http://www.thebookseller.com/news/new-novel-salman-rushdie-2017-481746
>"The novel tracks life over the past eight years, including: the rise of conservative political group the Tea Party; 2014 hashtag campaign Gamergate; identity politics; the backlash against political correctness; and, what is described as, "the insurgence of a ruthlessly ambitious, narcissistic, media-savvy villain sporting make-up and coloured hair"."
Oh boy.
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>>9074707
hope he redpills people to what women and nonwhites truly are
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what the fuck I love fatwas now
In all seriousness, Boomer-generation scum have absolutely no right to give political commentary
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>>9074707
The memes have gone too far. I wouldn't be surprised if the shady Persian rug salesman looking ass churns out a book that's half plagiarised ED articles and /lit/ shitposts
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When did you realise that the ideal of being well read was a harmful meme propagated by the academia-media-publishing industrial complex?
"Good peon... Focus on the barely disguised narcissistic memoirs of some dead person... Books are mind enriching... Consume more books... Never mind that the information age has made a mockery of information's value as a commodity among people... You're just so curious about the world and such a voracious reader, aren't you, peasant...
That psychologist's new 400 page book based on lab experiments and that could be summarised in 5 pages has been read by most people at your local cafe! Imagine the embarrassment if they find out you haven't read it... You're right, enjoyment is an immature state... That continental philosopher has such profound and non trivial insights about our society, it seems like you now have another 12 books on your "must read" list in order to be well read... Don't forget the conservative tradition, that's another 20 books you must read... No, don't ask any meta-questions or ask whether they work within self referential citation ring systems with unfalsifiable theories and trivial insights; bad peasant! Your dinner party guests would be shocked to hear that!
This 1200 page post-modern masterpiece references 500 works that you must also read before you die... No, don't fall asleep while reading it! The cover quote calls it, "Frequently hilarious!" Maybe you haven't read enough to fully appreciate it?"
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>>9074673
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbXz3MXx2DU
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>>9074673
Do you spend all your time on here?
Why don't you kill yourself already, pathetic frog faggot
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>>9074673
You're paranoid and over thinking it, and you're a sheep if you allow the publishing industry to dictate what you read.
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Audiobook thread
What books are good to listen to?
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>>9074588
none
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There's no excuse to listen to audio books unless you're blind.
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>>9074614
or if you, ya know, are employed and can't lose entire days in the pages of a book.
audiobooks are great for the car
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What does /lit/ think about The Count of Monte Cristo?
Will it ever receive a worthwhile and faithful Hollywood adaption?
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>>9074580
Thought it was okay, wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Way too fucken long, prose wasn't great, plot was the best part of it.
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>>9074615
Did you read the original French, or an English translation?
Because the old translation is terrible, the recent one by Buss is way better.
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>>9074624
I read a modern Dutch translation
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Why have so many people been tricked in to believing this is a good book?
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People are stupid and gullible.
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>>9074564
we're talking about people who believe 50 shades of gray, twilight and hungry games is good, anon
plus, in everything paulo coelho writes theres some sort of "wisdom" stolen from some obscure religion or some shit
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I read this off the family bookshelf once, told my mother it was pretentious shit, and she smugly replied that I would understand it when I'm older.
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Is there an equivalent image or info graphic for this board?
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>>9074389
I'm working on this one rn but was hoping for one that was more comprehensive
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>>9074389
http://sonic.net/~rteeter/grtbloom.html
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>>9074389
>3rd grade
>proof of the irrationality of the square root of 2
what kind of autistic shut in made this shit. in 3rd grade i literally fought a kid over pokemon cards
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Hey /lit/, I've wandered into a bookshop today and realized I haven't read a book in months. That being said', I'm a bit strapped for cash so only want one for now. Can you help? Here's what I found, tell me what to get first so I don't have to make decisions for myself.
I found The Complete Works of Shakespeare for cheap. I've read like 3 of his plays and seen 2. Not sure if all of Shakespeare is a must read. I enjoyed the ones I've read though (Hamlet, R&J, and the one about fairies, that one was pretty retarded imho). Might be cool to go through it.
I found Tolkien's Beowulf translation and they also have most of his othere books. I've been interested in his Beowulf and the other books are intriguing as well since I only read the LotR trilogy and I loved it, I would even consider getting the LotR books just because I only borrowed them from a friend before.
Discworld novels. I've read 4 so far and loved them, I would like to read them all eventually, I've read Equal Rites, first two Tiffany Aching books and Wyrd Sisters(I love the witches in Discworld).
I also found Good Omens, I love both Gaiman and Pratchett yet I didn't know they wrote a book together. No idea what it is but it has to be fucking good.
Game of Thrones. Not sure about this one, I don't watch the show because I wanted to read the books, but my friends are big fans of the show so a lot of the story is already spoiled for me. I've also heard his writing isn't that good.
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Desu GoT isn't that good, but I find itenjoyableandfun
I'd get Shakespeare thoughDumb K-On poster
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My diary desu
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bamp
How did Stephen King ever recover from being B T F O by a true, artistically recognized auteur?
Has there ever been a bigger FUCK YOU in the history of literature? (Let's suspend our disbelief and pretend that "Stephen King" and "literature" are two words that may ever properly belong together).
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Not even the best King adpatation desu
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>>9074298
Not the best King adaptation but the best adaptation of a King novel.
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>>9074309
So not accurate enough to plot in novel compared to other films but the best film of all the King novel adaptions?
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>I've not
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>Ah havnae
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*I haven't do'nt
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>amn't
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Where do I start with occultism? What are the best works? The only related books I've read are the ones by Lovecraft.
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>>9074242
aleister crowley or some shit, i dunno.
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>>9074242
The occult is a branch of mysticism, not a branch of "horror."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haidbauer_incident
wtf I hate wittgenstein now
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it's not your fault that the children are slow witty
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>>9074189
Was it autism?
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>>9074272
Most definitely, but the amazing thing about Wittgenstein, and the reason that he is such an inspiration to all with an interest in philosophy, is that he transcended and cured his autism in his late life.
> ayo you can't talk about the Tao!
> imma talk about it anyway!
Why can't quietists just be fucking quiet?
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>>9074159
shhhhh
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>via negativa
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>>9074912
/thread
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Which female character in a novel of literary significance do you find the most attractive?
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>inb4 Lolita
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>>9074095
the protagonist ofmy diary desu
t. tranny
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>>9074095
Heinlein's Friday.
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Where do you start with the master Joseph McElroy?
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S01e01.Spongebob.Squarepants
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>>9073978
His magnum opus, a 1,000,000 word apology on the benefits of water, simply titled "Water."
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women and meme
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What books about Psychology and/or Sociology have you read? Are they good? Which has provided the most insight for you?
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Fanti and Jung
Both told me OP is likely a faggot.
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>>9073888
nice post XD
check'd
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>>9073850
Read Freud and William James. They are two huge figures in psych. I recommend reading The Freud Reader (also, check out the recommended readings in the back if the book) and The Principles of Psychology I&II (by William James). After that, work your way towards Skinner and anything that begins to interest you.
Remember Psychology is a complicated and budding SCIENCE, treat it as such. Don't fall for the memes either:
Freud laid the groundwork for the whole of therapeutic Psychology; his work is must-read because nearly everyone has an opinion on him and it is best to form your own opinion. Also, once you know about his work, you will see his influence everywhere.
Don't fall for the 'humanistic' and 'positive' branches; they are huge memes that are just moralizing human behavior under the guise of Psychology.
Be weary of any kind of pathology approach that doesn't provide an adequate physical description of its pathologies.
Psychology is a science. Don't get caught up in the free will debate. Science is monistic and has no room for special snowflake idea of 'free will'. Observe the human objectively.