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YA gets a lot of hate, but what about it do you like? Read any recently? What's your favorite?
>inb4 John Green
>>8051397
Mexican kids growing up in the 80's. Sort of like John Hughes movie when they were fresh. there is a magical realism element but it's used as a vehicle for the characters' story.
You can compare this to Diaz's Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao, but it's actually good. there are plenty of references to pop culture of the time, but it's used well unlike the former.
>>8051456
It's always nice when writers can use pop culture while not being completely and utterly cringe worthy
I like John Green, fight me
Recommend me some books about devilish lads into mischief.
>>8051393
>>8051393
1984
Fahrenheit 451
The Heart of Darkness
Huckle Berry Fin
Oedipus Rex
>>8051398
that is one craft looking merchant
Have a moment of inspiration? Better write it down fast lest it slip away!
You're always in the presence of parchment or keyboard, aren't you anon?
>>8051350
Me on the middle
Answering your question, yes, I do carry a notebook and a trustworthy pen with me at all times.
If you can't remember something it probably wasn't that good
>>8051379
Say that to Coleridge
What's your favorite postmodern novel? Are there very many good non-american ones?
Larva. Generally post modernism is trash. Don't bother with it.
>>8051280
fuck you, mom
I have a weird fondness for Vineland. The Beetle Leg is also very good. Gravity's Rainbow is a little bit falsely hailed as a sort of be-all and end-all masterpiece of PoMo lit. It's incredible, but still so.
Brits don't seem to take to it for some reason. They prefer much more well-crafted work than we do at the behest of any kind of more experimental aesthetic quality. I understand that Borges is a postmodernist, but I only ever read original lit in English so I wouldn't know. Others probably will.
This thread again
Which translation?
George
The one you posted (Andrew George). Many others are retellings more than translations.
>translation
how difficult is it to read proust in french?
>>8051168
it probably depends on whether you can read french or not
>>8051194
Even for a french native Proust can get challenging. You better know what you're doing op.
>>8051225
t. anon that heard about this somewhere but never actually read proust
What is that Jap book where the main character is basically the embodiment of /r9k/? There were a lot of threads about it for ahwile
>>8051071
welcome to the nhk
I think you're referring to "No Longer Human" by Osamu Dazai.
I'm writing a book where I talk about my political and social point of view, and how could I improve my country thanks to this. What should I consider? Tips?
>>8050964
is it fiction or non-fiction?
are you ideas retarded or not?
you won't know if your ideas are retarded until you tell someone else about them.
>>8050991
>is it fiction or non-fiction?
Non-fiction.
Somehow retarded, I guess. 90% of my ideas are gladly accepted, but the other 10% seems pretty much "politically incorrect", or would stir too much shit.
>>8051021
I mean basically what you're saying is that 90% of the book is common opinion among people and 10% of your book will get your ostracized for your backwards beliefs.
To top it off it's non-fiction (and I'm guessing it's not a non-fiction novel but some sort of general self-help/philosophy type manual) so it's not like your gonna capture the casual reader.
My advice is either shape your ideas into allegories for a fiction novel or hang it up.
What are some good leftist books, fiction or nonfiction, that will make me react like this?
The Complete Manual of Suicide
Book by Wataru Tsurumi
None if your IQ is over 100, desu
Introduction to Cuckolding: The Thinking Man's Fetish
Has reading made you feel isolated or brought you closer to other people?
>>8050904
It's brought me closer to the weird and lonely type of people who tend to read difficult avant garde literature and alienated me from basically everyone else
>>8050904
It definitely isolated me from people
I want to look deeply in the eyes of my /biz/ classmates and ask them how much Camus has hurt them.
>>8050904
Does feeling close to the authors count?
Just looking for some links / recs to browse on my phone when I'm out and about without a book at hand. Thought it would be good for other users to get free access to shorts too.
Read Nabokov's "Symbols and Signs" which can be found here:
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1948/05/15/symbols-and-signs
Also got Thomas' "A Child's Christmas In Wales" here:
http://m.poemhunter.com/poem/a-child-s-christmas-in-wales/comments/
Can anyone else contribute?
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>>8050888
OP here, these will be my first foray into DFW. They a good representation?
>>8050897
Depending on who you'd ask. I'd start with Good People first. Work through some of his essays and short stories. You'll get a feeling for his writing style and the paths he goes down (intellectually)
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace
https://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/HarpersMagazine-1996-01-0007859.pdf
Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace
http://www.gourmet.com/magazine/2000s/2004/08/consider_the_lobster.html
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What is the essential knightly literature? I read the Book of Chivalry by de Charny. I know it should also include the Bible (especially Maccabees and historical books of the OT), chansons de geste, the Matter of Britain, possibly some classical epics too. Anything I'm missing?
Does any contemporary stuff capture the chivalrous ethos properly? Most reactionary/traditional writings I've read seem to not really get what the ancient Christian warrior aristocracy was about.
>>8050794
>sticking your sword in the ground
great way to dull the point of the blade and make it less effective in battle
>>8050823
>implying you need a shiny new sword to cut up and pummel peasant fags fighting with rocks and sticks
>>8050836
you don't need it to be shiny and new but you do need it to be sharp. when you stab your sword into the ground you really have no idea what you're thrusting your blade into, and there's a good chance you will not only dull the point (the most important part to keep sharp) but possibly chip the blade as well.
also, if you are walking around in a suit of mail you probably expect more resistance than "peasants with rocks and sticks".
the point is that it's needless abuse of...
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what is the closest/most similar book to stoner? i want to read more books with a similar theme
> inb4 someone posts the /lit/ exitcore chart. just because all the books there are sad does not necessarily mean it's similar
>>8050775
read more of John Williams' work
>>8050775
>inb4 someone posts the /lit/ exitcore chart. just because all the books there are sad does not necessarily mean it's similar
Then, why don't you be more specific about what "theme" you want? You're the one soliciting for recommendations, so you would do good to better describe what you're looking for.
>>8050775
check out Oblomov and Notes from Underground
Who is the superior French novelist: Flaubert or Proust?
Should any other French novelists be included at their level?
>>8050745
Proust.
No.
>>8050745
Depends on your criteria. I think you can legitimately argue both ways.
Probably not.
I think Stendhal and maybe Zola can be included?
Have any of you had success with freelancing for creative writing? Should I bother trying to look for such work?
>>8050732
>freelance creative writing
>>8050732
There's plenty of work if you're willing to do blogs for lawyers, real estate sites, and stupid listicles, but freelance CW doesn't exist.
You can try porn or contests, but it's a slog to make a living in those arenas.
>>8050747
Well, can you think of a better job for a NEET working on his masterpiece?
