PUNCH THE KEYS!
Why are writers always so fucked in the head, nasty and poisonous?
>>8885593
PUNCH THE KEYS!
Why are redditors always so fucked in the head, boring and homogeneous?
>>8885597
PUNCH THE KEYS!
Why are faggots always so faggoted in the head, faggoty and fagfagfagfagfag?
>>8885593
Horrible post, delete your account
Where to start with nihilism?
>>8885590
The end
>>8885590
You don't need to read shit to be a nihilist. It's literally a negative worldview and as such it has no literature
Post underrated pieces of lit and why you think it should get more praise.
>>8885556
absolutely my diary
my diary too
Are there some self-help books that are actually worth it?
Pic unrelated.
>>8885502
"How to make friends and influence people".
It is an ok book. It hasn't aged very well I think, but some motifs transcend time.
And if doesn't work for you, at least you can discuss it with other people; it is a classic.
>>8885514
I read part of it I think. Wasn't it the one where the author constantly pointed out how you should be interested in other people or at least feign it?
>>8885522
That's the one. Though becoming genuinely interested in other people is one the end goals.
Can someone recommend me some good Anti-Capitalist literature? Preferably Anarchist and Marxist. (Criticisms of Wealth and Income Inequality accepted)
Art of the Deal by the POTUS
>>8885468
This isn't your hugbox, sweetheart.
4chan is for the redpill, please take leftist trash "thought" to the trash and yourself too.
Brainwashed retard. I am not morally equal to women or nonwhites
I assume you've read Marx already. Is that so, OP?
Crossboarder from /g/ here.
As a measure to further protect my privacy from government botnets and general surveillance, I'm going to start using two names.
One is my "official" name which is on all my paperwork and government records.
The other will be the name that I will tell people and the name by which everyone *except* the government knows me.
Do you think the name Hal Incandenza will be too obvious for normies to pick up? Do you think its common enough that even if someone does pick up the reference they could be convinced its just a weird coincidence?
How about the name "Hal Raskolnikov"? Is that too obvious as well?
what about mc ride?
>>8885396
>wants privacy
>decides to make up epic literary reference fake name that absolutely no one else on the planet has instead of john smith
>>8885402
Actually I googled. There are at least 120 "Hal Incandenza"s on Facebook, and because its a literary characters name any google searches for me would be swamped with irrelevant quotes, critiques and articles about Infinite Jest. Thats the neat thing.
You're in the club and this man slaps your Nobel Literature award on the ass.
What do you do?
>>8885337
Give up and surrender both myself and my woman to him
>>8885337
Smile at him like this
/lit/, I know a guy who I strongly suspect is one of you, or at least, he shares your interests and tastes (and subtly refer to your memes on his twitter account)
What book do I get him for Christmas to show him I adore him?
Not to suggest anything, just to let him know.
I'm only telling you if you post your feet.
get him a read the fucking sticky and fuck off with this worthless thread
>>8885317
*grabs you by the throat*
Back the fuck off?!
merry chirssmass /lit
i like your books and the idea of collaboration authorSHIP and i was inspired by TLTT and HS and i wanted to contribute something back to u guysz or w/e
i like your anon usernames too so i picked one of my own.
i'm kind of a slow reader/writer and anyways i was wondering if
would you like to help me write a book without any pre-conceived telos or any necessarily discernable theme other than wonky memes and vague political jabs. i'm asking because i wrote something and ithought it'd be cool if /lit took off with it and we could make it into something new/different/better or whatever. i don't care about creative proptery commons copyright or whatever. just sharing ideas about what i like and c if other poople do too :L
anyways, here is my contribution -
Frieza teleports to 7/11. "Oh, hello. How are you?" The old Hindu man greets him as per usual. Frieza telekinetically summons a Mountain Dew from the glass doors at the back of the store. "Not much." Ugh, the insufferable small talk. <-- Frieza's inner monologue. "How is school?" asks the fat ass Hindu man. Bet he loves to blow smoke rings out of that Hindu ass. Suddenly, in walks Hisoka. Frieza's heart stops. "Oh, hello. How are you?" Hisoka ghosts the Hindu man with an elephant's trunk and floppy ears with his head wagging side-to-side and nonchalantly slides over to the candy aisle where a young boy was apparently waiting for him. "Fuck. What is he doing here?" Frieza thinks to himself as he peaks out from the behind the bathroom door. "Excuse me, little boy." It was a recently humiliated Vegeta sitting on the floor of the candy aisle staring at his white-gloved hands in utter disbelief with a popped bag of Cheeto's in his hands and Cheeto dust all over his uniform. "I am not a little boy!" He stands up furiously and grabs Hisoka by the collar. "Um, are you sure he wasn't talking to me or emporer Pilaf?" asks Gohan. "Ooh, are those real diamonds?" Pilaf starts to drool. "They're not fusion earings if that's what you're wondering." Cloud and Bulma look over from the red ferrari they're watching while Hisoka pays for the gas. "He always does this." she explains to Cloud. "What, the munchies?" Cloud asks from the back seat. "No, the child molesting." Cloud spits out his Dr. Pepper. "Calm down, it's ok now. Pedophilia is a sexual orientation like being gay or furry. They have their own church and everything; and it's all sanctioned by the world government. The Trump Administration has advanced civil rights into the 21st century. Get with the program, Cloud." Cloud tisks and looks the other way into the distance where the sun was setting in hushed amber tones behind a downtown skyline that was beginning to light up in the heart of West City. A blast from the gas station interrupts their conversation. Vegeta had blasted a hole into the wall behind the cash register. The old Hindu man had refused his purchase alien porn and rainbow fruit-flavored condoms without a proper I.D. As the dust begins to settle, a trio of Pokemon poke their heads out from the rubble and confusion: Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur are surprised to find themselves released from their cages. "What else are you hiding back there, old man?" Hisoka senses premium bait potential and immediately deploys a wad of bungie gum as a net over the stunned Pokemon specimen. "I've got you now!" Hisoka runs with the sack of Pokemon over his shoulders like some kind of Team Rocket version of Santa Clause. (1/2)
When he gets back to the car, Bulma raises her sunglasses at him, asking "What was that all about? What's with the mystery bag, maestro?" Hisoka pops the bag in the trunk. "Just drive bitch." Frieza lets out a sigh of relief as Hisoka exits the premises in a in an ephemeral red streak beside a more enraged than usual Bulma. "Vegeta, what the hell are you doing?" Vegeta grunts, "I'm trying to spice up our sex lives you ungrateful twat!" Gohan looks innocently at emporer Pilaf, "What are they talking about?" Pilaf peals off a candy wrapper and tosses a few chocolates into the air, catching them with his mouth. "Hmm? What? I don't know. Who cares? I'm going to build a castle out of this an entire aisle of candy. An island made of candy. How's that for a secret lair?" Frieza brushes past them as he storms up to meet Vegeta at the cash register. "You're setting a bad example for the kids!" Gohan walks up to Vegeta and tugs at his uniform. "Are we still going to Target to buy my games?" Vegeta pockets the condoms. "We're going to Game Stop, not Target, you little turd. Nobody shops at Target for video games. What do you think this is, the 90's?" (2/2)
Is this worth reading? Is it as difficult as everyone says it is?
Currently taking a postwar American literature course (particularly cold war era) and came across this text that I could potentially use for an essay or two.
Apparently it's fairly difficult to comprehend as the language is quite dense. I haven't read that many 'difficult' novels - the most difficult I've read is probably Mason & Dixon - so I'm a little hesitant to dive in, especially considering its size.
How will I fare?
what do you need to read before it?
>>8885276
if you understood mason and dixon you are fine. might have to Google translate some sentences and google specific artists but that's it. it's worth reading for sure. the themes might actually be more relevant now then when the book was made. it's also really funny. J R is better though.
>>8885323
nothing stop asking this stupid question all the time.
is it worth it to have one? i thought about making an account once but then i saw their list of top rated books and got discouraged.
why don't you make up your own mind on whether to do something or not you retard
>>8885327
i dont want to make an account just realize it's not that worth it. i figured maybe i could get somebody's experiences to help inform my decision. what is the problem with that?
>>8885359
How precious is your time that you can't spare the two minutes to click at most five buttons?
ITT """mainstream""" authors/books that you actually enjoyed
tss who's stephen king is he green with envy or somethin
John Grisham's stuff used to be enjoyable when I was young.
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is just ace
>>8885255
Yourself -----> Kill
Hello /lit, i just got a 20$ Gift Card and would appreciate some recommendations.
Pic related is my favourite author; I also enjoyed some works from Dostojewski, Borges and Gogol
>>8885244
Mein Kampf by based Hitler
>>8885254
I probably would buy it, but it is too expensive in Germany since they only sell the annotated version here. Also I was thinking more about buying fiction.
Get some Joyce my nigga
What should I suspect?
Ia it as good as everyone has told me?
>>8885237
not really. Quite a chore to get through to be honest.
>>8885246
it's long but it's good. just read it, it's a classic
When it comes to stories about success, rags to riches or failing to achieve class mobility, is there an objective best of them?
>>8885235
Take the redpill, theres a hierarchy of races
And men are superior to women
>>8885235
Definitely the Great Gatsby.
>>8885240
Manchild detected