was akin...
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What reddit thread did you take this from?
containment thread: >>8065920
>>8072935
Do you wish to discuss the book or not? I do not keep you here.
btw im a girl
Has any one read this? Is it worth it?
Thanks in advance.
Do you like fantasy? Then yes. Its a fantasy book - its a very good fantasy book. It adheres closely to traditional fantasy pillars, for better or worse. The prose is not that good, the fantasy stuff is great. It's super comfy. This is about all I can do for you. I liked it, I don't read a lot of fantasy. Take that for what you will.
>>8072893
Thanks anon. I want to delve into his works, but I can't find this particular book translated into my mother tongue.
Are there any other works of his you've read?
Like Mistborn for example?
>>8072918
Many of his books are set in the same universe, but not planet. They overlap in some ways and have a few reoccurring characters.
He is by far my favorite author due to his extensive world building. If you read one series and enjoy it, I can say you will enjoy all of the Cosmere novels and novellas.
I recommend starting with Mistborn 1-3 and then going to the Stormlight Archive. Mistborn is a good introduction to his writing style and magic explanations.
/lit/, what's the point in exploring our history and ourselves, when we are but a grain of sand in a beach with a billion trillion others?
Historical and philosophical texts have bettered my life, but math and science seem to make it all irrelevant. Our existence, and our perception of the world is a single line in a lineage of infinite possibilities. Even our senses, the very things that make us human, might not even be able to perceive other beings. Our brains were made to hunt and survive, not to comprehend other dimensions. Image being able to see inside a 3rd...
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>/lit/, what's the point in exploring our history and ourselves, when we are but a grain of sand in a beach with a billion trillion others?
There isn't one unless you decide you want to. now please kys
>>8072867
This extremely autistic meme needs to end.
>>8072859
>How can we talk about political theories and psychology, when our universal understanding breaks down at the moment of our atomic conception. How can we sit and study ourselves when our universe has so much to discover?
Because it's a lot more easy to pretend you understand politics and psychology than physics. Next thread.
Is reading this book worth it? Has it enriched your literary experience?
how can you get anything from it if you dont know how to read a book before reading it?
>How to Read a Book
Pretty sure you should have learned that crap in kindergarten
>>8072824
It helps you a lot if you begin to read serious non-fiction work. I suggest you read it regardless, it has the kind of basic knowledge that no one would get unless being taught about.
How do I learn how to write good prose? I've only written shitty poetry, also I know next to nothing about structure and such. Should I just start writing my shitty stuff (which I've already done at some degree) and hope it will get better with time? Or should I learn some 'basics' and so on?
>how do I learn to be creative?
sorry bud, you're just not cut for it.
If you don't have an IQ above 140, you will never write what you're hoping to write.
>>8072616
just b urself
im trying to get back into reading seriously again and im wondering how does this board choose to read?
Hunched over on the edge of my mattress, basically the only way I can get decent lighting and not feel uncomfortable.
>>8072588
Missionary for the sole purpose of recreation.
I'm constantly changing positions. The comfortable reading position is a myth.
Why do you like this pedo /lit/?
>>8072536
>Why do you like this pedo /lit/?
i wish i were a little girl so lewis carroll could make love to me :^)
>>8072542
no
If you want an actual pedophile, try John Ruskin. There is nothing in Lewis Carroll life or writings to suggest he liked kids in any way that was sexual.
Hey /lit/,
I was just discussing romance novels with a friend and we reached the subject of romance novels focusing on homosexual love, specifically lesbian love.
The world drowns in romance novels starring lesbians, but I can't really think of any that I would consider good. In recent decades there have been quite a few wonderful films focusing on lesbianism, often highly regarded, but the written word seems mostly left out.
So, are there good novels about lesbian love? Any recommended reading, classical or more recent?
>>8072493
mrs dalloway
price of salt
Carol was a damn nice film, and Highsmith is a good writer.
Why is this so underrated, among the rest of Thompson's work?
>>8072462
DUDE
Because it sucks, oddly enough.
>>8072490
I'm sorry about your shit taste, buddy.
What's the matter, not enough wacky acid trips and unrealistic hallucination descriptions for you?
Tengo una duda: ¿Los dos muchachos que hablan con Amadeo Salvatierra son Ulises Lima y Arturo Belano?
¿Qué importa?
>>8072421
Sí, ya, yo llegué a esa misma conclusión primeramente, pero ahpra me está comiendo los adentros la intriga.
el Sombrero que tacos Los fritas con picante frijoles Los si senor que chickitas coolo
what were your favorite parts.
mine was when mason and his son went to visit dixon close to the end of the book.
>>8072375
none
>>8072508
dat sucks mate
I want to read Ulysses, because I need to get an idea of how a great author uses a piece of literature and creates something new from it, a reimagining. I tried reading it when I was way younger but it was too hard for me. I'm familiar with some of the Greeks, but not the Odyssey. What translation should I read? Fagles, Fitzgerald, Johnston, Lattimore, Lombardo, Merrill, Palmer, Rieu
>>8072347
Easy to reads are Fagles and Lombardo
Just look up comparisons like this one.
Fitzgerald is the best poetically.
>>8072356
Retard.
>>8072358
The story isn't that kind of poem though.
Have you tried Pope too?
