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I for one think it's incredible that we're alive at the same time as the greatest author in American history. He's alive right now! And will be for years to come. Savor it. Pynchon's alive, and while he may be old, he's not dying anytime soon.
OMG. You cursed him, you shit. Turn on the news.
i often think this, too. what i'd give to hang out with him.
>>8001918
WTF TURN ON CNN!! omg
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What are some good novels set in medieval times?
>>8001700
Beowulf
>>8001700
the buried giant
The Name of the Rose
It's been 3 years now. I still don't get why I like 4chan, why I come so frequently. 4chan is totally against my life ethic, is a bunch of immoral faggots talking, without knowing each other and without any security to meet the same person the next day, it's a pointless vicious cycle. Yet I come here almost every day, on /adv/, /mu/, /his/, /lit/, /soc/, /int/, ..
Explain to me this attractiveness I can find in /b/ or any other immoral shitty board. Explain it to me in the most philosophical way, maybe psychological if you have the balls
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You're frustrated yet complacent.
>>8001484
Actually the question isn't about me, I was just introducing my question. I would have asked it in /adv/ but this is a /lit/ thread, I'm trying to discover the relation between being an "anon" and immorality, and ultimately what brings so many people here.
personally I like to discuss literature which this thread isn't
fuck off
ok guys there is this girl i realy like and im trying to write a poem someone help me
I remember the day we met
but how could i forget
there you sat across from me
oh how my heart would beat
and as the days would pass by
my feelings for you would intensify
i can no longer contain my love for you
just seeing you smile would help me get thtough
thats all i got i know its crap help me plz
Don't write her a poem. Literally just talk. You'll be fine.
If it's clear she's not interested in you after that, move on.
So, how's that novel coming along, /lit?
>>8000967
WELL, MY NOVEL MIGHT NOT BE COMING, BUT I'M COMING ON YOUR MOM'S FACE, OP
>>8000967
5 or 6 pages. Wrote some today. I think I'm finally starting to get the right tone. I have so many thing I want it to do and it is missing alot of what usually makes a novel a novel. I'm terrified it is going to end up falling flat on it's face halfway through. Feeling pretty good about it right now though. Just need do everything possible to keep my mood stable and keep working on it regardless.
It's done, one of these literary agents needs to give me a thumbs up, or at least a reply, dammit. I've been trying to sell for four months.
Why was Atlas Shrugged so good? This book really makes you take a good hard look at yourself and your behavior, which is why I think a lot of people don't like this book. It's a lecture and most people don't like to get lectured. I loved it. It gave me a good swift kick in the ass. While I've never been a "looter," I have made several irrational decisions in my life, which this 1000+ page lecture has helped me to stop doing. It teaches you to think with your mind, rather than your heart.
Fountainhead was better
>>8000792
This. Howard Roark is fucking badass.
>>8000841
he's just a half-ass autistic who can't express his concern like a professional.
You have a man who fought for his country and became incredibly rich through his own means, hard work, and ingenuity. Does he enjoy his wealth and new found social status? Does he honor his fallen comrades by living the life they no longer can? Does he find happiness and peace after a long struggle that was his life?
No, he does not. You have a crybaby who pines after a woman whom she herself does not recognize as a man by throwing parties for people he does not care for and who neither love him, nor accept him, in return. He's so desperately in love with this shade,...
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>>8000447
reminds you too much of your oneitis, OP?
Who ever told you you were supposed to enjoy it?
>>8000447
is this seriously considered a classic
murika
Does /lit/ use bookmarks?
>>7999942
>dat pic
I get free ones at the bookstore whenever I buy a book. If I don't have one handy, a piece of paper works fine. During summer, a small flower picked from the field I was reading in will have to do.
You only need one if you're a plebshit who stops a reading session mid-chapter
Once in secondary school I had a crush on a boy who was into literature too, so I made him a bookmark asking if he'd go out with me in cross-stitch.
This book was fucking great. Why isn't cape literature a bigger genre?
I hear you man. I have read a couple cape novels that were pretty good.
It's Superman by Dehaven was great. Like the Flescher cartoon Superman com to life. Very real, very gritty at times and you really got to get into Superman and the suporting cast's heads.
The Flash - Stop Motion by Schultz is another good one. Its a story starring Wally but Barry loomes large. He is always in Wally's thoughts even as he fghts a super speed serial killer. The scenes with running were really well written. You felt their love for speed and their devotion, almost...
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>>8000107
>The Flash
He seems like he would work better in a book than a comic or movie considering he can basically stop time then run around and think a thousand times as fast as what's going on around him.
How much fanart does this guy have? Share what you got.
>>7999684
You mean Costanza?
>>7999684
This might be a good thread
rare 8000000th post stirner hologram
We always have these threads about depressed people wanting to better themselves by exploring the wonderful world of books and I think we need a simple guide they can all turn to.
After much consideration, here are a list of books to read through to turn you into a healthy happy human being.
1. Harry Potter - These books will provide you with a comfy fantasy world to help you forget about real world feels. These books you make you feel, but in the context of fiction, you'll help deal with real feels.
2. A Song of Ice and Fire - It may seem like these...
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Screenshotted, i'll get a Song of Ice and Fire tomorrow
Thanks mate, i really needed this list, i hope you have a fine day
>>7999467
I want to give you a hug, OP. You're either a brave sincere pleb or an expert baiter. Either way, I applaud you. As for additional recommendations, I would add Brothers K, to help you think through and understand problems of faith.
Best thread on /lit/ in ages DESU.
>current book
>current feel
>>7998987
>the castle, interpretation of dreams, odyssey
>feeling sick and alone all day every day
>ulysses
>spiritually constipated and sexually starved
>>7998987
>The Pit, Juan Carlos Onetti
>Suicide
Mfw I update podcast addict this morning and kcrw bookworm has an interview with don delillo!
http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/bookworm/don-delillo-zero-k
>interviewer's fucking voice
who allows this freak to keep working?
>>7998956
What's wrong with his voice?
People who learned (or currently learning) another language by themselves, how did you do it? Where did you start, how did you practice, what did you use for guidance (study book, internet), etc? Any tips?
learn basic grammer, grind vocabulary with Anki and start to read as fast as possible, once you get a feel for the basics add listening/watching movies to your daily routine.
remember, learning a language is all about immersion (which can done by means of the internet) in your target language as wel as repetition.
getting some exercise books might help but personally I dont find them necissary as you will eventually get a natural feeling for the grammer of your target language.
good luck OP, remember the rapidity of your progress depends solely on your own...
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i think duolingo works
its way better than most other software
i did the italian duolingo course sparsely for about a monthand i can understand most written italian i see, not counting all the nouns
I taught myself two languages to complete fluency—I teach one of them as a living—and another one to business level. You should give up every software minus Anki, and you should keep it as a starting point. Don't rely too much on it, don't add too much fields and don't download a deck. Creating and teaching is itself the best way to remember an information. Find a nice textbook—two are fine but don't pointlessly accumulate learning material—and a complete dictionary, both physicial, and once you've progressed enough trade your dictionary with...
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I consider myself not very retarded but I could barely start this book. The language seems far too distant from today's English. Also it seems like he says something in a paragraph that could be said in a sentence. How do American teenagers read Shakespear in high school?
>read something
>teacher tells you what the fuck it means
>>7998034
>How do American teenagers read Shakespear in high school?
>prescribed text =/= actual reading
>>7998034
Woops, I meant Othello, not Hamlet.
