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>owning both new and used copies in a series
>often listening to music while reading
>usually can't read for more than ~1 hour at a time before getting distracted or bored
>always lay down while reading when I can help it
>reads around a half dozen books concurrently
>can't find "that niche" to read all the classics of -- my interests and tastes are all over the place
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reading the same eleven books over and over
no, i'm not ashamed of that. fuck every other book.
>>7970680
Which eleven books you read every year?
>>7969154
>>always lay down while reading when I can help it
what wrong with that?
What did /lit/ think of the Series of Unfortunate Events?
>>7969152
I enjoyed it.
>>7969152
I liked it when I was a kid, much better plots and settings than HP. I regret stopping at book 10 tho.
Best children's series.
>on page 100 of Nicholas Nickleby
>haven't read it for days because it's so boring
>haven't read anything for days
>can't give up because people will think I'm a pleb if I haven't read it
>>7968829
there are people in the world who are dying of starvation
>>7968840
thanks, mommy. you're right. i'll drink my milk.
>>7968829
>struggling this much just to gain the approval of a bunch of irrelevant fags rather than dedicating yourself to your own interests
Lmao why even live? Don't worry about people thinking you're a pleb, it's already too late for that.
Which book on the pre-Socratics should I get? These are the ones I'm considering:
>Philosophy Before Socrates by Richard D. McKirahan
>Early Greek Philosophy by Jonathan Barnes
>The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists by Robin Waterfield
I really liked Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.
>>7968581
First philosophers is a great intro with helpful annotations and a structure that quickly becomes comfortable, although I would recommend reading the fragments before Waterfield's commentary/synopsis so you can actually explore a little on your own before being spoon-fed.
Have you read much philosophy? If this is your first step then don't sweat these guys too much. You won't really be able to appreciate why their works are as significant as so many people say they are, so just get through them. Ideally you'll return to them later (at which point you may want to try a different edition) and see them in a new light.
>>7968604
I've taken a scattershot approach to philosophy, and I've now decided to go back and read stuff in chronological order (roughly).
I've read this last month, and even though not much has stuck with me, I can't get over that part where Augustine talks about watching acts and getting a vicarious enjoyment out of the pity he felt for the characters rather than the pity he should feel for his fellow man.
I suppose it got me thinking about entertainment in general, and whether or not what we /lit/izens are doing is escapism. I mean, at this point, most of us have so many books that are worth reading, that we could read all day long and never stop.
I guess most people would agree that...
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>>7968557
1. I only read philosophy or lit with value regarding personal virtue, this way, if I move from reading for knowledge to reading as escapism, I'm setting my memory up for a more successful rereading in the future.
2. Yes, I think most of the ancient philosophers wouldn't understand the point of philosophy if everyone accepts that good can't be defined.
3. Take notes while you read. If you're reading something too easy to take notes on, or you're just robotically copying text,...
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>>7968557
These are plebeian questions, but I'm bored, so here you go.
>1. How do you really differentiate between when you're reading something to become a better person, and when you're reading as escapism with the excuse that you're trying to get "ready"?
When what I'm reading has substance behind it, sparks creativity, broadens my understanding of myself or human nature, or motivates me to better myself I feel satisfied.
When what I'm...
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>>7968557
You've touched on a fascinating point that crops up only rarely in ancient authors: condemnation of the pseudo-philosophers who turn to "learning" as an excuse for indolence, instead of for the purpose of actually living well.
Now obviously "living well" depends on knowing how you would go about doing so. Ultimately I think it's a personal judgment, in that you have to be honest with yourself regarding the worth of your reading. I tend to consider /lit/ too light on nonfiction,...
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In what order should I read Plato's Complete Works?
I was thinking
Euthyphro
Meno
Apology
Crito
Phaedo
The Republic
What do you think?
Read his letters first then read in chronological order.
hi /lit/, what should i have for breakfast before reading Ulysses? what clothes should I wear while I read and which direction should I face? I was thinking south east
what do you think?
Help brehs. What writer, contemporary or classical, has the comfiest descriptions of Nature?
I just wanna read about green grass swaying in the valley breeze under the shady, white mountain peaks as the low red sun crests towards its rest.
>>7967483
Jorge Isaacs - Maria
Vladimir Nabokov - Lolita
>>7967483
Growth of the soil by hamsun
>>7967483
You might like Thomas Hardy. I enjoyed the nature depiction in Return of the Native far more than the characters or plot.
Thoughts?
>>7997012
It has 4 stars on goodreads so I say go for it. Can't do much wrong.
>>7997012
Prescient about the growing gender and religious divide
Didn't really touch on the growing class divide iir, but that's long been a foregone conclusion for some time now
Missed the growing racial divide
>>7997014
it's a feminist book. written by a woman. I wonder why it has 4 stars on goodovaries
>getting near the end of the book, last 20 pages
>nothing has been resolved yet
stay hyped, friendo
>>7996936
the ending is great holy fuck
>>7996941
what book?
>born in 1992
>already interviewed by the paris review
so when do we all start killing ourselves?
http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/05/03/the-state-of-the-political-novel-an-interview-with-edouard-louis/
Looks like a saucy twink. I bet if you placed your warm palm on his bare chest and pushed him backward onto your bed, he'd press back at first, fighting you a little, staring into your eyes half-curiously, but then when you ran your fingertips down his stomach slipped them beneath his belt, he'd do whatever you want.
>>7996442
Go on.
>tfw gotten a few short stories published but nothing else
This just makes me want to work harder. I'm not going to let this little twink beat me.
From a literary perspective, which Church is better: Roman Catholic or Orthodox?
>>7996244
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>>7996244
Definitely Orthodox. Bigger underdogs, better reading material, the message hasn't been cucked to appeal to a mass-market
>>7996244
>respecting any aspect of the Roman Church
Anyone that says shit like this is instantly regarded as completely ignorant. Research the history of the Roman church, every day stain on Christianity is from them. They are 100% pure evil.
What substances help inspire your creativity, /lit/?
hallucinogens work well I heard but they wont magically make you a good writer
coffee, but thats just because I'm tired all the damn time and can't function without it.
>>7995947
If you grant me that anything which is good is a derivative of God, and by extension a substance provided by and of God, and so God in some way is a substance of His own in some way, I would say God.
I'm jelly of Americans who had to read this for school. You fuckers have access to some pretty good-tier literature very early on. Just read this book today in one reading and it was post-worthy.
Read it in grade 9. Good book.
I got a C for insisting that Jack was the true hero and all the other boys insisting on conforming to liberal democratic standards of behavior were the villains.
>>7995439
Imagining a fourteen year old writing that, turning in that essay, and arguing with the teacher for screwing him with the grade is hilarious whether you agree with those views or not
Sci-Fi is a different genre edition
Fantasy chart :
Selected: http://i.imgur.com/3v2oXAY.jpg
General: http://i.imgur.com/igBYngL.jpg
Flowchart: http://i.imgur.com/uykqKJn.jpg
Post your Top 3 Fantasy books!
delete this
>>7995039
delete this
mods, please delete my post
Okay il/lit/erati, I am a resident Stirnerfag and I decided to make this general because I'm seeing multiple Stirnerthread at the same time and I don't want to repost my answer, so here goes the answer to 70% of your questions:
>why is X not a spook?
X doesn't meet the formal requirements: spook doesn't simply mean "not true" or "made up", but specifically a concept that exerts authority over the internal desires of the individual. The concept of "free will" does not seem to be capable of doing this.
>>7994898
>mfw avoiding self-sacrifice at all costs is a spook
>>7994898
Is consumerism a spook?
are you saying that if a concept agrees with the internal desires of the individual it is not a spook? or is it just a spook you are using to your advantage?
