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What was the "point" of pic related? Was it all just a series of wacky encounters with eccentric individuals loosely connected by the postal conspiracy, or am I missing something?
vigilantcitizen.com /hidden-knowledge/ origins-and-techniques-of-monarch-mind-control /
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>>8069192
Vigilant citizen a shit.
It's a puzzle. You have to put the pieces together for it to make sense.
I suggest rereading the book.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1173808-elliot-rodger-manifesto.html
What did you think of this story?
I'm honestly really scared for my own life after seeing how similar I am to this kid. I'm a 21 year old virgin, part asian, few and select friends, played too much WoW in my teen years, blame my shortcomings on being asian, live in California by the beach, most likely on the spectrum.
After reading Elliot's story, what would you have done differently?
Get the fuck off our board, fucking robot piece of shit. None of us like you, you or any of the people like you. You're wastes of food and flesh and air. if you feel like you're better off dead than alive, by all means, kill yourself.
>>8069067
You're suggesting I go Elliot and take out as many whiteys as I can before I do?
>>8069067
noice projection mate
You should be able to help me out /lit/
There was an older book I was reading years ago, can't remember the name.
I'm pretty sure its very well known. Its about a group of travelers, probably on some pilgrimage, who stop at an inn but have no money. The innkeeper agrees to let them stay in exchange for some stories. That's the framework for the rest of the book which is pretty much a collection of short stories the travelers are telling. Also it was never officially finished IIRC. Thanks.
Canterbury Tales?
And why would someone answer "I don't know" to that poll, lol.
. . .The Canterbury Tales?
2% DON'T KNOW
Post 'em now /lit/
My reading challenge is to read the Bible
>>8069013
I just gave my first 4 stars this year
>>8069042
What to?
What are some famous authors email addresses?
>>8069043
Mistah Kurtz—he dead.
-Yeah. So this guy is only wearing a pair of dungarees, tight-fitting, see? He's well-built, wearing a pair of tight-fitting dungarees. You got that?
-Yes.
-How do you say it?
-He was a well-built fellow wearing tight-fitting dungarees.
-O.K. So he goes into town and finds a girl in a bar. She wants to go to bed with him. But he can't take no chances on account of that cargo. The police, see? The girl visits him at his house, but he can't take no chances. So he tells her, take it easy . . . Jesse stopped and looked at Otto. -You're goin to get...
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>>8068898
I remember you.
>>8068898
This is probably how the old man and the sea was written.
>>8068898
I see you gave barely got a quarter of the way into the recognitions. post once you finish it fsgghhhhhhhhhhot
I went to pick up a copy of Infinite Jest the other day, the other copies were in horrible condition, so I picked up this one.
>pic related
Before I spend the time reading, is this the one I should read? Or did I get the wrong version? I would just like to know so I Don't waste time.
Needs the Dave Eggers foreword for best reading experience.
You are too stupid to live.
>>8068887
have you picked up ulysses and gravity's rainbow yet?
Should I read Odysseus before reading Ulysses?
>Odysseus
no, you should probably kill yourself
Don't read either
>>8068813
It's 2 am and im tired as fuck
"Odyssey"
If I'm having a difficult time reading a book, is it ever a good idea to read a summary online so as not to be wasting my time?
Yes, it is. It will make the plot clear for you, so that you can appreciate the prose more.
>>8068736
Neat. Hope I'm not a pleb for struggling with Faulkner.
>>8068742
Which book?
Is this book worth reading from a right-wing perspective? I know Nick Land is really into it but he's sort of a weirdo so I'm not sure that's reason enough to read it.
>>8068673
I'm actually quite surprised Nick Land advocated it, what was his reason?
>>8068673
It's not worth reading at all. It's shit.
>>8068680
Almost his entire philosophy is rooted in Deleuzianism, I'm not sure what the exact reasons are but he mentions it constantly.
What is the best edition of pic related? Is it the original one? Are either of the penguin ones "better" or did they correct any substantial errors from the first edition? I can't seem to find info online about the differences between the editions. The book is out of print, so just want to make sure I she'll out the cash for a solid edition. Thanks!
I wish all you guys would just shut the fuck up and read.
No support group required.
>>8068674
Wtf is your problem? All I asked was which is the best edition to get of an out of print book, so I can actually read it. Did you even read the fucking post?
>>8068674
you first dick weenie
>life is 30-40% over
>only read 3% of Western canon
>80% of my waking hours go to turning wageslave levers at a cog factory
>the remaining 20% are only good for spacing out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwYX52BP2Sk
>>8068586
make more shitposts on 4chan that will help
Learn to speedread
Maybe you should quit your job and live as a hobo. You'd have plenty of time then.
In all seriousness, if you don't like your job then just quit. Fuck those assholes. You could probably make just as much money doing something you at least sort of enjoyed.
so if sexuality is socially constructed then how come that I, despite being above my facticity, simply am not attracted to males?
are there any books on sexuality better than foucault's, or should I start with him if I want to get an insight into the evolution of homosexuality throughout history?
You're at least attracted to penises, right?
>>8068584
no, why?
>>8068573
Here slow the fuck down, people never said that "sexuality is socially constructed", the fuck does that even mean, sounds like you're mixing it up with Gender which is another story.
Foucault's History of Sexuality is very worth reading in my opinion but one of the primary lessons of his interpretation is not that we need to open up and learn to investigate and accept some fluid notions of Sexuality to free ourselves but rather the opposite that this itself is a form of control and suppression...
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Are you reading these, /lit/?
>>8068525
I was, however I got 2/3 of the way through Vol. 1 but got distracted by other books. I don't care about restarting it though, since I really enjoyed House of Leaves.
Nope.
No. I read a bit of the first one in the bookstore and was extremely turned off. It's like a high schoolers art project mixed with some average authors lame story.
>>>Now, Faustus, ask what thou wilt.
>First will I question with thee about hell.
>Tell me, where is the place that men call hell?
>>>Under the heavens.
>Ay, but whereabout?
>>>Within the bowels of these elements,
>>>Where we are tortur'd and remain for ever:
>>>Hell hath no...
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Hell wasn't mentioned in the Bible until it came to the West via Asia. Before then it was just Sheol, which was like Hades and certainly not a place of fire nor torment. Just a place where the dead went to chill.
I guess ideas can be tracked and discounted.
It's hysterical that Faustus learns how much Mephistopheles despairs over hell and STILL sells his soul. What a douche.
FAUSTIAN POWER RANKINGS:
Marlowe > Mann > Goethe > Bulgakov
Not to say Bulgakov's is bad; they're all brilliant.
>>8068456
Why don't we keep that one? It sounds much more pleasant.
