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He was, is, and probably always will be the best. So why the fuck are you reading anything else? Just read him over and over and over. Reading anything else is meaningless.
shakespeare stole all of his work from a black slave womyn. her name? anita sarkeesian
wake up
Shakespeare isn't even a good storyteller. The Tempest is his only good play.
>>8056747
I bet you got a full scholarship to study Plebology at the University of Pleb.
How do I stop spacing out when reading books?
Is my low attention span a sign of autism?
>>8056650
No its a sign of anxiety
>>8056653
How do I cure it?
>>8056663
Christ if I know, tell me if you find out. Meditating and drinking help me
This is Donald Trump's favorite book, apparently.
What's the best English translation?
this one
just watch the movie, senpai
>>8056632
daddy is pleased that you've taken an interest in his favorite book
>reading a book in mostly Jamaican dialect
>hear the Jamaican accent in my head
fun stuff desu. Any other books like this?
das babylon alright mon
>>8056589
"Is Just a Movie" by Earl Lovelace, one of my favorites. The accent's right in the title
>>8056589
yeah read city of god by paulo lins. it's about life in the favelas of Brazil. Pretty gangster shit most of the time.
How to get into /lit/?
I think it would be a good idea to read the high-school tier classics like Gatsby and TKAM before starting with the Greeks. After the Greeks I would continue with philosophy and branch out into other classic literature at the same time.
Does this sound like a good plan?
I've already read some YA and genre trash so I have a good vocab and speed.
What are some good entry level books to read? I'm thinking the Catcher in the Rye first, but I'd like advice and suggestions for other books.
you should start by reading the sticky.
reading something because you think you should read it because it's mandatory is silly
also >>8056587
The Great Gatsby is not a bad idea to get. But you should also get Critical Theory Today: A User Friendly Guide, it teaches literary theory/criticism using The Great Gatsby.
Is engineering physics or just plain physics the better degree? Is engineering physics a meme? Is physics a shitty degree if one doesn't want to be a high school teacher?
>>>/sci/
go fuck yourself STEMfag
>>8056525
Do you know how to read, you absolute fucking retard? Do you think you're on board for giving life advice?
Here's a practical tip: don't study physics. Go back to preschool, learn how to read, learn to FOLLOW DIRECTIONS, and never post on this board again, scum
>>8056525
I hope you mistakenly posted this here. No one here knows about this probably.
Discuss.
You first faggot
>>8056689
haven't read it, just wanted to observe a discussion, lady hands.
>>8056516
Goddamn that yellow on light blue in the jpg is hard to read.
What's /lit/'s thoughts on Jim Morrisons poetry?
Personally I like but heavy drug use was definitely involved.
boipussy
>>8056493
It's hit and miss but i still love it.
>ywn hang with Jimbo
Buyers remorse?
Yes, it is very real.
>>8056701
What the fuck.
>>8056701
hahahah
Is there a difference between philosophy and the arts?
Philosophy is peddled by charlatans, it has no artistic merit whatsoever.
Undergraduates will disagree.
Philosophy is a word that describes everything epic and cool that only I understand because I have a measured IQ of 240.
Philosophy invented science and medicine and any philosopher could easily cure cancer or create quantum computers but they don't even try because they have more important things to do like discuss the virtue of epistemically demarcated ontology and noncognitive morality.
Could you imagine a world without philosophers?
How would you get to school in the morning if it weren't for the hermeneutics of transcendent metaphysical permutations?
You'd surely be dead by then.
Philosophy is highly important and is a sign of severe intelligence but only I understand it because it is very esoteric and altruistic.
Inb4 scientists disagree based on intransigent jealousy due to their unsuperior minds and lesser powerful intellects to mine.
>>8056483
this..... so much this.....
do you prefer ebooks or physical books? are ereaders the future of literature or are they just a meme? ebook prices are generally terrible (usually only a dollar or two price difference between the physical and digital version) and it feels scummy pirating everything i read.
>it feels scummy pirating everything i read.
Hoh boi, you done been spooked
you have access to almost all the good literature ever written for the mere cost of a kindle. that is something very few people in the history of mankind have had. and you are throwing it away because of capitalism.
>>8056399
I would prefer the physical book, but dealing with 3 week shipping for thrift books, my tiny New Hampshire library network where I have to wait 2 weeks to get an NYRB release from Dartmouth library, or paying top dollar for amazon books is fucking annoying; id rather just use btdigg or libgen and building a calibre library is fun for me.
>>8056419
This, when the govt considers piracy a "new sin" I chuckle. Thou shalt not make copies of freely available media my ass.
how do I into reading?
is there something I should do before trying to read a novel?
what order should I read books?
what am I getting into when I read a book?
what's /lits opinion on books?
>get book
>look each page
>read all word until book gone
>>8056395
books are shite
I became an avid reader like three months ago and I can't stop. I stopped watching tv and I don't spend much time on 4chan anymore.
Here's how I did it.
-Remember the average person reads like zero books a year. If you read 5 pages a day, you are 5 pages above the average person
-Don't force yourself to read. Commit to read 5 pages a day. I swear after three days you'll feel like reading more and after a month or so you should be reading 50-100 pages a day for pleasure
-Read various books at the same time. When I grab a difficult book or one that makes me sleepy I grab another and switch. This should refresh your head. Keep them thematically different. I read economics and fiction.
-It isn't a race. Reading slowly won't make you sleepy that fast. Try to acknowledge what books are for you to read fast and which aren't.
-Buy the physical copies. When you get the books from your own money you'll feel the need to read them to avoid the feel of wasting your money.
-Start with books highly discussed here so you feel motivated to discuss.
If Brave New World is literature, then so is this.
Is it because you don't think science fiction is legitimate?
>>8056364
both are shite.
>hur dur i can see the future
>but i can't keep myself from doing bad decisions on purpose
I just spoiled every book in the series.
Am I about to get memed?
>>8056343
no. your just holding a book at the library.
The little bit I read of it was fantastic. Then again, I have better taste than you.
>>8056343
please steal this
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HK6-kbdHE2A
What does foucault have to do with the 2a? Or is this guy just misunderstanding him?
Glen beck is such a fucking idiot. Can't stand that shithead
>>8056329
look up his birthplace guys
>>8056337
Stupid sjw faggot
