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Is he the unsung hero of /lit/?
He should desu. His shit fits perfectly with 4chan.
>>7721415
Should we make him a meme?
>>7721650
I don't think we can, he ain't no english writer. We could post shittons of threads urging them niggas to read some of his stuff tho
What are /lit/'s thoughts on Atlas Shrugged?
But I don't think of it. And the more I read, the less I think.
I liked it, I don't care that most people consider it horrible. And I don't like it because I agree with its philosophy, but because I found it very enjoyable to read. The mystery of "Who is John Galt?" kept me incredibly curious.
I really love the book's sense of sprawl and majesty, when I read it, I really felt like I was reading some all-encompassing work. I dug the fancy chapter names like "The Moratorium on Brains" and "The Sacred and the Profrane".
Some parts of the book left a massive impression on me and IMO are extraordinarily written. I like when Dagny rides the John Galt Line for the first time: the sense of appreciation is incredible. And my favorite chapter is the one where the train gets destroyed, because everyone involved doesn't want to take blame for something going wrong, so they just pass the buck to someone else. That chapter had a really amazing sense of tension and tragedy.
People knock Rand for her prose but honestly I really enjoy how she wrote. Simple but very elegant.
Rec me some good DUDE WEED LMAO books that i can read while listening to this album.
also /psychedelic literature/ general
Read the Conan novels
>The Wiiizaaaaaaarddddd
/mu/ please leave
>>7724502
fuck off /mu/
I need a recommendation for an ipad app where i can highlight pdfs using my finger,
making the whole process faster than selecting lines and clicking
thanks in advance for the help
>>7724306
You're
Best book for learning transcendental mediation? Can I book learn it or do I need to pay a guru?
>>7724278
jesus *meditation
You don't even need a book. There are a million websites offering guidance on meditation. It's not magic, it's not complicated, if you want to find it go search.
>>7724290
Thanks
/lit/, does reality (or things in general as we understand them) outside of us really exist? Can we prove something exists if our body or our mind don't perceive said thing? Atheists only here.
Go away.
>>7723412
fuck off and read some bertrand russel
reddit pseudo-intellectuals are taking over
Is it autistic to use a typewriter?
yeah
It's impractical, but use whatever you want.
It's autistic to care about what people think of your preferred method of writing. If a typewriter works best for you, then use one.
The supposedly best book of the 21st century so far.
Wha does /lit/ think of it? And what books, if any, are more deserving of the title?
>>7722172
I genuinely wish I could physically hurt people who pretend to like this book. Seeing others act like it's intelligent and praiseworthy book when all commonsense and knowledge of literature tells me otherwise drives me fucking nuts. If I could just ignore the posturing pseuds I'd be fine, but they're constantly invading the websites I visit, the comment sections of articles I read and the journals I occasionally browse.
Why are trying so hard to force him? Why are so many people falling for it? I can't think of an author that the American academy has recently tried to prop up who is worse than Diaz. Maybe Coates. Am I taking crazy pills? Are people really this superficial that they read "MIT professor" and automatically assume 'genius'? Are they this blind to the social ideologies and pandering that rule over our culture?
My conclusion is that some of them are aware of the obvious political bias, but they enjoy being pandered to and actively encourage it. Others like OP are probably unaware but still base their opinion off it based on its inclusion in obnoxious listicles like "The Guardian's Sixty-Five Best Books of the Past Fourteen Months According to our Outspoken Literary Critic of Color."
>>7722208
why so grumpy?
>>7722208
literally not a single reason why you think it's bad.
You must know the kind. Some books have so seeped into culture that cursory knowledge of them is required to understand common allusions or historical contexts, without them being worth reading in full:
>To Kill a Mockingbird, 1984, Harry Potter, the Catcher in the Rye, Fahrenheit 451, The Great Gatsby, The Count of Monte Cristo, Les Miserables, Neuromancer, Straight and Crooked Thinking, Madame Bovary, Twilight,
>The works of L. Ron Hubbard, Sigmund Freud or Ayn Rand...
What are other popular books one just shouldn't bother with, be it that they are poorly written, outdated, or otherwise plain uninteresting in their own right?
>>7720996
>Flaubert
>not worth reading
Probably the dumbest thing anyone has said on this board. For fuck's sake, Kafka wouldn't even exist without him.
now this, is incredible bait
>>7720996
Anon, your pic is the most horrible thing i ever saw
Can a story be bad if it's socially progressive?
Sure.
Just like a story can be bad if it's not socially progressive.
That doesn't denounce the quality of the story.
What the fuck kinda question is this?
>>7720896
But if an author has furthered the presence of minorities in their work (either by being one or having them as characters) is it fair to evaluate their work the same way as anyone else?
>>7720917
If the book is shit then there's a much higher chance nobody will give a fuck about it and it does nothing for no one. Case in point: tumblr fanfiction that makes some character trans or attracted to sea urchins.
You know the drill lads.
Nice b9
>>7719089
what language is that?
What are some arguments for Nihilism? Why would anyone support such a philosophy?
>>7716409
Because there is no tangible evidence to support any other position on the nature of the universe.
>>7716414
>Philosophy
>Evidence involved
pick one and only one
>>7716409
It's sort of like agnostic atheism in the sense that it doesn't assume things exist until there is plausible evidence.
Like how you don't subscribe to the existence of blue swans on the moon until you've got reason to do so.
Hey guys, going through a rough spell. Depressed and not happy with the direction of my life right now, feel like I need to make some drastic changes or I'll either be miserable forever or I'll do something stupid.
Any recommendations for books? Anything that might share a similar feeling to this, or something that might help me improve myself, something that I can just get lost in and forget about the world. Just something.
I'd recommend Siddhartha to anyone feeling the same. It's written in a way which just makes me feel better and more mindful and decluttered just by how simple and clean the text feels.
>>7709201
Well speaking of Hesse, Steppenwolf seems to be where you're at, so read that if you haven't already.
don't you need to make peace with the world, instead of forgetting about it? that's at least the reason why i'm depressed and have been going to the psychiatry.
zorba by kazancakis helped me until it wore off.
you might as well try reading seneca and the stoics, as it is suggesed in moby-dick.
>>7709209
Thank you. Hopefully I'll enjoy it as much as I am Siddhartha.
>>7709224
I don't know what I need to do. I'm almost looking for inspiration through reading but as someone also going through depression you'll understand that sometimes it's hard not to want to just disappear into a different world for a while.
What are the stoics like? I haven't read Moby Dick to understand the reference.
I know of the most important book ever written.
It is a common book, but you would never guess its name or true meaning. Not in a thousand years.
The story has implications which are indirect, but highly obvious once you figure it's meaning.
I feel really good in knowing this information and I don't exactly feel like sharing.
Believe me, this is the most important bit of historic literature you could possibly read.
Convince me to share this information with you plebs.
>true meaning
Oh boy, looks like a foundationalist just entered the building.
Can somebody please kill you now?
The Cat in the Hat
Is the golden bough worth reading?
It just depends on your interests and how much time you're willing to dedicate to a single subject. It is pretty long and repetitive in many places, but only because the author was trying to fully illustrate the similarities between religious beliefs.
If nothing else, the opening chapter is incredibly worth reading.
>>7724180
take off your trip please
