Are there any good books from here?
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There's Lawrence's Sea and Sardinia which along with Etruscan Places I'd recommend. But they're only about these places--
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Crowley set up the Abbey of Thelema in Cefalu about a century ago, he might have written something cute while in residence.
There /must/ be some relevant writings relating to Napoleon which were actually composed hereabouts.
One "Llull" in the Balearics turns out to be an early-modern figure of some note...
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>>9622344
Zorba the Greek was written by a Greek who visited Crete.
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What does /lit/ think about Karl Barth?
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I've read a few war memoirs and I feel that none have topped this one so far.
The other war memoirs I've read have been quite captivating, but after reading Chickenhawk they feel pretty detached and kind of impersonal. The authors kind of "go through the motions" in describing their combat operations, and you get the sense that they leave a lot of things unsaid. It could perhaps be a matter of different mindsets, a sense of personal decorum that provides a different filter for one's experiences, or the need to preserve the memory of the people they served with, but to me Chickenhawk felt like the first no bullshit war memoir I've read, the first one where I've felt like the author was baring his soul and telling me exactly what he was feeling and what he was going through without any bullshit.
This may as well be a general war memoir thread. Post your favourites here.
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>>9622290
Also Fireforce: One Man's War in The Rhodesian Light Infantry
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>>9622328
On the topic of Rhodesia, Mukiwa is great too.
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>>9622328
What's so great about it?
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Where could I find the source of this quote by Northrop Fyre 2017-06-11 02:00:18 Post No.9622162
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Where could I find the source of this quote by Northrop Fyre
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I can only find parts of it online, I tried wikiquote too.
“In our primitive days,” “Our literary heroes were nearly gods” “and became more human… more flawed.”
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Reddit probably
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In the back and forth koans, why are the masters such assholes?
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Because Zen is a discipline and not a relaxation technique.
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because one day you'll thank me for all that scary love.
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This
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Does the central plot of a story serve only to create a framing device for interesting subplots and character arcs, or do subplots and character arcs exist to flesh out the central plot?
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either way, or anyway you want...
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"Any worthwhile book must have three things: a polemic against an error, a recovery of something forgotten, and an innovation."
Writers of /lit/: does your book have these three things? If so, what are they?
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Do you even eat the memes?
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Anyone have the book dump link or anything similar?
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I got a dump for you right here
*poos on you*
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Real original..
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ey /lit/, who else was going for Steerpike?
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Any resources for baby books?
Looking for high contrast books currently but also interested in toddler and kids books, as the baby will grow fast lol.
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What kind of reading (autobiographies, letters, primary/secondary sources, etc.) should I look into to understand the true motives behind the American Civil War?
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For the North back issues of the Dial; for the South, the Greeks, Romans and Sirs Thomas Mallory and Walter Scott. Somewhat serse.
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>Hasn't even read Infinitum Jokeries
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>has read """"big joke"""
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À la recherche du temps perdu 2017-06-10 09:46:54 Post No.9621174
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While not technically sequals, a lot of people read and view Swann's way as a standalone work. I'm currently on the fence on whether or not to continue after just recently finishing the first volume.
What I'm wondering:
>how much more insight into Proust's philosophy would one gain from 2-6
>does the work's length actually benefit it in any way?
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Composition - Non native speaker - Results 2017-06-10 09:44:08 Post No.9621167
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Hi /lit/,
Approximately 2 weeks ago I made a thread where I asked for help with my composition because I needed better grades in my English Course.
Thankfully everything went better than expected and I also got better grades in the following exams. I still gotta chances to get approved this semester. I just need to keep improving.
Teacher delivered our compositions back and as I promised I'm here to deliver it.
I made 82 out of 100 points.
I'd like to thank the Anons who helped me very much.
The original thread link is here: >>9579686
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I don't entirely agree with your graders corrections, some are unneccesary. I would work on your handwriting though.
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It's quite shaky lol and I had to write it down over a faulty table. Sometimes my "R" and "s" are indistinguishable.
But I really appreciate your comment.