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is anyone actually excited about Alan Moore's Jerusalem? Ive seen some forums praise it as the next Le Mis' which sounds a little far fetched. I am skeptical about buying a 1200 page book that will undoubtedly be occult, mah magicks, ephebiphobia and art is dead bullshit. Also it sounds like its the exact same concept as his Voices of Fire, we get it England is old.
I might still pre order it cause /nerd/ but seriously as a comic fan I fucking hate alan moore and he hates all his fans. its a circlejerk, our lives are meaningless
You guys should read Jerusalem by Selma Lagerlöf instead, that's a good book.
>>7986977
who the fuck
I was excited before realizing it wasn't really about Jerusalem.
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How's this ? Good and accurate or not at all ? Is it an interesting analysis of the world of gangs and drug trafficking ? I always find it hard to believe that a journalist wouldn't just get told to fuck off when he tries to get in touch with high-ranked criminals.
Whether it is or not, do you have any other suggestions in the same spirit ?
>>7986854
It's a meibit moralistic but it's nice.
>The guy who fought his way out of a Red Commando favela
>The mexican self-taught Sicaro who quotes Tolstoy.
>The feminist Brazilian Crack dealer.
What are the best books for an overall view on world mythology? I've read a few on Greek and Norse many years ago, but it's fascinating and I'd like to know more.
read errybodies epics lol
try angela carter's book of fairytales, which has a range of later stories from all over the world and should be a nice introduction.
you could buy into the campbell jungian one world trip and read the hero's journey/hero with a thousand faces etc which references a lot of myths from around the world too.
>>7986821
Read the sticky
Edith Hamilton's mythology is the default book, though there are other very good options
Metamorphoses
Can we all agree that Virginia Woolf is the greatest female writer in the history of the English language? I personally choose to be misogynistic as a lifestyle in order to prevent myself from the pain that comes with falling in love and being emotionally manipulated by females, (I say this only somewhat ironically) but I have to admit that her writing is incredible. Mrs. Dalloway is one of the greatest depictions of the rise and fall of emotion and perception (of death and life, significance and insignificance, connection and disconnection) throughout our everyday lives. To...
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yea she's GOAT. most of this board thinks she's trash because they cant be assed to read her. whatever.
meh, I prefer George Eliot.
shitty bait
I am looking for books on conservative, reactionary and/or authoritarian political thought, that are not meme-tier and which are somewhat accessible. I am fairly apolitical these days, and I want to read things that are outside of my usual comfort zone.
Strauss' political essays maybe
>>7986763
Essential Reading for all thoroughbred aryans
>>7986763
>conservative, reactionary and/or authoritarian political thought
>not meme-tier
weird way to start a thinly veiled /pol/ thread
So, I have recently finished the book series, The Strain, by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan. I myself found it intriguing and a breath of fresh air, especially since each book had essentially taken on a new setting. What do you anons think about the series?
>reading a book by a movie director
>going to /lit/
Are you fucking kidding?
>>7986688
I liked 2. A lot. 3 was decent.
>>7986725
There is an exception to this.
Also I hear that Tarantino wants to start writing novels.
Paperback or hardcover?
>>7986637
Yeah, why not.
Now go read.
Paperback for short books, hardcover for long ones.
>tfw too poor for hardbacks
Hey, /lit need your insight,
I'm a self-proclaimed writer. I have finished 2-full length novels. Both of them are godtier you bet. But the thing is I'm learning IT security, and this shit is quite fancy too. I'm being torn apart. We all know we can only do one thing at a time and persuade one a job at a life. Which one should I choose? Professional writing or professional hacking?
Shettttttttttttttt.
Pic totally related.
Thanks.
>>7986622
Are you thinking about sending them to an agent?
>>7986640
Yup
>>7986622
bump, anyone?
Who does /lit/ follow on twitter?
I recently found out how great of an underutilized resource it can be. Follow interesting people and you get a steady stream of material they wrote or found worth reading, plus when a noteworthy enough piece comes along, you're sure to see it. Who do you all follow? The NYRB, columnists, authors?
>>7986613
The internet is a cheap substitute for regular human interaction. Twitters is that but on speed.
>>7986638
How cutting and innovative your insight is. Social media is, like, shallower than talking to people.
I'm asking for accounts to follow that consistently post interesting articles or link read-worthy material.
>>7986648
It was just an elaborate "none" to your initial question.
Am i allowed to enjoy this? Is it a meme ? Because im liking it so far
>asking /lit/ what to enjoy
kill yourself
Do whatever you want, m8. Like what you want.
I've read a decent amount, and while I concede that many works are more unique or better written, this still stand as my personal favorite. I think it's beautiful.
The fact that you need to ask people what to like is enough to determine that you shouldn't enjoy anything, ever.
Make your own opinionsat any rate you most definitely can. One of my top 5 books of all time, loved it. And most of /lit/ loves Delillo too unless they're memeing
How would you describe 'good writing'?
>>7986481
Enjoyable. Primarily.
My satisfaction is what counts, though I'll let a reputation direct me, so on occasion acclaim should be considered.
It's a lot like the way that painting looks.
>>7986481
sweaty, fast paced, thought provoking and intensely heart breaking
I had my first real experience w reading Nietzsche earlier this semester and it was pretty much what I expected.
but I still don't get why, when he asks (in one translation I read, I know its not the awful Scarpitti one I read or the one we were actually assigned in class) "One may have every right to remain fearful and suspicious of the blond beast beneath all noble races: but who would not one hundred times prefer fear accompanied by the possibility of admiration to freedom from fear [...]?", its not reasonable to go 'um, me. Id rather not be afraid.'
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>>7986469
You're missing the whole point of the Nietzschean project. His goal is to affirm life, and to do that means the destruction of reactive values. You can't understand Nietzsche without understanding the difference between active and reactive forces, and between the will-to-power and the will-to-nothing. Chances are you're interpreting power as representation (a classical Hegelian mistake) and not as the genetic and differential element as it exists in Nietzsche's thought. Deleuze elucidates this better...
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I don't understand your question.
>>7986505
im thinking of power as in like power knowledge relations, the creation of knowledge, the processes of subject construction, etc mostly in terms of Deleuze, Bhabha, of course Foucault but in a history after him sort of way
I read this book like 10 years ago and it made a pretty strong impression on me.
I am considering gifting it to a girl I like but do not remember some parts of it too well and am not sure if it would be suitable.
There isn't too much sexual stuff in it, is there? I am worried it might freak her out, I remember it as being pretty tame but have heard other people say something different.
What do you think?
>>7986463
You should read the book again man. It's definitely not something you should give to a girl you likeif you fucking leave me i'm going to kill myself
How educated is she, and how attractive are you?
She will either: find it weird you even gave her a book, or will love that you gave her a book so she can brag to her friends about how sophisticated you are, regardless of the content.
>>7986463
Brav the authors name is literally cunt. Don't do it
Is this the most bizarrely ironic thing to ever happen?
I find it quite bizarre Eisenberg gets work, ya.
A an amateur movie based on this movie would be the cherry on the icing on the cake that was the life of David Foster Wallace (TM)
What is up with his left arm? I can't discern where his hand beings.
Where does /lit/ pirate their books from?
Down by the bay.
#bookz
>>7986446
The library
