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my diary desu

>>9280680
literary theory is a retarded pseudo-science and a waste of time. Reading classic books, writing, and then comparing the books to your writing is the best way to get a true understanding of literature.

>>9280680
Poetics by Aristotle

>>9280641
how to detect a retard

>>9280641
One of the best short story collections ever written. So no there is no point in reading anything.

gtfo

There is no point. Do what you actually enjoy.

>>9280538

Aesthetic pleasure is the point, I do not believe that reading fiction contributes to a better society in anything but a very minuscule way, in that it makes the readers slightly less autistic.

I do take offense at the notion that you should just enjoy yourself. I did that for a couple of years of snorting white heroin and cocaine for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. Enjoyment is an empty meme.

>>9280538
Read to learn and understand the world you inhabit; die knowing what the world you were in was.

I've also just purchased the short story collection "Eye" for a final Dune kick

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you could read "Whipping Star" and "The Dosadi Experiment". they're pretty good, in my opinion.

if you're a glutton for punishment, read "Destination:Void", and then wonder if you should waste your time on "The Jesus Incident", "The Lazarus Effect" and "The Ascension Factor".

the last three books, i kept wishing Ship would wipe them all out.

>>9280783
I do plan on reading Frank's other stuff someday, it is quite appealing to me, thanks for the suggestion though.
What I unrealistically want is to have his untouched Dune 7 outline, I can't bring myself to read Brian's novels... Anyone to give his sequels credit?

Btw, treat this as a Dune general thread too, his philosophical, sociological and political ideas throughout the saga, whether the film theyre planning will be any good, that kind of crap.
Also, Duncan Idaho the only character to be present in ALL the novels, is he the real protagonist and not the Atreides?

>>9280394
alternative: A Monopoly on Truth

I wouldnt read it.
It reeks of pretentiousness. a claim to nothing but itself.
Make that a theme, or an abstract line for resonance but as a title it's terrible.

>>9280400
What are your favorite book titles then?

You know, so I know you know what you're talking about

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>>9280321
>mfw 2smart4u
:^)

When I was falling out of love with literature, I kept asking people in English departments why they loved reading, and they never gave me a good answer. Just one good answer, I'm sure, would have turned me around.

I only come here because /r9k/ makes me depressed. Fuck reading.

What pisses me off is the total apathy these people have towards "aliteracy".

No alarm bells sounding when prominent literary critics don't even read the works they're criticizing?

That's fucking INSANE, and proof that literature is dead. Leaf it to a Can(c)uck to be so impassive in the face of people destroying what he (claims to) love.

Capitalism does that to you

>>9280238
Tolkien took English legends and recast them in a new setting.
He was basically the Chaucer of our time.

>>9280329
At least GRRM can write an effective diarrhea scene.

>>9280270
pics or it didn't happen

hey man, she was just ahead of her time. a female modernist (urged through social pressures towards romanticism). It's fitting she would think like that.
I see your point though, we're pretty edgy over here and i guess maybe even avante-garde in a way.
if it weren't for all the self-serious, and outspoken fedoras we'd probably still have a decent rep.

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>>9280270
Out of control banter

>>9280245
I found reading chapter summaries afterwards (there's a website with all of them, easy to find with a Google search) really helped me keep my shit together

Crying -> V. -> GR -> M&D
get real get right

>>9280261
i might check that out if i can swallow my pride

>>9280231
How good is Finnegans Wak? Sounds pretty cool

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I posted this pic in a thread a few days ago, but my reading pile is mostly the same. I started reading A Passage to India, and a gypsy woman stole Sons and Lovers.

>>9280231
You should read V.

>>9280719
How much did that cost? They look new.

Why are white people so uptight? Chill, boy.

was she qt?

>>9280253
Middle aged. Probably not a qt even if you're into that.

I bought a collection of his poems with a gift card I got for Christmas. I've only read a handful of them but I thought some of them were decent. Some of them are definitely fedora tier tho

>>9280234
>tho
You have no right to accuse others of being fedora tier.

>>9280242
not that guy but you have hardly an idea of what fedora implies.
tho would imply he was socially adjusted for the times, aka not a fedora who would use some 20 dollar word to try to advance a cringe-worthy impression of themself.
dummy.

>>9280087
how new are you

Saul bellow rarely gets a mention.

>>9280066

bad poetry has always existed. you're comparing gold bars to the dirt in your siftpan.

>>9280066
it's not poetry
it's apple products
and social media

>>9280420
Hm, haven't thought about it this way. Any contemporary gold bars then? (Not op btw).

Is he any good?

>>9280042
No

>>9280042
Yes