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If the original Star Wars movies were published today as a trilogy of books, would they fall into the Young Adult Dystopia genre?
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Yes.
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Switch luke and leia's roles in the story and itd be a best seller and get a crappy movie adaptation
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>>9866857
Interesting question.
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This is what would happen (has happened?), but if we look at what the release of Star Wars as a book in 1977 would have probably led to, it would have been much less interesting than the same story as a movie. Maybe, just maybe, it might have led to a Harry Potter style series, but who knows?
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>see everyone shit talking the tunnel by Gass
>get compelled to read it even more
>start reading it
Wtf it's amazing. You guys are all faggots.
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k.
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>>9866658
Never believe any opinions you read here.
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>>9866658
>Fuck the facts, honey. Fuck 'em.
>amazing
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Does pic related gets harder later?
The giant adenoid bit was fucking retarded, but the prose is not as difficult to read as everyone says.
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Yeah, I suggest grinding before you move ahead.
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Hope you beat this one, Anon! You'll be a true hardcore reader if you can get gud.
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Who are some late writers?
>Anthony Burgess released first novel at 39
>Raymond Chandler released first novel at 45
>Marquis de Sade released first novel at 47
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Wallace Stevens had his first published poem released at the age of 35, and didn't publish his first collection "Harmonium" until age 44.
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Kant had several earlier works, but the first edition of the Critique of Pure Reason came out when he was 57
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I don't know if /lit/ considers it "good" or not but I know A River Runs Through It is highly acclaimed and was the only book the guy ever wrote. He wrote it when he was 71
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>barely read as a kid, just play games (both video games and imaginary)
>get told early on i'm good at writing
>read now but still not nearly as much as I 'should'
>still get told i'm good at writing
why is this? is it just imagination? I like writing, and reading too, but I couldn't read everyday. I do write often though. It's the one thing that i've been consistently good at in my life.
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>>9866540
Post your work.
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Either these people lack taste and you are just slightly good or can throw some pretentious shit out there or you are above average in verbal intelligence
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>>9866540
You probably have verbal iQ
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please recommend me a great literary novel published in the last 10 years. I haven't read a non-meme book in the 6 years since getting my English degree and I can feel my brain atrophying after binging """prestige""" tv for years. thank you.
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pls
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>>9866458
Idk read something by Mo Yan you fucking faggot
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>>9867072
I'd actually prefer something written natively in English, thanks
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For an English project I need to compare the idea of 'Great Expectations' between two books, one of which must be 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens. I'm quite stuck on what other book to compare it to. I want to do something that contrasts with the ending of the Charles Dickens' book, so I can compare the two easier.
So I ask 4chan, what do?
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pick some cynical french novel and shaggy-dog it up till you've driven home the point that it represents low expectations
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Compare it with Finnegans Wake
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I maxed out all my scores in this shit in high school and college. Just write like you mean it and use proper grammar, and it helps to have some weird sexual tension with your middle aged litterature teacher.
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Alright /lit/, I read pic related. Rec me some more magical realism stuff of this caliber
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I also read it recently. I can't say I didn't like it, but through my entire time with it, the image that mostly run in my read was of a old lady reading the same book as I. I feel like it is a book for housewives.
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>>9866293
I agree, it felt a bit "gossipy" at times. Alright, I've heard pic related is pretty gud magical realism too. I've only read some of Borges short stories, which I liked. I guess something like pic related then.
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>>9866274
considering it inspired Garcia Marquez, this
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What are your favourite metaphors for depression? The more dumb, overwrought and melodramatic the better. Feel free to post your own, too!
>I feel just like an empty eggshell, and my yoke is heavy, my yoke is heavy.
~Daniel Johnston
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A constant, deafening noise inside your head that you can't hear.
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It's not that she's an inadequate object of my affection, it's that I'm an inadequate subject.
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>>9866209
It's like being in a burning building and the fire extinguisher is expired or some shit
OP Reads Nicholas Sparks (ID: !ussX7TMxb.)
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Who's the biggest cuck of all time, /lit/?
>ENTER YOUR CHOICE:
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probably the dude reading fucking harry potter books
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me
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Your father
Is pic related intellectually rewarding?
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It's fun.
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>>9866085
Yeah, definitely read it.
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>>9866085
It's good. You could read much worse.
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my favorite book or books 2017-08-08 09:54:15 Post No.9865994
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post your favorite book and why.
Mine is 1984 because of the world building and the plot.
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Mine is the Bible because of the world building and the plot.
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Atlas Shrugged because of the world building and the plot.
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>tfw the Bible gets all the world building out of the way on the very first page
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what do you think about stephen king? 2017-08-08 09:36:36 Post No.9865925
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what do you think about stephen king?
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Some of his books are awful, others are passable. Liked Misery, The Stand and IT.
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I like him. I don't know if he writes his books anymore but his older stuff is very enjoyable. Whenever I'm in the mood for just some light mystery books and nothing too challenging he's my go-to author.
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what is a heavy mistery book for you ?
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Why do you bother keeping a backlist of books? You're never going to read them all.
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That's not a problem tho
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>>9865175
This.
it's just a list of books that had your interest at one point. It's a pool to pick from when you're looking for a book.
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>>9865173
>You're never going to read them all.
In life inclination and attitude is everything, I have 4 unread books for every one read.
I have capped myself from buying anymore because I ran out of space to read them, once I finish a high enough stack I will buy some I have under my "will buy asap" shelf.
I will finish every book I have before I graduate and so help me god.
You can't jinx me because I am anonymous here.
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Can you write about a subject even if its an over saturated market?
How would you throw a twist into the subject that hasnt been done before? By inventing a completely different element (ex. if youre interested in WW2, why not create some make believe war that happens in europe 5 years later so its different) Or do you try to find as many twists as possible for the subject(ww2 but having jesus christ be one of the soldiers)?
I need general idea help really. All i do is write a sentence, then write another that continues it, but i feel like im naturally uncreative.
pic related. I want to write about miko girls like Reimu!
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>>9864738
Your skill as a writer will determine whether your setting is bland and boring or a breath of fresh air.
I don't see how stuff about armpit whores should be considered over saturated.
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>>9864738
Raymoo armpits
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>>9864738
Just keep practicing writing. I don't think you're at the point where you're ready to write seriously. Write about whatever you like, just make it good.