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I found all three at a used bookstore for like four bucks total but I read one page and put that shit back.

It's not "literature" but it's certainly acceptable. It's got an interesting plot and characters I guess. It won't change your life but you will have fun

reminder: you don't have to read literary books as every single thing you read

>book club

What are you, a fag?

>>9434695
kys neckbeard

>>9434695
>Of course I'll be insulted and ignored itt
yes. yes you will.

Nice blog post, faggot. If your social circle consists exclusively of pseuds it's your fucking problem. In the end you belong there anyways, considering you'd rather bitch and moan about the unwashed plebs instead of striving to find genuine "engagers". Now fuck off and kys.

>>9434677
>ignorant masses
but words are used to convey meaning, op. as long as they can do that, theyre doing their job.

>>9434736
but what is the purpose of the meaning a word is created for if people will just twist it to fit their needs in the future, even ignoring already existing vocabulary

>>9434677
> could care less
This has literally the exact opposite meaning to what is intended, yet retards use and understand its meaning... go figure.

>>9434643
I don't.

Because I can.

>>9434643
Worse works and people make it, so why not me and mine.

>>9434580
>Personally, I can only read in either total silence or lots of inseparable noises.
Same goes for me. When there are lots of different noises they blend together so it's okay to read. But when there are only a few distinct noises, like two people talking and nothing else, it's impossible for me to concentrate on reading.

>>9434580
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia
Apparently, if it's a hindrance to you, you can get cognitive behavioral therapy to gain the capacity to read in noisy places,

>>9434580
Same for me. Cant have a TV or single conversation in the backround.

>>9434561
might be my favorite

>>9434510
Taste

That can't be the real quote. I know Nabokov isn't as good as I remember but I liked that part and it really wasn't that fucking bad.

>>9434510
nabokov made juvenile, insignificant work. the fact that he is among the leading modern writers brings shame to the name of literature. He tried to compensate for his obvious immaturity and shallow level of thought and understanding by adopting the arbitrary doctrine emphasizing something like "aesthetic purity," and ended up reducing his art to nothing but a thin residue of sugary fluff. He arrogantly peacocked around, followed by his smug, dimwitted elitist followers, trying to show off the purity of his art, not realizing all the while that he essentially forgot to include pretty much everything that makes art truly great. Every time I hear someone go off about the "mastery of Nabokov's prose," and I remember the sickeningly sugary sentences, sculpted obsessively by what really amounts to a 14 year old child with a linguistic gift, I feel sick to my stomach. Literature cannot be and is not just the form. Literature is not just a collection of sensations strung together.

>>9434486
You could always try those "OMG Shakespeare" books or "LOL Shakespeare" it's one of those. They're exactly what they sound like.

Don't read it twice, or try and translate it into modern english, just enjoy the poetry of the old language and style.

>>9434486
>he thinks he's supposed to read Shakespeare for the story

>>9434446
world is not so kind. now get back to work

>>9434446
Smartest woman on /lit/

>>9434446
t. Harry, the whore of the wizarding world

>>9434427
Retardationism

>>9434427
>transcendence as a pleasure
Buddhism
>transcendence over pleasure
stoicism
>inb4 stoic
no F U
>>controlled meritocracy
Democratism
>with controlled draconian laws
Singaporeanism

>>9434458

FPBP

Of course you are going to sell out, it is in your nature as a woman

You should write a self immolation guide and test it, to check it similitude.

>>9434372
>>9434443
So you say I should write a young adult romance novel
Thank you anons couldn't have desecrated literature w/o you

>do you enjoy it
>does it further your personal goals/help you grow
>are you causing no harm

If all yes: promptly tell external expectations and standards to fuck right off.

Who cares how much you read or if it's considered "literature." Everyone has different lives, different priorities, derives maximum pleasure from different amounts of stimuli. It doesn't have to be an overwhelming passion to be a good thing and have a profound effect on your quality of life.

>>9434343
Yes, I do enjoy it, but it has become an escape from my crumbling failure of a life, an unhealthy escape for sure. I dont have any personal goals left and I'm not growing either
There is a good chance I'm causing harm to myself by retreating into literature everytime im faced with trouble in my life, while at the same time not having the conviction and gut to devote myself to it more fully
I read on-and-off, and even if it does affect me, I'd rather have it be gone than pretending to myself that it's my """passion""" when I've read and continue reading so little
Honestly I'm just depressed and willing to die

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>>9434343
>subjective conditions
>If all yes: promptly tell external expectations and standards to fuck right off.
>reading books for pleasure
>>>leddit

>>9434331
Read books that are substantial in world effect and in depth of content, it can be a hobby and an interest as long as you don't use it as a defining character trait or a posturing tool. Read to improve yourself.

>>9434133

Count of Monte Cristo pls

>>9434145

Abridged only. It's not good enough to justify its length.

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>>9434133

Sweet.

Gulag Archipelago. Gets posted all the time on /lit/ but i want to see if it's bullshit or not.

>>9434061
Either this or "basically"

"Vapid", "ignorant", constant injection of unnecessary simple but multisyllable words, or use of more than one "big word" every few sentences in casual conversation are the biggest ways to spot a pseud.

For actual double-digit "people" the red flags are stupid meme cancer words like "clapback" "serving looks" "woke" "shook" and that distinctive self-assuredly condescending tone you see in Buzzfeed/Vice articles

>>9434076
"Ignorant" is the go-to of a liberal bitching you out, since calling you a retard/faggot/idiot/dick/bitch/stupid or any other real insult is bound to be "ableist" in some way.
Literally an insult that's not insulting.

holy...

Mersault is still guilty though
I don't understand what Camus was trying to convey (and I'm familiar with the reasoning of Sisyphus and Other Essays). Portraying a man as trapped in an absurdist charade, when in fact what's happening to him is perfectly sensible, seems redundant. Especially the focus in Meursault's inability to articulate the reasoning behind his actions; it loses relevance when you consider that he'd be judged guilty even without the prosecutor's moral arguments.

>>9433954
Mersault was a whiny little bitch, he deserved to die