>lifts
>started with the Greeks
>calls people cucks on Twitter
>thinks all economists are wrong on every issue
Is he our guy?
>>9233507
Absolutely
>>9233507
>looks like smug pepe
yeah he's based
>>9233528
He knows
What's an undertone?
What's an overtone?
>>9233499
>What's an undertone?
they had big hit in the 70s with teenage kicks mate
>>9233499
I decided to have a friendly foot-race with a coworker today. I ended up beating him by nearly 2 full seconds. He met with me after the finish and after catching my breath I said,
>"I'm surprised you're a slow runner, Jamal."
--overtone--
>"Um, yeah. I'm sorry, I guess."
--undertone--
>>9233567
I don't get it.
I'm writing a children's book for a contest. I've never written one before (and scarcely do I read children's literature), so I have no idea what to start.
Any tips? Can someone post some examples of the first lines of children's books to see what I can pick up on?Posted the same thread on /a/ by accident, somehow.
>>9233490
make it a metaphor about trans/homo stuff being good. the jury will fall for it
gay animals doing regular normal human stuff would sell like hot cakes.
Make sure the gay animal couple are of different species and be sure to have them face discrimination from pigs etc.
low hanging fruit but idiots throw their money at that shit.
>>9233490
>make main character a child, grew up in the digital era
>single parent, lost job, doesn't understand technology. living in squalor.
>child helps the single parent learn how to use computers and social media
>helps mom start an online business or something, so you got the female entrepreneur thing
>maybe the business is something altruistic like a 1-for-1 t shirt company where the shirts go to impoverished areas like Tom's shoes, maybe the designs are based on the crayon drawings the kid makes on the fridge, or crayon drawings of children in developing countries, something like that
play the judges, not the kids reading it
Tell us. You can provide your reasoning if you wish.
come on this was nice
>>9233453
White Teeth is a great book but On Beauty was really poor.
I feel like she and her supporters pigeon holed her into multicultural voice into which she felt she had to play to continue as successful writer. In white teeth all that seemed incidental but in on beauty it felt really contrived
>>9233960
well. why did you enjoy girlfriend in a coma?
Aside from the blatantly obvious difference, how are the two dissimilar?
/lit/- literature
I think you need to describe which blatantly obvious difference, there are so many.:^)
Prayer is meditation. Meditation isn't prayer.
Why do liberals pretend orcs are fantasy representations of niggers?
If that's true then that is some world-class projection.
>>9233406
Because it's true.
At least in earlier examples of fantasy lit. Contemporary fantasy doesn't represent shit because it's all plot no substance.
>>9233406
Because seeing them as communists lost the edge ages ago.
What are some good alt-left books?
inb4 some memester says Ayn Rand
Real alt-left shit are autobiographies of celebrities and self-help
MMMOOOOMMMMMYYY ANON WANT MILKY!!!!!!
>>9233388
Hey /lit/, I know Albert Camus and The Stranger are spammed about quite a bit here, but what are your thoughts on his other works? Pic related
I read the Plague and it bored me to death. The Stranger wasn't as long or sterile.
My favourite Camus along with The First Man,one of the few books which I've immediately re-read upon finishing.
Was very insecure about by works because I felt like everyone judged me. This book intensified my fears because everyone needs a slave to feel good
What other author combines scifi with theology as brilliantly as PKD? Preferably also with hints of Heidegger.
the star by clarke
>>9233182
Nah man, that book just uses some religious imagery as a backdrop, and not a thought provoking one at that.
Have you ever stolen a book?
Have you ever stolen a textbook?
/lit/ i can't bring myself to spend 150 dollars on a math textbook, will i be forgiven?
please lit
Do it
>>9233170
You mean lib gen, right?
Why the fuck should you steal a physical book when you can go on a Russian site and download it in 4 seconds?
I'm snowed in my dorm for Spring Break and I'm all alone. Perfect /SS/ situations. I what should I write about. Stories can not be bigger than 11 pages
>>9233159
post your short stories anonsso i can steal from you
*posts short story*
>>9233159
Actually I was hoping for ideas. All I see past my window is a sea of white, canvas blank, just like the mind that has to do a creative task.
>tfw to intelligent too be a commercially successful writer
>>9233100
Clearly you aren't smart enough.
no, you're just not entertaining. The greats were often commercially successful and though Wallace blows, he was both commercially successful and probably smarter than you.
I bought this and Lolita. Should I read Lolita first even though I really want to get to TCOL 49?
Do what you feel like
You should kill urxelf :)
Read Lolita first
Lot 49 has Lolita references
What's your honest opinion on this book?
My opinion is that I'll probably be reading it within a few weeks time with having read very little philosophy beforehand
monotone, deliberated shit
>>9232965
What do you mean by this
Try to make me insecure by naming specific clichés that are probably in my stories.
>>9232925
your characters are humans instead of plankton or sports cars.
>>9232925
It starts off with your protagonist waking up in a white room.
>>9232939
Heh, tough luck. Just finished Porsche & Plankton, a childrens story about two unlikely friends.