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Anybody else here ruthlessly independent?

>refuse to work
>refuse to talk
>refuse to answer the door
>refuse to perform chores
>refuse to maintain a regular sleep schedule
>refuse to study
>refuse to conform to social norms
>refuse to subscribe to dominant regional and / or national ideologies
>refuse to "quit it"
>refuse to pay back large high-interest loans
>refuse to dress often
>refuse to shower

What books advocate this kind of lifestyle?

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Working class writers?

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>Hey anon! Don't forget to summarize every paragraph of the books you read in your own words so that you can properly digest the material. :3

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We post anonymously here, and yet still people are not sincere. What exactly do you hope to gain, anonymously, by adopting a new kind of role, defined by something as disgusting as "4chan is a cool underground website that I want to feel a part of" so you act like an idiot here, play the stupid games, talk about the books you think you should talk about, adopt the opinions you think you should adopt,..

Do you realize how divergent and non-hive-minded this place would really appear if everyone decided to be honest? What is everyone thinking they're going to lose, anonymously? You won't fit in? With what? With nothing, literally nothing. The second you turn your monitor off, this entire world disappears, and you're still alone with yourself, as you always are. None of this matters, nor will it ever. This website is not some kind of underground 'secret influence on society' machine, its nothing. The people who flock here are didn't pass some kind of "cool, intelligent people" test, and the people who remain here didn't pass some kind of "can handle the red pill" shit. It amazes me that there is some conception of superiority from this in relation to reddit or whatever website you want to be your trendy antagonist. I'm sure all of you can remember times where this website made you feel less lonely and gave you a chuckle or two, but beyond that this is your coffin.
Go ahead and browse through the catalogue, slowly, and ask yourself if any of this shit has some kind of substance beyond childish competition. Idiots trying to prove to other idiots how cool they are.

But no, look at this Calvin and HObbes 4chan banner. 4chan is so self-aware and self-ironic, even the banners talk about what a shit place this is! Ha-ha-ha! This place is so shit! Isn't it fun to wallow in shit? Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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Do you like short stories, /lit/?

What's your favorite one?

Have you ever written any yourself?

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What is the best publisher of paperbacks and why is it the Viking Portable Library?

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What's some essential LitRPG? Is this the next big literary movement?

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Hahahaha
Hooooohahaha
Wew lad

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How does /lit/ feel about these books? I've been recently looking at buying some classics and I found these at my local B&N. Should I stick to regular editions or are these worth a buy?

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Who decided that the title for Hitlers "My Struggle" should be left untranslated as "Mein Kampf"?

Why are the titles of some foreign books translated, and others not?

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What's some good modern fantasy?

I'd ask /sffg/ but they're a contrarian circle jerk who only ever insist upon the same three awful writers, all of whom only write GoT knock-offs and insist everything else is trash

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>she didn't like stoner because he basically rapes his wife
I actually didn't think about it that way at all. Sometimes the female perspective changes your view on a character.

At the same time though. That comment made me kek.

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ITT: Luso literature thread, foreigners welcome

My favorite author is Augusto dos Anjos, but I've already reread it at least five times. I enjoyed Cruz e Souza, but it's nowhere near the quality of Augusto. Could someone recommend me another author, in the same vein of him, that I might enjoy?

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What is his best short fiction story or novella?

For me it's either Hadji Murad or The Forged Coupon.

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I'm having a hard time reading Gravity's Rainbow... What could help understand it?

For example, maybe I'm missing some historical context.