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is the kindle /lit/ approved?
>>8056252
Of course ebooks all the way, people who still pay for books have been spooked
>>8056252
only for use as a paperweight with which to safely secure our precious manuscripts
>>8056252
no because you can't read PDFs, epubs convert poorly, and you have to plug a cable into your computer like its the early aughts. Get an android tablet, the app Ebookdroid for pdfs (ELITE VERTICAL SCROLL), the app Aldiko for epubs, upload all your files to dropbox, get a bluescreen filter app, and join the master race.
How difficult is this to read, really? How long does it take? And finally, what do I have to read before it? I've read some Plato, but that's about it.
>>8056198
Know your Plato and Aristotle and be familiar with the moderns from Descartes to Hume
Then read up on Kant's career and where the CoPR fits
From there it's simply a matter of getting used to Kant's style, it can feel like you're smashing your head against a brick wall sometimes (especially once you get into the Dialectic) but if you're willing to take notes and re-read certain sections you shouldn't have too much trouble.
Kant is honestly pretty easy, it's just...
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I'm not OP, but I'm wondering how long the First Critique takes to read. As far as I'm aware, it's a pretty damn big book, as well as difficult. I am currently reading all the big names pre-Kant and I'm getting close to reading him.
>>8056198
Just make sure to take regular doses of penicilin if you ever begin to feel like you're enjoying it
Can /lit/ recommend some adult novels with childred as the main characters?
I'm trying to write a fiction book with children/teenagers as main characters, but I want to accurately capture the emotions and thoughts; how young children perceive their world; etc. I remember being a kid obviously, but my experience was only one experience. I need some different perspectives.
Thank you.
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn has a teenager as one of the main characters, but it goes back and forth from his perspective to a mid20s woman
>>8056136
Dickens
Faulkner
Huck Finn
Adventures of Augie March
How did you guys enjoy "A Brave New World"? The writing style reminded and tone of the book reminded me of "1984" in a lot of ways, chiefly in writing style. I feel like both have a lot of relevance in our modern day, which is bizarre considering the difference in the Modus operandi of these stories. Which did you enjoy more /lit/? Which do you think is more plausible? Which do you think is more ideal?
>inb4 someone just dumps the 1984 vs BNW image
>>8056128
So did Reddit actually have a mass exodus to /lit/, or are you cross-posting?
>>8056134
crossposting
>>8056128
You neglected to give any credit to both their predecessors
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https://staging.airflowsciences.com/rkn/Pynchon/None.bomarc/index.html
>>8056068
DDDDDDAAAAAAAANNNNNNNKKKKK
cool shit, thanks anon
>>8056068
is it really about a half-naked fat woman riding a bomb
>tfw he'll never be your dad
>>8056067
He is though
>>8056071
same lmao
I think him being my dad would be too overhwelming (imagine having to argue with him about what cartoons to watch every fucking day). He'd be perfect as wacky a uncle though.
So, what does this book have to do with the Inferno?
homework thread?
Both were written by the title author's husband.
>>8056029
Not exactly
I read the Road a while back and I enjoyed it. I am no literary critic or a great understander of themes found in literature but I found it humbling and interesting. I am wondering what some of you people thought about the book? Themes, meaning etc.
I like to know what other people think. Their analysises.
>Do you carry the fire?
"He walked out in the gray light and stood and he saw for a brief moment the absolute truth of the world. The cold relentless circling of the intestate earth. Darkness implacable. The blind dogs...
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>>8055976
A big part of The Road is idealism and what makes men function. The Man needs someone to need him to keep going, and so he has a bit of a codependent relationship to his son where not only does the son need him, but The Man would probably sink into despair if not for the way his son needs him to live and the faith he has that civilization can recover. In that way it's also about faith and how we need faith in one thing or another to function. It seems unlikely that The Man is religious, but his faith in an indestructible...
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>>8056000
>"Turn from those that need you and lose what defines you."
>>8055976
Women don't have the fire and should never be trusted with anything important.
How do I avoid purple prose or sounding too pretentious? Also, how do I write convincing dialogue? I find it hard to visualize how people have normal conversations since I'm kind of a social autist myself. What can I do to fix these problems?
just BEE yourself op
>>8055932
You're fucked, if you can't draw from experience and observations then your not thinking. Asking someone to help you with conversations is like asking someone to be your friend. You can't get help like that. Consider thinking about experience and conversation.
>>8055932
By pounding loads and loads of audience pussy. If they like your "depth" in a sexual way, they won't accuse you of being pretentious.
This is what "paying your dues" as an author really means; laying prodigious amounts of pipe.
What are your opinions of this man? Most red-pilled author of the 21st century or a complete hack? Somewhere in between maybe?
>>8055895
I like him a lot but after reading Soumission, Whatever and Elementary Particles I felt like I needed a break for a while before I read the rest. There's a lot of overlap in themes. Enjoyed all three of them though, Elementary Particles the most.
>>8055911
Go for The Map and the Territory, it's different.
>>8055895
Wish people would stop using this gay retarded meme that was taken from a shitty overrated sci-fi movie and used to describe what people consider their actual ideologies.
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How do I into novel writing?
>write short stories
I've done that.
Just start writing nigga. You can do outlines first if that's your thing, it'll help you keep organized which is a bit hard to do with novels just because of their sheer length. But basically, just start writing.
>>8055871
keep writing short stories, but use the same characters and then format it together as a novel. it would make an interesting bildungsroman
>>8055871
go find
writing the breakout novel by donald maass
>Ούχ λεγέιν Ελληνιkά
Δοkεσεις νεπιος. Καί λίην, νεπιος εισσι.
>>8055867
χαζή βατραχανθρώπων
Nerds get out.
>Google translator with modern Greek
Who are you trying to fool?
Thoughts on J.G. Ballard?
>>8055866
Good enough to have a literary term named after him.
more like j g boner (in a good way)
>>8055866
he really, really, really didnt like closed gate communities
I'm only 40 pages in to this and I'm as bored as fuck wanting to put it down and read something more fun. This is my first Philip K. Dick book.
Does it get better?
>>8055838
not my favorite pkd
Time out of Joint is my personal favorite and hooked me from the get go try that instead
Try to read it for the philosophy. Otherwise, yeah, it's a shitty book.
Yes.
Did Chaucer seriously believe you should give someone a slap on the wrist for maiming your daughter because of muh bible? I thought medieval Europeans believed in feuding and were not total cucks.
>>8055831
>Christians
>ever not cuckolds
>>8055840
>cuckolds unironically
Fuck off back to pol
>>8055893
sorry for demeaning your hobby
