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Anonymous
2016-12-28 07:36:01 Post No.8895717
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What does /lit/ think of this book?

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Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:37:24 Post No.8895720
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:37:24 Post No.8895720 [Report]

>>8895717
There is no uniform opinion

Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:39:01 Post No.8895725
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>>8895717
solid 6/13

Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:40:41 Post No.8895732
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>>8895717
Its cover is a shitty low budget 80s edgy print image so I'm guessing this is like the Turner Diaries.
If so, hilariously counter-productive

Anonymous
2016-12-28 07:29:05 Post No.8895682
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I only read non-fiction

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Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:34:06 Post No.8895704
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>I only read YA

Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:36:56 Post No.8895719
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:36:56 Post No.8895719 [Report]

>my favorite book is The Dark Knight trilogy by C. Nolan.

Anonymous 2016-12-28 08:18:15 Post No.8895898
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 08:18:15 Post No.8895898 [Report]

>>8895682

I only read books that I find to have an interesting premise.

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2016-12-28 07:14:04 Post No.8895617
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:14:04 Post No. 8895617 [Report] [View this topic]

Why was he such a materialistic degenerate? Does he wanted to emulate Fitzgerald?

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Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:23:14 Post No.8895653
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:23:14 Post No.8895653 [Report]

A man who loves guns can't be a degenerate.

Anonymous 2016-12-28 09:24:20 Post No.8896222
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 09:24:20 Post No.8896222 [Report]

>>8895617
You do not attempt to troll /lit/ by putting the bad mouth on one of its gods. Its obvious to the neon sign level, and just really poor form.

Anonymous 2016-12-28 09:28:59 Post No.8896242
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 09:28:59 Post No.8896242 [Report]

>>8895617

>does he wanted

Try harder, pleb

Anonymous
2016-12-28 07:08:33 Post No.8895595
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:08:33 Post No. 8895595 [Report] [View this topic]

>order two books, The Republic and Stoner through Thriftbooks
>The Republic has highlighter and pen all through the book, this is considered """acceptable""" condition
>Instead of being sent Stoner I got The Perks of Being a Wallflower
>mfw

What online book store is worth ordering from now, I'm never going through them again

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Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:12:16 Post No.8895611
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:12:16 Post No.8895611 [Report]

I bought 3 books through book depository lately, got here fast enough and the selection is massive.

Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:12:19 Post No.8895612
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>>8895595

Why not just use Amazon? I ordered Stoner off there, came in 2 days, perfect condition.

Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:12:20 Post No.8895613
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>>8895595
omg u must be so angry!!

thanks for sharing you're frustration

Anonymous
2016-12-28 06:56:00 Post No.8895537
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:56:00 Post No. 8895537 [Report] [View this topic]

what am i in for /lit/? overrated trash?

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0791-3208-3257 2016-12-28 07:03:33 Post No.8895566
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0791-3208-3257 2016-12-28 07:03:33 Post No.8895566 [Report]

who the fuck reads the bartram crime and punishment

Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:04:34 Post No.8895573
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:04:34 Post No.8895573 [Report]

>>8895566

that's the one I read.
It's pretty comfy.
Maybe reddit would have an alternate suggestion.

Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:06:10 Post No.8895582
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>>8895537
yes

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2016-12-28 06:49:09 Post No.8895504
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:49:09 Post No. 8895504 [Report] [View this topic]

Why are chinese ghost stories so much better than european ones?

European:
>Sad backstory
>convoluted explanation
>ghost wants to kill you
>ghost is ugly
>wants to forcefully steal your energy

Chinese:
>No backstory or slightly sad backstory
>no explanation
>The ghost is not there to scare you
>Ghost is usually a pretty girl
>Wants to get your life energy,but gives sex in exchange

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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:51:37 Post No.8895517
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>>8895504
we hate sex here.

Take the redpill

Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:53:25 Post No.8895527
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:53:25 Post No.8895527 [Report]

Theophile Gautier is master of supernatural/ghost stories and literally none of the cliches you mention apply to him.

Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:58:18 Post No.8895545
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>>8895527
An exception strenghtens the rule

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2016-12-28 06:49:05 Post No.8895502
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:49:05 Post No. 8895502 [Report] [View this topic]

What comfy books are you reading this holidays /lit/?

>The invisible man
>Candide

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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:52:49 Post No.8895524
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>>8895502
'On Women' by Schopenhauer

Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:05:01 Post No.8895576
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>>8895502
game of thrones

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The 120 Days of Sodom

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ITT: essential >tfw no gf books 2016-12-28 06:37:15 Post No.8895448
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ITT: essential >tfw no gf books Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:37:15 Post No. 8895448 [Report] [View this topic]

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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:38:38 Post No.8895455
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>>8895448
MY

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bump

Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:40:14 Post No.8895463
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DIARY

Wheel Of Time Series- Robert Jordan
2016-12-28 06:27:27 Post No.8895400
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Wheel Of Time Series- Robert Jordan 2016-12-28 06:27:27 Post No. 8895400 [Report] [View this topic]

Any read this and can recommend any other similar series

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Anonymous 2016-12-28 08:21:55 Post No.8895915
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 08:21:55 Post No.8895915 [Report]

Any series by Sanderson

Anonymous 2016-12-28 08:29:39 Post No.8895956
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 08:29:39 Post No.8895956 [Report]

Finished A Memory of Light 40 minutes ago. I can't believe it's over. Just... No. So much happened. And now it's done.

Anonymous 2016-12-28 08:36:06 Post No.8895985
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>>8895956

I may or may not have fapped to Nynaeve. If I made a WoT movie she would be played by Anna Kendrick.

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2016-12-28 06:12:25 Post No.8895314
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:12:25 Post No. 8895314 [Report] [View this topic]

What's /lit/ thoughts on this book?

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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:19:11 Post No.8895342
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:19:11 Post No.8895342 [Report]

I think that you're a moron for asking such a shitty pretentious board for any kind of advice, sheep.

Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:11:37 Post No.8895607
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:11:37 Post No.8895607 [Report]

spooky

Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:41:58 Post No.8895737
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:41:58 Post No.8895737 [Report]

Ahh GCSE English literature

Anonymous
2016-12-28 06:07:32 Post No.8895288
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:07:32 Post No. 8895288 [Report] [View this topic]

I had a big change in my mindset lately.

I believe that each person is interchangeable. In other words, if you grew up in the body and circumstances of a person who ended up being a serial killer, you wouldn't do anything different to what they did.

I also believe that most evil acts come from simple ignorance of the right path, and that the only true evil is ignoring what is right in favor of being self-serving.

Can you guys help me find some books that expand on ideas like these? As you can tell, I'm not well-read and can barely articulate myself.

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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:08:58 Post No.8895297
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>>8895288
wow really makes you think

Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:19:56 Post No.8895346
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>I believe that each person is interchangeable. In other words, if you grew up in the body and circumstances of a person who ended up being a serial killer, you wouldn't do anything different to what they did.

So, you believe that people are blank slates who are formed and guided through their lives deterministically by their surroundings?
I don't know about books that deal with this (Zola and naturalism in literature are similar, but they believe that a person is guided deterministically by their genes instead of the surrounding).
This whole idea is, afaik, disregarded by psychology. I was taught, at least, that a person is formed both by its genes and the upbringing.

Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:24:06 Post No.8895372
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>>8895288
B.F. Skinner is all about this.

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2016-12-28 05:58:12 Post No.8895259
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 05:58:12 Post No. 8895259 [Report] [View this topic]

Which publications does /lit/ read?

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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:00:36 Post No.8895270
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:00:36 Post No.8895270 [Report]

The Spectator desu

Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:01:43 Post No.8895277
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:01:43 Post No.8895277 [Report]

Breitbart and Infowars

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>>8895259
Breitbart
Alex Jones Podcast
Infowars
Daily Stormer
stormfront
/pol/
Fox news

Anonymous
2016-12-28 05:55:43 Post No.8895246
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 05:55:43 Post No. 8895246 [Report] [View this topic]

So It was "Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote" just a Borges excuse to shit on Cervantes?

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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:40:19 Post No.8895464
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 06:40:19 Post No.8895464 [Report]

Yes.
No.
I don't know.
What the fuck is that story about?

Anonymous 2016-12-28 07:35:45 Post No.8895715
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>>8895246
It was a subtle criticism of copyright laws.

Anonymous 2016-12-28 08:43:50 Post No.8896018
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>>8895715
I think you have the right idea, but I'd say it goes much further than that.

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Anonymous 2016-12-28 05:45:28 Post No. 8895186 [Report] [View this topic]

>tfw keep opening my stories with descriptions of the weather
How plebeian am I?

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Anonymous 2016-12-28 05:49:02 Post No.8895211
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>>8895186
Another quality frog thread

Anonymous 2016-12-28 05:51:47 Post No.8895224
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 05:51:47 Post No.8895224 [Report]

That's better than what I do, which is usually open in media res with dialogue

Anonymous 2016-12-28 05:52:43 Post No.8895228
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 05:52:43 Post No.8895228 [Report]

Why don't you just write a book about weather?

;^)

Anonymous
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Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions Anonymous 2016-12-28 05:20:10 Post No. 8895085 [Report] [View this topic]

Hello /lit, Happy Holidays. Just got a few collectors editions of classic literature from Barnes & Noble for Christmas. Any thoughts on the books and where I should start?
Titles include:
>The Divine Comedy
>The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
>The Complete Sherlock Holmes
>The Complete Cthulu Mythos Tales

I also plan on picking up The Art of War soon. Any thoughts or where to start?

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Anonymous 2016-12-28 05:22:34 Post No.8895094
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>>8895085
The definition of tacky

Anonymous 2016-12-28 05:23:25 Post No.8895098
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Anonymous 2016-12-28 05:23:25 Post No.8895098 [Report]

lit would say start with Divine Comedy.

I personally would start with Sherlock Holmes or Cthulhu.

Anonymous 2016-12-28 05:24:08 Post No.8895103
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>>8895094
I would have to agree, looks like something a millenial would collect but not actually read

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