Any books by or about this dude that are worth a read?
The Bible in German
Read his article on Luther's take on predestination and see if his theology appeals you to read even further:
https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/onsite/double_luther.html
>>9126325
There's zero reasons to read Luther's Bible over Einheitsübersetzung.
>ITT: Post the first sentence of your story
"The smell of rancid feet permeated throughout the air (not that it was an unwelcoming sensation of course"
>>9125569
>"The smell of rancid feet permeated throughout the air (not that it was an unwelcoming sensation of course"
>>9125569
"his crumbling greedy notepad scrabbled deeply with the scratchings of middlebreathing slandermouthed constables of inclusion, it appeared that the rat was afoot, the great scheming screaming bahamut of reason annotated with the diecast protocol of solitude."
To what extent can Houellebecq be considered a representative of European Nrx?
Are there any other Nrx authors with a 'platform' like his?
>>9123868
It doesn't matter "what" he is. What matters is that he's fucking redpilled and trying to save whiteness and masculinity. We must support him, like we support all right-wingers who are trying to restore the West
His heart is too big
Isn't he actually a Marxist?
I think having children is immoral, you condemning someone to death and a lifetime of suffering.
Has anything been written about this?
No m8 you're the first to ever come up with the notion.
>>9123190
>what is antinatalism
>>9123190
kill yourself
lads how do you write a (good) book review?
>>9119730
For a blog post? Just write how you felt about it.
I know that's a cop-out but I'd rather read a genuine opinion made than something that sounds like somebody writing an essay for their lit professor.
I try to aim for around 800 words and usually start with a fact that somebody who hasn't read the book might want to know. Then I move onto plot and theme discussion with references to quotes and/or section of the book that stood out as relevant. One argument per paragraph. 100 words per paragraph.
If it's for something more important then disregard this post forever.
>>9119775
I just want to know what to look for so I can read deeper? or get more into my books. sorry am pleb.
>>9119790
I'd consider what are the core parts of the novel that might be important outside of the text and go from there. For instance, I wrote a post about Snow Crash recently and discussed how it ties in myths from ancient societies into its own futuristic universe thus combining old and new.
If that doesn't help then that 'How To Read a Book' book will probably assist. Good luck.
Does anyone know how to find the original cover art for books? I've seen some really aesthetic covers (pic related) and I want to view the original, uncropped cover art to admire them.
Usually it says on the back cover or first page
Image search works fine with your cover
how literal is /lit/?
1 liter
a litter
a little, a bit
is reading literature a mistake? Lets face it, in this day and age, literature doesnt hold the same prestige as it once did. Is reading literature the equivalent of watching movies in this day? Maybe the book had tremendous influence in humanity, but of what use is it when you're living on the streets, miserable with nothing but a scant recollection of ideas somebody else said 2000 years ago. Lets face it, this is recreation at best, a hobby, nothing to take seriously, cause once you do, oh boy, theres no coming back. Do us a favor and focus on something else.
>>9135478
>heres your reply
>>9135478
It makes you smart though.
>>9135487
No, it just makes you feel smart. This is also the only reason people enjoy "subtlety," because understanding something that's not obvious makes you feel smart. And, to a certain extent, it should, but don't fall into the trap of thinking you're actually becoming smarter just by reading 2deep4u lit.
What can I gain from reading Stirner? Is it truly just a meme or is it actually worth reading? I think I might be severely spooked from what I have read on here and would like to rid myself of those spooks, but will Stirner's philosophy actually help with that? Is it that type of book that will change someones outlook on things?
>>9135452
What do you believe in? That might not be true? Any controversial or weird thoughts or beliefs?
You'll come to terms with your age and your current outlook. He basically says that everyone moves through certain phases, it's only a matter of time.
>>9135452
Why wouldn't they sell him more than 8 fish?
Hey Guys I'm designing a syllabus for an american lit course I'll be student teaching called "American Literature and Military Narratives" and this is the reading list I've got so far anyone willing to help me expand?
Interwar Period -The 1920s
Dashiell Hammett - Red Harvest, although Maltese Falcon is applicable.
Cold War:
William S. Burroughs - Naked Lunch
John Le Carre - The Spy who Came in from the Cold
Vietnam War:
Tim O'Brien - The Things They Carried
Excerpts from Bloods - An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Soldiers by Terry Wallace
Contemporary Warfare:
Brian Turner - Here Bullet
Roy Scranton - War Porn
>>9135371
>Brian Turner - Here Bullet
This book sucks
Maybe add Yusef Komyakaa's book of poetry Dien Cau Die (or at least I think that is the name) It is incredibly powerful work that would greatly add to your student's understanding of the Vietnam War
>>9135393
>Dien Cau Die
>Dien Cai Dau by Yusef Komunyakaa
Sorry I am a bit drunk
>>9135371
Where is the war on drugs?
What's your favorite Star Wars novel? Do you plan to read any now that Disney owns the property? Non-Star Wars fans need not apply, but I know there are people that like genre fiction as well as real literature that post on here.
Favorite stand alone novel is The Courtship of Princess Leia.
Of the new canon, I have only read the Episode VII novel. It was meh. I don't plan on reading any Chuck Wendig stuff just because of the way he carries himself. I hear good things about the Lords of Sith book, and will get to it eventually.
Very much looking forward to the new Thrawn novel coming out in a month or so
The only decent new novels have been the Claudia Grey ones. The rest are pretty shit. The Chuck Wendig ones are unreadable trash.
>>9135334
>Claudia Grey
doesn't she just write the young adult novels?
I find this needed to be discussed here. Post your tips and anything you find useful.
My boss made me create a personal calendar for the whole damn year lol, I refer to it for large events and keep a notebook at my desk to record the day's tasks and notes
Does anyone here uses bullet journal technique? I've been told it is great.
fuck time
>It takes 2 billion years for humanity to accept and partake in consentual ritual cannibalism
WTF?? Is there anything else disappointing about humanity that literature really drives home for you?
>>9135155
Olaf Stapledon is the fucking best but holy shit is he bleak.
>>9135161
If you mean his "prose", then totally. He's masterful with the sentence but he reads like a technical manual that mentions spirit and beauty unexpectedly and then you start tearing up.
>>9135155
I find the more times I read it the more accepting of his prose I got. The first time I read L&FM at 14 I got by on pure concept and skimmed the first few chapters and several sections that I didn't really "get", like the end of the second men. The second time a few years later I read the whole thing and actually understood it. From there I've reread Star Maker and L&FM several times, and I think his prose's nature ties into the book's themes quite well. It's sort of a debased version of how the group-mind of the last men experiences the history of humanity. It's the general view without the corresponding personal view that the group-mind also experiences. As first men we're limited to either the in-depth exploration of one person, or the very general treatment of a whole civilization. It also inculcates the sort of tragic appreciation for the death of a civilization he talks about a lot - when we're deep into the individual perspective, we can't see beyond the tragic of that individual (or our own lives). His prose's coldness pulls us out and lets us see the bigger picture, sort of like how you can only see the whole of the earth by leaving it with a spaceship. By reading one of these books you enter an austere, super-worldly realm that allows a form of appreciation you don't normally get in life, then you return to the ground when you close the book.
Sorry for rambling, I hardly ever get a chance to talk about these books. Have you read any of his others?
What's some really good stuff to read when you're stoned?
(insert stupid answer here)
>>9135138
Sponegbob squerapants.
>>9135138
This post:
Marijuana is for degenerates.
Hey /lit/, what are some good books that cover Platonism, Aristotelianism, Stoicism, Spinozism, Kierkegaardian Existentialism, Kantianism, and Cartesianism/Rationalism in general?
>>9134965
leave
>Platonism
Plato: Complete Works
>Aristotelianism
The Complete Works of Aristotle
I could go on but I guess you get the point you fucking pseud
>>9134965
why are you trying to cover so much ground so quickly?
anyway read Russell's History of Western Philosophy