Archived threads in /lit/ - Literature - 542. page

I wish /lit/ actually did pretend to be highbrow. Even pretence would be better than this.

>>9816281
Eh idk its kind of something to emulate actually. I got some good recommendations yesterday.

Just thought it might be a way to approach the lack of diversity in what is """allowed""" reading material for discussion

>>9816283
This is 4chan. You can post whatever the fuck you want. People will call you a faggot regardless. You want actual discussion from all responses in a thread go somewhere else.

>>9816240
>he thinks /lit/ reads books.

>>9816240
kekkle

>>>/reddit/

Don't post reddit books here.

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>>9816185

>>9816118
I'm way too neurotic to skip a paragraph.

Never, really never.

Why the fuck would I ever do that.

>>9816123
This

I can hold a book

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>>9816113
>come in, come in
>wow, thanks for the wine, you shouldn't have
>yes, take a seat, or I could give you the tour?
>only one thing worth looking at really
>can I show you my bookshelf?
>yes, yes, I do have quite a lot of impressive books, don't I?
>I've read quite a lot of them
>oh yes, I understood them too, I find that reading makes me much smarter than most people
>why aren't they damaged?
>oh I only buy the finest books
>yes, I treat them very well
>if any of these books were to get a crease on the paper-like material, well... To be honest I don't know what I'd do
>yes, thank you for taking the time to look at them covers of my books
>oh, stop it, you'll give me a big head, I KNOW its impressive, I don't need to be told that
>OK, yes, let's get more comfortable
>what? Hehehe, no I didn't know pristine book covers got you... Wet.
>well then let's crease the bedsheets like I would never crease a knowledge tome
>follow me

>>9816152
Nice pasta, but I actually like selling my books back to where I bought them and having them not look like shit.

>>9816094
yes and yes, his short stories are good too.

>>9816094
It's comfy af.

>>9816094
If you like Pynchy then yeah.

ass

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>>9816061
>Peven Stinker

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You probably mean the social sciences, and you're probably a fuckin undergrad know nothing

>>9816024
What do you think?

>>9816024
genius and overrated desu

just because I say that doesn't mean I go full bardolatry every now and then

stop using the word genius

[Spoiler?]siddhartha[Spoiler?]

>>9816003
Agama

>>9816003
There isn't one. However, the Dhammapada is read in all branches of Buddhism and is fairly short, that might be a place to start.

>>9815799
You are always going to mediocre, yes

>>9815799
I am a firm believer in innate talent so my answer is no OP you're better off doing whatever youre good at

>>9815799
Well, great prose can always be reached. The perfectly divine, possibly not, but that does not stop man from trying. You though, you have to go outside to even try, anon.

>>9815744

What type of book is this? The preview doesn't give much depth into the structure of the book, and the author seems to be part of the weird fiction meme scene

>>9815764
>weird fiction meme scene
perhaps.

>>9815744
If you're shilling it, post the best except you can and I will think about ordering it.

>>9815735
Well everyone reads differently, apparently, but I sub-vocalize while taking notes, highlighting, and tagging pages of significant shit. Needless to say, sometimes it takes my quite a significant amount of time to read some books. But, I spend a significant about of time in study, which makes it. possible, more worth my time. I don't think I'd get away with reading fast and being able to reach my interpretation on some novels. Do what you think is best for you. I think it's best to spend your time understanding what you are looking at.

>>9815905
Whoa! My apologies for the grammar errors.
>Smokes weed and shit posts on 4chan for fun on a weekend.
>Really living it up

>>9815914
The worst part is I have really shit retention no matter what, so I can't really tell whether or not I understand what I read even if I didn't subvocalize. The frustration comes in with unnecessary reading. I'm more than willing to read a normal pace if it means better comprehension, but I can't figure out how. It's either sluggishly re-reading and get absolutely everything or speeding and may or may not understand everything.

I gave learned an important lesson from it, and indeed now live a life well aware of how useless it is to read fiction.

>>9815671
I'm more intelligent than the normies.
Not more happy though.

>>9815685
yeah i got an english degree too my dude

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>>9815670
The Holy Bible.

Extended Phenotype. it's an expounding of the ideas set forth in tSG. i'm abt to start it so i have no idea what it's like. excited though

I suppose this would be a good place to go next.

http://www.philosophy-index.com/hume/guillotine/

>>9815651
Yes, just for all the times it is referenced in other literature.

>>9815651
it's not a singular book, you dip

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>>9815661
It is usually compiled though.