What is your honest opinion of this series?
>>9532455
Harry Potter for "adults"
Let's explore homosexuality 101
>>9532455
Manages to be simultaneously far too convoluted for its own good and more boring than the historical events it's based on (War of the Roses).
I'm about 50 pages in, just finished the chapter titled "The Sermon."
Not even memeing right now, is this the greatest thing I've ever read?
I mean holy shit.
>>9531875
and it gets better and better
>>9531882
The thing that struck me about The Sermon is that literally everyone knows how the story of Job goes, it's very old territory, and yet I couldn't tear myself away from the pages. There were just layers and layers of stuff going on.
>>9531891
>Job
Are audiobooks on the same level as reading?
>>9531815
same level in what?
>>9531815
Can't really annotate an audiobook, anon. They're for people who want stories read to them on their commute. They aren't conducive to fully understanding the text.
Pros:
>Does not take full concentration, thus allows for multitasking.
>Can be on your phone, so easy to store and carry around with you.
>No paper books to have to store if you're not into that kind of thing
Cons:
>Lower reading retention.
>Can't get as into the work(might be a personal thing, but I find the act of reading to be more enjoyable than audiobooks.
>No paper books to store, if you're into that sort of thing.
>makes you a pleb if you do it.
The person who posts below you picks the next book you read. Go!
>>9530594
Fucking wordsworth and their covers
>>9530605
How the HELL do you go from this...
...to THIS!
>>9538711
>caring about theatre
They picked the best broadway actor for the job anon.
>>9538711
Prima facie I find it repulsive to change a work of (((art))) for the sake of equality (not just in this case but in general) regarding skin color, sex or whatever. However, I think this absolutely needs to be done if we ever want to reach a place where a thing such as pic related is not done for the sake of equality, but for the sake of artistic exploration. Consider our current times a transition period, if you will.
>tfw yet ANOTHER philosophy factory just closed down in my area
How the heck am I supposed to find a job in this climate?
>>9538422
Is that what they call McDonalds now?
>>9538422
What the fuck is a philosophy factory?
>>9538422
chin up, kid
at least you have no debt
I mean I'm sure debtors aren't asking for upwards of thousands a month
Why is this book so popular in Japan? It's the second highest selling novel of all time there.
It's nothing special.
>>9538300
Yes, you know better than all those critics and readers anon, you are so special, you have cracked the code and figured out that this book is nothing special. I congratulate you on your astonishing and revolutionary opinion.
>>9538326
What is your opinion of it?
>>9538300
>It's nothing special.
It is relatively simple, but highly enjoyable work. Ofcourse it'll be super popular. Kind of like Stranger but less pretentious.
>Considered to be first ever serious book on economics
>First published in 1776, the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and is today a fundamental work in classical economics. By reflecting upon the economics at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the book touches upon such broad topics as the division of labor, productivity, and free markets.
Anyone here read this book? Is it worth the read?
I figure the book doesn't say anything that hasn't been shortened down and restated somewhere else, so I was thinking maybe someone on /lit/ could give me a quick rundown.
I posted this on /biz/ earlier but just got replies about buying crypto.
>>9538273
Probably not worth your time OP. Whilst there is no doubt he is the heavyweight of free market economics, a lot of what he wrote had since been said a lot better by others. You'll probably find yourself thinking that you already know most of what hes written in the book simply because todays modern thought is completely based on him.
It focuses a lot on the society at the time to, which is which is what Smith is commenting on - a lot more descriptive and historical than purely theoretical.
eh, every economist after smith read him, so probably
>>9538344
Not OP but what should I read instead?
why does he trigger /lit/ards so much?
There are authors who are considered universally bad and so barely get a mention on here except as a meme reply. But I've seen plenty of people on /lit/ absolutely LOSE their shit whenever someone dares to make a SK thread or to mention they enjoyed 1 or 2 of his works.
Where does this fuming rage at one writer come from?
>>9538073
His entire career is built upon a marketing scheme.
>>9538073
>I've seen plenty of people on /lit/ absolutely LOSE their shit whenever someone dares to make a SK thread or to mention they enjoyed 1 or 2 of his works.
Really? I don't believe you. Find me some recent examples.
>>9538073
>Where does this fuming rage at one writer come from?
Probably because he's one of the most famous author today, and if you ask someone under ~40 what they read, they'll probably only mention him, even though there's so much better out there. Not that he's bad, but you know.
Why is STEM bashed so much here on /lit/?
Great writer's such as Borges were heavily influenced by mathematics and science.
I don't understand.
Why are STEM fags so obsessed with status?
Because it isn't lit.
Patrician tier is Law. All other fields are a tier below.
>>9537177
List some canon authors who were attorneys.
Even medicine is above law.
>Tfw you've been misinterpreted and made into a meme that nobody takes seriously
>>9537033
I take you seriously neechee
Nobody took Nietzsche seriously in life, why would they in death?
What do people misinterpret about Neetchee?
what are the most discussed philosophical issues in literature? asking for a friend
Suffering, meaning of life, existentialism, theology, good vs evil, human experience.
>>9536937
morality, of course.
ranch, or cool ranch?
/comfy edition/
I spent the day listening to Ravel while yearning for a non-existent past where our destiny wasn't to return to stardust.
im floating in my pool thinking about how to go about writing the next scene in my short story. also planning a fishing trip.
>thanks /soc/
I can't decide what book to read. I own hundreds of them and instead of reading them I just sit in my chair and stare at the bookcases, doing nothing, growing more anxious and frustrated by the minute.
I think I'm going to go eat some red curry and masturbate.
>this years Nebula Award for Best Science Fiction Novel winner
You have shit taste
>>9536579
>>>/sffg/
>non-binary woman
I'm not even surprised.
I was just browsing around today and stumbled across Ploughshares Poetry's site and saw an emerging poets award. I figured I'd look into it but what do you know:
>past winners:
lasheqwa O'Neil
King Ming king fuk yu whitu
Barbara whitewoman
Gay woman but with a twist
More women
Awesome. Just wonderful
Any books on the dangers of democracy?
>>9536537
Search the archive. /pol/tards ask the same questions every day
>>9536537
>dangers of democracy
>donald DRUMPF
lol, epic xD