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I come here because I'm bored and have no other opportunity for social contact.

And sometimes people recommend books.

>>9348358
myself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WePI9XxJ90Q

Books are the only remote intellectual hobby in my life and are all i'm good at.

I don't have to.
I only read what's in the public domain

I like to take the physical copies of books and read them in public so I look smart.

>>9348320
hesse was a faggot

not writing anything. planning an epic, but it's much more fun to plan than it is to write. probably won't ever set any of it down, so you won't see Jade re-enact "wake up brother.swf" with Timon.

My MA thesis. It's almost finished. Then I'll be translating plays into English for friends of mine while I look for a job.

The next Ulysses, going really well so far

>20
>Dostojevskij
>The Dead by Joyce

>>9347453
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Brian Jacques (This isn't a fair question)
In the Penal Colony

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>>9347453
>22
>Steinbeck
>The Bucket Rider

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What makes you think you're not going to have to embrace both the divine and the nihilistic as a journey of suffering and enlightenment?

>>9347408
>there is no moral basis without God

Go into this more. Do you mean there can be no definitive ground for the basis of a Universal Morality without God?

>>9347459
Yes. I thought that was fairly obvious

What is this? (I dont know if) I want more

>>9347387
1st one is from 'H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life', 2nd is from 'Whatever'

by houellebecq

>>9347411
Im braineltted, what do you interpret from these fragments? Why'd you quote them?

ironic ebonics will be the death of this place

mark my words

I'm fapping to him

>>9347290

Donchu be exaggeratin

>>9346591
Dude, virtually no one on this board idolizes Bukowski except for the stray filthy casual that confuses /lit/ with r/books.

Any thread with Bukowski will get replies about how he's a cheap rip-off of Henry Miller or Celine.

I like his prose works, not his poems.

>>9346591
Bukowski is shit. Some of his prose might be somewhat funny and relatable to some of us, but it could have been written by any average failed schoolshooter.

>>9346453
Its arguably the best book ever writtren.smerkavov killed the old man

Depends where you're from and how familiar you are with Slavic culture and political circumstances of Eastern Europe of 19th century. If you're not you might be slightly confused at times, but internet serves as a brilliant and quick reference guidebook to learn about specific customs or habits. Other than that at least basic understanding of Catholic and Orthodox theology and hierarchical structure of those churches would help. Westerners might also miss out on some thinly veiled humor Dostoyevsky inserts between the lines, but it's a detail more than anything.

I've literally read this book as my first serious, classical literature novel at the age of 17 and it has blown me away so extensive literary knowledge isn't necessary. Stunning emotional and aesthetic experience. I still come back to it every now and then and each time I revel in Dostoyevsky's genius.

>>9346466
>smerkavov killed the old man
no

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>>9345725
Print out each page

>he doesn't even print his own books
What has /lit/ become?

Reading epub in a screen is a fucking mess dude.
Best PDF? Evince
Best epub/mobi? Hard question. I will say Kindle for pc, but I don't recommend using it.

i use sumatra for pdfs and the firefox epub reader for epubs

and idk, i used a laptop with an opaque screen thinking that made a difference, but recently changed it and i dont feel any difference.

just light the place as much as you can, naturally if possible.

>tfw so used to if that i cant read on paper anymore
>tfw buy a book, scan it, and read it on screen

not just art

>>9345685

Democracy ruins literally everything. There is not a single decision that is made best in a democratic process.

>>9345698
>hey guys, where should we go out to eat tonight?

He has a very regal beard. Socratic like as well. Is Sargon a philosopher king?

>>9344467
Yes. Sargon is a walking, talking encyclopedia. He's like Chomsky except smarter and more eloquent. This may sound like a bold claim, but I expect people will still be talking about him two hundred years from now.

lol. sargon is one of the most ill-read people I've ever heard. he routinely mixes philosophical concepts, has a tenuous grip on history, and argues from circular logic. if that is the example of intelligentsia then I fear for the future of mankind.

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The classic, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. Coincidentally, mine has one of the ugliest covers I've ever seen.

>>9344192
Thank you. To the list it goes

>>9344192
is that any good? what's it about? I keep seeing it in mybook store

Hey OP!

Sounds interesting, can you give us a summary of the story please?

>>9343863
Did you translate it yourself?

Did you self publish?

Does it have anything sexual in it?

>>9343863
What's that title in Norwegian?