post something
i'll translate it to greek
"The best thing God has created is a new day"
The pleasure of being cummed inside
>>10013738
Hippocleides doesn't care.
“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
>>10013736
Every girl who sells their pussy on Instagram seems to love this book.
>>10013754
That quote is so insulting to human intelligence.
>>10013754
This. Too many women like this book for it to be good.
Should there be a limit to what an artist can say or do? Why?
>>10013680
Art has always been for the rich and overly educated, today's art is no different.
>>10013680
Let these sopa de macaco third worlders do whatever they like. Not like they're civilised or anything.
>>10013680
No, because.
I finished The Double by Dostoevsky (Hugh Alpin trans) and I'd like to talk about it. This short novel, following the ostracism and breakdown of a St. Petersburg civil servant after the appearance of a lookalike in his office, was written before his exile to Siberia (1846), and slightly revised after his return.
The voice of the narrator mimics the (Underground Man-like) protagonist and uses a lot of repetitive phrases and verbal tics, as well as being anxious and feverish, but the amount of slapstick humor and farce humor (Dostoevsky is surprisingly funny), psychological depth, and ambiguity made me keep reading - the way we appreciate the gap between the protag's perception of himself and how he is perceived by others, and the blurring of realities where motivations, as well as the shape of past and current events gradually become clearer.
I enjoyed this a lot more than The Gambler, and Notes From The Underground, and this make me want to read other pre-exile Dostoevsky because it was surprisingly good, and more of an approachable read than his longer novels. Maybe I will read the Landlady, Poor Folk or The Village Of Stepanchikovo next? Any recommendations of these would be welcome.
What did everybody else think The Double?
>>10013673
Damn this isn't reddit
never read it lad
Lol you accidentally made the same thread twice!!!
Just finished this.
What are the best essays or guides for trying to make sense of what I just read?
>>10013570
Thanks, but I'm looking more for online resources... not necessarily a whole book.
>>10013693
You're so horrible. Can't understand it on your own yet not willing to invest more time to understand it either?
Which author's translation do I buy?
Which is the truest to the original?
I have the Penguin Classics edition above and, although I haven't read any other translations, I sometimes get the feeling the translator may have romanticised some of his notes. I just find it hard to believe someone would write so formally and superfluously to themselves.
>>10013502
modern library
>>10013502
>he can't read Latin
Get out, pleb.
what are some good conservative Marxist perspectives, I rarely see conservatives in this side, most of those I know irl are following the free market meme which seems more and more incompatible with traditional values to me ever since I read Adorno.
>>10013421
There is this one left wing guy who gets mentioned around here sometimes who eventually grew into cultural conservatism. Can't think of his name right now but hopefully someone sees this and knows who I'm talking about.
>>10014453
Zizek, Evola?
>>10014453
MacIntyre?
I do not know for sure wether he is conservative socially, but he did become a Thomist despite having Marxist origins.
>Give ordering used books online a shot.
>eBay buyer describes it as "Very Good" conditions.
>It arrives and its a battered copy covered in stains.
>Ruins the entire aesthetic of my shelf.
LIES
>order used book (quoted obviously unread)
>first page is loose like some retard creased it hard and two of the pages are dog eared
ordered one, dont recall if new or used but seemed never opened. a paperback. sat for a few months. read it, when i got to page 82, there was a 57 page gap, just missing. binding was perfect, no noticable irregularity. not sure how that happens
>order "The Poems" Vol I of W. B. Yeats hardback used for 4.99, usually $50 new
>condition said "good"
>get it, it's actually in mint fucking condition, like no one ever even opened it before
One of the best buys of my life desu desu
is this even possible?
how does one go about discovering or developing it?
is choosing to live without meanings or beliefs a philosophy in an of itself?
>>10013264
>personal philosophy
1. ditch the "personal philosophy" and seek the Truth.
personal philosophies are for relativist autists.
But to answer your question, not having a 'philosophy' means you don't know yourself, you don't know your origin and purpose, or what value life holds. You might have a sense or intuitive feeling about these things but you aren't able to coherently express them to yourself, or others.
Basically you would be living like an animal trapped in its own subjectivity, being tossed around by memes and hidden forces; "the unexamined life is not worth living"
>>10013264
You would literally have to make yourself braindamaged to not have a philosophy
>>10013264
>is this even possible?
yes. it's as easy as living without netflix, an iphone or a personal library of rare pepes.
you just have to remind yourself every day as you wake up:
i am not a dickhead
Here’s what the story of Achilles teaches me, is that, if you’re a parent, it’s never enough what you do for these motherfuckers. It’s just never enough. It’s still gonna be your fault. How much more do you want from a mother? She dipped her kid in magic water and protected 99% of his body. Is any of it up to him? He could have just wore a big shoe and be careful. But he goes out in sandals, fucking flip flops. And a sword, and fights the whole planet. “I’m Achilles ’cause my mother dipped me.” Finally, somebody got him in the heel, and he’s like, “Mom!” “Thanks a lot, Mom.” “What’s wrong, Achilles?” “My mom didn’t dip my heel. She’s so stupid. She ruined it.” Fuck you, Achilles, you Greek dick.
shit thread die teen
>>10013189
think about what the story would be like if he wore a protective shoe.. Not that interesting.
Being almost invincible leaves a mark on his personality. He thinks nobody can defeat him, hence the sandals. Pros in their own fields of expertise also often avoid wearing protective suits or neglect safety standards.
>>10013189
It wouldn't have mattered if he wore a big boot. Death was his destiny and the arrow was guided by the Gods
Did you ever cried while writing something?
shit thread die teen
Yes, whilst writing my diary.
>>10013004
You just jelly of my glorious opening trips baka desu senpai
thoughts?
>>10012986
Read it like 7 years ago and it had a pretty profound effect on me at the time and combined with meditation it was the most positive frame of mind I've ever been in. I can't remember a single line or idea from it now and enjoy my depression and bitterness more than being happy so I won't be revisiting it.
>>10013053
depression and bitterness sound more better than appreciating every moment
thanks for the input
Read Meister Eckhart instead
Is she THE woman author? It seems like every female author aside from her is vapid garbage. Any female author recs?
>>10012972
You're right.
Woolf is also gonna get you pussy. If a qt asks what you're reading, it's always her. Don't say shit like Nabakov, Pynchon or other memesters. She won't recognize them.
all frogposters are under 18
>>10012972
George Eliot, Sarah Kane, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Murasaki Shikibu
So what does /Lit/ think about the new "IT" movie? I have
cont] i'm have listen to the audio book (part 1 only) is the unabridged one.
>generic soundtrack
>80% of the cgi is terrible
>kids get little to no development
>pennywise is not charming in the slightest
>no sense of paranoia or horror, just soulless jumpscares
>the "scary" moments were laughable even for the typical theater audience
C'mon man why are you downloading SD rips of shows
How the fuck do translators get away with this? Your fucking job is to translate, not edit in your own shit. FUCK!
>>10012868
The Nag Hammadi texts, right?
>le_sad_demiurge.png
>>10012875
Yeah, I only saw the review after I bought it and now I don't even have any motivation to get into Gnosticism.
>>10012875
Sorry it's me again. I read more reviews which said that the 1977 version (https://www.amazon.com/Nag-Hammadi-Library-English/dp/0060669292/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505208181&sr=8-1&keywords=nag+hammadi+1977) is better. Should I refund the 2007 version and get myself the 1977 version?