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>>9258797
please list at least 3 of ideas who actually influenced the world

>>9258805

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>>9258797
Chomsky is a fucking hack and gets BTFO everytime by this intellectual giant.

Continentals>>>>ANALytics

Why doesnt he just finish those fucking books first.

I imagine that when you're a writer of Martin's immense talent, and you're working to finish the most important literary project of your time, that you hold yourself to a standard so high that if we mortals were to do the same, we would fail to write a word. With this in mind, it's frankly amazing that Martin writes as fast as he does. Every word he types has to be perfect, divine, inspired, as to be in harmony with the rest of the work; and the more perfection he achieves, the higher the stakes become, and the more tragic is the consequence of every misstep. A fatal mistake made at the beginning of a journey shows extraordinary incompetence, but is no tragedy; but a fatal mistake made on the verge of perfection... To endure this level of pressure, Martin must be made of something new in nature. He may in fact already be immortal, and his assured literary immortality may be superfluous.

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>>9258760
>but sometimes it seems as if the harder I work, the further behind I get.

>>9258717
I've read The Drowning World and High-Rise. I also have a paperback of The Drought on the unread pile. I want to read more of his earlier novels and short fiction before reading any newer things.

But yes, he is very good, very concerned with civilisations and people psychologically regressing. I came to him via SF/New Wave, his early short stories are in with that crowd.

His detached and dispassionate prose feels immersive, and what I enjoyed about Drowned World and High-Rise was the feeling of being gradually insidiously being exposed to something unusual, surreal or violent, much like a frog gradually being immersed in boiling water.

I personally prefer The Drowned World to all his others, although High Rise is also a masterful critique of British culture and politics in the 70s. Crash is alright, but again a little heavy handed... that's a general problem with Ballard though, very little is subtle...

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>>9258765
>>9258769

I've seen the film of High-Rise, is the book worth reading?

>watch Empire of the Sun
>enjoy the inspiring story
>seek out more by the author
>end up reading about car crash victims having sex

no more vampires

no more werewolves

no more female protagonist has to choose between two hot white guys who both want her

no more faux-medieval settings with no reason to exist other than to let the reader believe that life in the middle ages was better than it is today

no more magic without cost to the wielder

less barbarians, more healers

Are you one of those people who never read a fantasy book written after 1985 and still thinks the genre is just Tolkien imitators + GRRM?

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>le all fantasy is the same meme

>>>9260264
>less barbarians, more healers
why? From a story telling perspective it's better to have very few healers so damage to characters is more permanent

His only worth is by way of Melville

>>9258598
How do you mean, fellow anon?

>>9258596
He's great, but not as great as Melville

maybe the better theorist, but Melville outclassed him by way of writing. I think Hawthorne had a greater reason, whereas Melville had a greater sense.

>>9258588
>Kierkegaard
>beginner

>>9258588
You find something real to care about.

By embracing the religion of your forefathers, go worship a tree or the sun, stop obeying the ramblings of delirious sand people.

>>9258493

medicalfag here. We use that term all the time, but as a /lit/ word it is kind of odd.

You're a little too sensitive, and not in a good way

Toned

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how did you enjoy Stanislav Lem's Solaris?

>>9258425
Wtf have you read?

To be honest, it's just fine that you don't like Sci-Fi. The genre is generally nothing but schlock. If anything, you should count your natural aversion as a blessing.

>>9258420
This, and Point and Line to Plane is good

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>>9258439

Goethe.

No, but it's long.

>>9258367
The answer is still no

I just read the description and it sounds interesting, but how much is interpersonal drama for the purposes of critiquing the American Justice system, and how much is meditative loneliness against the backdrop of the Utah landscape?

>>9258357
eh, no need, just read it through. it's intended to be a bit disorienting, but you'll get through that.

The reason I ask is bc I'm trying to get a 'good friend' into Gaddis. He finds the unnamed dialogue infuriating.

>>9258373
thanks, anon. I don't think I'll have a problem with figuring out who's who. So I was going to highlight myself as I went along.

>>9258325
pats your bloke

>>9258325

archipelos your gulag

>>9258325
Pieces your War

I usually go for Oxford University Press versions of classic texts like these. I don't like having to compare every little thing an anon said about this or that translation.

They usually supply good text and footnotes.

>>9258328
I'm currently at a store and all they have is a penguin classics and a barnes and Noble edition. I'm lazy and impatient so I'm wondering if these are good enough or is it worth the wait for something else?

>>9258344
Unless you're going to make critical decisions based on the text, I guess any edition is fine. Imo it doesn't matter that much.

Just get what's there if you want to read it.

(And don't go to 4chan in public like that anon.)

>>>/r9k/

>>9258292
I'm not looking to become autistic, but thanks anyways.

>>9258301
There are many misconceptions about /r9k/ and that is one. We consist of a diverse group of people ranging from misogynists, autists, schizophrenics, schizoids and even neurotypical people.

depends. if its pulp i can listen to music, ride the bus etc....if its a serious book I dislike background noise

I recently started playing some old favourite tv shows of mine in the background but I'm getting suspicious that it's just my brain trying to distract me for its dopamine fix

Yes. I always listen to music while I'm reading. If it's heavy reading, I make sure it's instrumental.