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A bit aged in terms of the writing style, but very brutal. Junger must've been pretty badass too because he never really admits to fear in his situation and seemed to enjoy the conflict somewhat.

A storm of shit, as the title says

>>9720657

It should be the most popular book written by a soldier of WWI. But no, All quiet takes that cake. All quiet on the western front was written by a soldier who served for literally less than a month on the western front. Juenger however, served from 1914 til the Kaiserschlacht in the middle of 1918 sustaining multiple wounds. Yet he dosen't seem to bitch about the war for paragraphs like the best of English and, for comparison, Remarque who write all quiet. Overall Storm of steel is truly the superior WW1 memoir.

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>>9719851
template

>>9719858
Love this one.

I lifted every day for a couple years but haven't for the past few years. Now I'm fat but according to Socrates I'm all good.

somebody post the pasta about how ripped acient greeks were

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>>9719889

Pevear and Volokhonsky translations for all.

1) Brothers K
2) Demons
3) Crime and Punishment
4) Notes From Underground
5) The Idiot

>>9719836
Are they as bad as people say for Dost? Or were they good translations?

>>9719836
this order is probably the best one. I might switch demons and c&p but they're all brilliant. Poor Folk at number 6 though obviously.

Go to /pol/, you clicked on the wrong board

read books froggo

>>9719641
Read articles and work your way up m8

>>9719286
LOL. I bet you voted for Drumpf. (Because he's a literal fascist.)

>>9719295
LOL , you'd be incorrect with both assertions.

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It's like being in a room with two mirrors facing each other.

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>>9719258
that varg is a retard and nordcucks are genetically inferior

from reading infographics, that is

>>9719258
Grammar nazi people are just insecure brainlets clinging to their ego

>>9719258
That reading is pretty cool and helps with loneliness and you learn amazing things and the more you read the better you get at it. Your comprehension of the subject matter goes up, your vocabulary increases, you get to share interesting things you've learned with friends and family and get to use the knowledge in meaningful ways in your life.

>>9719248
They don't.

>>9719248
My question is why does anyone like him at all? Btw he was a progressive and liberal.

>>9720048
and?

It's shit

I don't owe you anything, fuck off.

It'll put you off murdering old ladies to avoid paying the rent.

>>9718942
will make sure to post a one-star review once you link yours. "not your private army" etc

>>9718944
>"not your private army" etc
thank you reddit

>>9718942
>why don't we give each other five-star amazon reviews on the crap we have written?
Because Amazon bans that shit, that's why.

sappho

Sylvia Plath

shakespeare

>>9718810
The King James Version, because then I can read passages like the following with a booming and authoritative voice:

>WHAT HAST THOU DONE? THE VOICE OF THY BROTHER'S BLOOD CRIETH UNTO ME FROM THE GROUND. AND NOW ART THOU CURSED FROM THE EARTH, WHICH HATH OPENED HER MOUTH TO RECEIVE THY BROTHER'S BLOOD FROM THY HAND [...]!

It's also very accurate.

>>9718810
>Which version of the Bible did you read?
An Italian translation.
>Did you read it to understand literature better or for religious reasons?
Both.

>>9718853
Is the Authorised KJV (Oxford World Classics edition) as accurate as the KJV? I'm not that versed on the Bible but I want to read an accurate translation with notes.

>>9718632
>le woman is an object and men are the subject and it's funny because 'woman' is also an object in this very sentence too and 'she' is the subject of a passive clause hehe so witty! Yasss! xD

In other words: she meant nothing of substance.

>tfw simone will never place herself on your face

>>9718644 and most the rest of /lit/
have deep seeded issues with women that will take many years of intense psychoanalysis to sort out. Best of luck to you all

>>9718523
>is this some joke
yes

t. expert on your dad

He probably was never into the literal shit eating scenes and child molestation in it I'm afraid...

>>9718523
>having a dad that reads Pynchon
>let alone having a dad that reads
I envy you anon

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You read to gain experience: They give you a voice, influences to absorb, and nuances to adopt.

You can definitely become a writer without having read many books, but you can't expect your work to come out as "acceptable," according to most standards. Virtually everybody is already a writer, but the difference between a good one and one who does it out of necessity is night and day.

Think of it this way: It's like if a musician tried to create music without listening to music himself.

>>9718372
Follow your intuition.

You're bound to get frustrated attempting to write and end up reading anyway. Doing things organically will show you exactly the problems you need to read about in order to solve.

>>9718372
op is that a pic of u lmao !