Give me novels or short stories that follow a character on some kind of a journey or a pilgrimage where he meets people and discovers different cultures and goes to nature. Something like Byron or Pushkin. But not adventurous kids stuff. Bonus points if it's in french.
When did Pushkin write anything like that?
>>8899635
The Pilgrims Progress
Brave New World
>>8899635
Siddhartha, to an extent
I need some recommendations for a book as a gift. Its for a girl, she's a young adult with pretty normie tier reading interests. Has read mostly classics and YA fiction, she enjoys fantasy particularly, probably something with romance.
My first thought was His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman because its an excellent read but not overly complex or crazy and I don't believe she's read it. I've read it myself and enjoyed it. The only issue is she's a Christian and I hear many Christians are offended by the series because God is killed in itedgy, I knowand it seems to have anti religion sentiment... Still, she reads some mainstream stuff and doesn't seem super conservative.
I also thought of Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis, also good and more mature.
What do you guys think? Any good ideas? I'd really appreciate it. And no, I'm not trying to woo her, its for another reason entirely. No meme answers please.
Thanks in advance.
Make sure she grows up to be a proper /lit/erate.
>>8899594
Made me laugh and it looks like a book I'd like to buy, but I wonder if she might be offended. She's not a kid. But the stories do seem good...
Not bad anon. Maybe. Thanks for the recommendation.
>>8899591
Just look at the goodreads "best books ever" list, and choose the first classic on it, that you like.
For example wuthering heights.
What ebooks should I buy from Verso, /lit/? 90% off until the new year begins, so only a bit more expensive than stealing them plus there's the warm glow of supporting somebody's revolution.
The downside is that a lot of the obvious choices, like this memer's basic works, aren't available in ebook format. Sad!
>supporting verso books
scum desu
This is some clever advertisement, intern Joe.
>>8900480
fanx
What are fiction writers who deal with similar themes and ideas like Dick but has good prose and imagery?
I read seven novels and a few short stories by him, and I really like him, yet his only defect in my opinion is his non-aesthetic writing style, that if was done better could have made his content much more vivid and powerful.
>>8899457
Dick is sometimes compared to Borges
>>8899457
Read Embassytown and The City & the City by China Miéville and report back
>>8901336
I enjoyed Perdido street station. How is this one?
Post books that make you comfy during the winter, i`ll start.
>>8899233
i loved this book back in high school
War and peace by Tolstoy
It's very comfy read it drinking a black coffee and listening to Handel
>>8899268
Actually i`m russian and i don`t find russian books comforting at all for some reason. English gothic literature, on the other hand, makes me very comfy.
Chapters 26 through 30
I'm kinda busy at the moment. Will post some topics for discussion soon. If anybody has some they would like to add then go ahead.
Also tfw you are making decent progress in a doorstopper.
>Ebooks and audiobook
https://mega.nz/#F!NIcBwCYL!ZZo5gGqjat1yL_-RkuzZFw
>Previous thread
>>8894520
>>8899216
Joining in, will try to catch up.
Ok. OP is back. Here are some topics for discussion:
What do Dantes' various disguises mean in relation to the actions he carries out while using them?
Is Caderousse deserving of his reward?
Is Dantes content in being unknown to Morrel as his saviour?
What role does Dantes see himself carrying out?
>>8899496
Based OP is based
>Dantes' various disguises
Dantes came to Calderousse as a priest to draw a comparison to the sacrament of reconciliation. Dantes listens to his confession and absolves him of his "sins".
I couldn't find any deeper meaning to why Dantes came to Morrel as an investor other than that it was a good disguise.
>Caderousse's reward
Cadderousse is an interesting character. He had the potential of being an excellent person, if he wasn't stifled by his greed and envy. He deserves his reward even if he didn't take any action to help Dantes. His recognition of his poor choices and confession make up for his mistakes.
Why read books when we have reached the meme event horizon and I could spend all day on 4chan and still have more dead celebrities, terrorist attacks, media outrages, and internet culture memes to catch up on than when I began?
The internet is pretty much soma
The beginning of the text on Hebrew looks like a big nosed man showing his tongue when turned sideways.
>>8899224
or a really resigned (noseless) waiter with a huge chin holding a tray in one hand and looking over his shoulder.
The internet is actually pretty boring, though.
>go to library in italy
>they literally only carry books by italians
>ask if they have pynchon because im a memer
>they scoff at the idea of carrying american books
the fuck is wrong with them?
>>8899192
They don't get that you don't just have to read authors from your country. I'd be fine with that read nothing but Joyce and Beckett. Is a state run library?
What is Italy like?
Is it a meme to take a holiday there? Anything underground that you recommend?
italian here, why should we carry american books? italian literature is literally the best in the world
Best prose comin' thru
>>8899186
>Jumping Gee Willickers
Stopped reading
When will this meme wolfe end?
>weird for the sake of weird: the book
No fucking plot for 200 pages. Cool!
>>8899213
I'm sorry you're retarded.
>divine comedy
>isn't funny
> Infinite Jets
> Not a single jet in it
>moby dick
>he's not even in it
>2666
>its in the 20th century
Can you read Dostoyevsky without any knowledge of philosophy/psychology and still appreciate his work?
Yeah, Dosto didn't know a whole lot of philosophy himself. You should know some bible stuff though
>>8899104
An overview of Lenin is probably important for Notes For the Underground
Yes, OP.
I'm a graduate in philosophy and currently studying psychology, I have some knowledge of the field.I read his books before graduation and understood well.
Of course it helps to have a greater knowledge, but nothing relevant to an ordinary reader.
K /lit/ no memeing pls.
Why do you guys hate Infinite Jest? Like, actual reasons.
>I know fandoms destroy everything.
>I know DFW was an asshole.
>But if you pick the novel per se isn't it a nice one?
I'm like 300 pages in and loving it. It has some pretty interesting concepts and ideas.
>>8899026
I haven't even opened the book, but my impressions are
2 long
2 many footnotes
Because Harold Bloom doesn't like him.
>>8899026
Contrarians gonna hold contrarian opinions.
I finished Christmas Carol but am disappointed. This manlet just seems to write a lot of unnecessary filler. Half of the things he describe are not necessary to the story and only seem to be masturbatory 'aren't I an amazing writer' passages. Am I wrong for feeling this? Descriptive writing just seems to be the lowest form of writing. It is basically a 20,000 word short story told over 150,000 words.
Welcome to the Victorian mindset.
>>8898876
> Descriptive writing just seems to be the lowest form of writing.
> Judging classical lit but YA standards
Stick to Harry Potter
>>8898876
>and only seem to be masturbatory 'aren't I an amazing writer' passages.
Projecting insecure beta.
What are some books that are easy to read in French?
Books that are written in or translated to French.
I find it very difficult to read books in French when they're written in or translated to any other language.
Easy to read as in, the French used in them is easy?
My lè diary desu
I'm looking to get into Shakespeare. My question is: how difficult is he to pick up? I read a couple of his plays back in high school, but that was 8 years ago and they were modern English versions.
I've read the KJV Bible, Plato, Descartes, no Aristotle, and I can read old English quite well. Would I be able to comprehend Shakespeare's works?
Not that difficult, he's nothing but bones now so maybe bring a bucket and you'll be right
>>8898832
Only issue would be he references Ovid and other Greek myths sometimes. But yes you'll be able to understand and get value from him.
People are usually not aware of the fact that Plato wrote dialogues. We cannot say Plato said this or that. He wrote down what others said.