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Does anyone here have any actual aspirations to be famous/noteworthy in their field? Do you think you have the chops to contribute meaningfully to philosophy?
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i'm tryin'
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>>10008175
Same senpai
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Please explain to me why you think that you need to be famous to be successful. Tell me how that isn't a huge waste of time and energy.
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Diary of an Oxygen Thief 2017-09-11 03:10:02 Post No.10008141
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Has anybody here on /lit/ read this book? If so, do you think it was worth your time?
I was shuffling aimlessly through B&N the other day when it caught my eye. Was kind of annoyed by the back cover saying "it's like Catcher in the Rye and Lolita! remember THOSE books??" But still I opened it and read a few pages. While coming off as kind of immature (in an edgy way) I at least remembered enough about it to come here and ask about it. I may read it if there is a good point to it existing besides just trying to appeal to angsty young people.
tl;dr should I read this?
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>I don't like this book because it made me upset
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Top jej there are a LOT of assblasted roasties that rated this book 1 star because they didn't like the content of the plot.
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>>10008144
go back there
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H-h-how am I supposed to write reading responses for College English?
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read the syllabus, nerd
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BLACK LIVES MATTER
BLACK LIVES MATTER
BLACK LIVES MATTER
You're welcome, OP: enjoy your A.
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>>10008058
This question is underrated. I have a professor who has the weirdest way of making us do our reading responses when compared to past English professors.
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How about that for a citation? How humanities are you?
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>>10008043
>Man does not easily awaken from his ancient nightmares in which the ego has tyrannized over both himself and God; and hence the crucifixion of God. The ego has been a fatality both for the human self and for God.1
>1. This was once revealed to me in a dream.
You've got to take into context what's being talked about here. It's a bit silly to write a footnote for this, but waking up with an idea is not any sillier than having some philosophical/theological insight while praying, meditating or taking a shower.
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>>10008043
What book?
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footnotes aren't necessarily citations
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Personal blog/ Love letter critique thread 2017-09-11 02:35:04 Post No.10008014
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Personal blog/ Love letter critique thread
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Sup bros. I come to you with my tale of unrequited love because I have no one else to turn to. Please bear with me.
So the thing is I have been madly infatuated with a girl in my friends circle in college. Lets call her DD. She's in my class. We hang out (with a couple of other kids) after classes. We don't really talk too much, but whenever we do, it's these really intense and meaningful conversations about life, the universe and their like. She has never dated before, and is completely unlike any other chick I have met before. She just reads, listens to music and podcasts and watches movies. She despises small talk and is very upright. She is skinny and petite, with a rather austere look on her face (i used to refer to her as Mother Teresa lol). I had a girlfriend (sort of) during this period because I felt that just having a womans touch could cure me of my longing for her. Boy was I WRONG.
Long story short: I broke up with the chick I was dating because I could not pretend to love someone when my heart lay with DD. I wrote a long ass letter addressed to her to lay out my feelings for her during the summer holidays.
As soon as college reopened, I decided to be honest with my feelings with her. So I called her to meet me in a semi deserted place in college and told her I liked her. Her jaw dropped in amazement and she put up her hand to cover her mouth. She had no I dea that I thought of her as more than a friend (I thought you had feelings for the other girl anon!). Unable to explain myself (my brain was short circuiting) I pulled out the notebook where I had written the letter and showed it to her. After going thru the letter, she says "Umm, beautiful letter anon. See you ge me ( I had anticipated her reaction in my letter) but I cant say the same because I don't share your feelings. Sorry". She uttered those words with the most lovely expression in her eyes.. a combination of pity and surprise.
We promised to to try and make things as normal as possible when we hang out around each other but it has been anything but that. Gone are those days when I could tease her about little stuff and crack jokes carelessly. She grows somber everytime I am near her and tries to avoid eye contact (although this has been improving lately). I, in turn try to not make her uncomfortable, so I avoid hhanging out with my friends and just chill in the library or something.
What should I do bros? The girl is literal perfection in human form and everytime I see her face, I have to look away because it is like being blinded by the sun. Her beauty overwhelms me and her aloofness kills me. Should I apologize for making things awkward and move on? Or should I ask her out (as friends) to get to know her better. Just 8 months of Uni left and getting to know her better sounds like a better deal than wallowing in self contempt and misery.
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Commencing upload of the letter...
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> Dear D,
I write this letter out of extreme anguish. I acn't sleep, can't study, cant eat, cant breathe, cant talk, cant walk without thoughts about you intruding into my mind. I imagine myself looking into your eyes, running my fingers thru your charcoal black hair and kissing your forehead softly in the moments before I fall asleep in my small, stuffy room on the roof. Of course your absence compels me to to use my second pillow as a replacement. You might think this to e pathetic and laugh at me my love. But I implore of you to try and understand my sad predicament. The coward that I am, I chose to pursue the woman who I knew I could win over rather than the one who had won me over from the very beginning- you. I am a coward who chose the comfort of a plastic relationship rather than the anguished uncertainty of going after someone who- in a manner of speaking- is rather saintly in her conduct.
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>>10008032
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(cont)
In doing so, I have broken the heart of the other girl, and plunged my own into abject emotional poverty, so that now doubt my own worthiness of loving someone else. Yes, I doubt if I am worthy of you my love. Me with all my subterfuges, schemes, neuroses and self defeating deceptions, am I worthy of someone like you? You , who are so noble hearted, so clear minded, generous and strong. You, whose very nature forbids her from indulging in idle gossip about other people. You, whose very gait betrays her careful casualness. Although I hate cliches, you make me believe in the fundamental goodness that lies inside all human beings, perhaps even in myself. With you, I want to be good, to do good and so on. You might think I am sappy and emotional. You are not wrong. My emotions drive me insane and make me do silly things, (I suspect I am going to do something silly in a few days) but most importantly, they make me vulnerable to hurt and disappointment. Do you regard your emotions with suspicion too? Do you have an active emotional life? Why do you like to be alone? Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to assume anything about your past, but I cannot help giving in to wild conjectures and assumptions. Do you feel lonely too, when while waiting for sleep to come over you, you perceive the faint music of our planet hurtling through nothingness? I have always regarded romantic relationships with suspicion, like you. The very idea of seeking some kind of consolation or contentment in the companionship of someone else always seemed (to me) to reek of insecurity and desperation.
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Just got back from a screening of the new It movie, and while it was terrible, it did evoke a sense of nostalgia for the book itself.
Any horror recommendations? I haven't really given genre fiction a go in years, but horror is one of the few things that I can stomach.
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>>10008010
a volume of Poe
or Henry James
but wait until October
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>>10008010
>while it was terrible, it did evoke a sense of nostalgia for the book itself.
I can already tell you're a pretentious faggot.
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I'd rather you just shared your thoughts about the movie in more detail, OP.
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Has anyone here outside USA/Europe ordered from Thriftbooks, and did it arrive within the estimated time? I'd like to hear especially from latin americans, such as myself.
Also, if the book happens to not arrive, does Thriftbooks offer refund/send another copy like AbeBooks?
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Pls respond.
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>>10008004
Mexico here.
yes and yes, sometimes takes up to 30 days thought.
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>>10008797
Thank you, man.
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Has anyone read anything by Stanislaw Lem? I'm thinking of buying The Star Diaries but I'm not sure if the translation is any good
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Yes.
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>>10007987
the Cyberiad is good, if you consider when it was written. it'd make good bedtime stories for children today.
Is "It" worth it?
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Mom-core pop horror.
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>>10008000
THOSE FUCKING DIGITS
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I thought it was pretty good, not a groundbreaking g literary milestone in any possible way, but I really enjoyed the scale and epic scope of it, and the parts of it describing the way character's fears (not like of the killer clown but more like the things we all go through and worry about when growing up and trying to become our own people) overwhelm them but then they are able to face them are really powerful, it resonated a lot with me at the time I read it.
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Do you know where i can download e-books in .mobi format?
I'm sorry if this is not the ideal board for request this.
Thanks
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>>10007985
gen.lib.rus.ec (with mirror at libgen.io)
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>>10007985
Epub → mobi through calibre
sauce
(Bibliotik → Myanonamouse) → Mobilism → libgen → irchighway #ebooks → undernet #bookz → TPB → VK
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>>10007995
Why does everyone recommend these sites? The formats the books are uploaded in are shit, it's illegible. IRC is kinda ok.
I'd recommend the web page I use, but they only upload books in spanish.
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Recent purchases lads
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Gen.lib.rus.ec
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I got a 1991 New Oxford Annotated Bible in good condition for $12
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>>10007949
I pretty much buy any NYRB edition
Got pic related at a library sale for $25
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Has anyone taken the road less travelled by?
If yes, what did you learn from this?
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There's a Burger King instead of a McDonalds
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>>10007948
>Has anyone taken the road less travelled by?
Yes, everyone has at least once.
>If yes, what did you learn from this?
Nothing, that's the point.
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>>10007966
But I thought it made all the difference?
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Do you read journals /lit/?
What's your favorite?
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The Economist is not a journal. It's almost entirely propaganda and it's pretty damn overt about it.
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>>10007947
it's clearly not the economist. it's like reading a lame article 3 days after the event happened by the time which I've already read a dozen texts from different sides of the spectrum.
i mostly read in real time news or developing stories.
some are well documented articles.
some are not.
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>>10007947
The Economist is fucking garbage, faggot. Wanna know how I know you're an undergrad?
>>10008108
this, desu
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Best books to read high, pls. I love reading stoned and would like some ideas. Basically any philosophy is great, GR is great too, isn't it? Gimme some poetry, if you can.
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>>10007942
The Bible mixed with the Zossima chapters of The Brothers Karamazov mixed with William Blake.
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>>10007942
Tennyson's Maud!
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>>10007942
Read Finnegan's Wake aloud to yourself.
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What's the deal with Tao Lin? Actually interesting, or just memes and shitposting in book form?
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no one knows
go to bed, Tao
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>>10007940
I like the idea of what he does and some of Taipei is actually good, but so much of it is really awkward in a really distracting way.
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He's only noteworthy because he posted here at least once and he namedropped 4chan in Taipei
Aside from that he's Third Rate Asian BEE Currently On A Paranoid Drug Trip