Is there any way to get university published books for less money? They're really expensive
photocopies
Five finger discount.
>>8869976
How
I'm looking to get the spouse a new book she will enjoy. She prefers (historical) fiction. She's in her late twenties. One of the last books she read that she liked is The Girl on The Train. Any ideas /lit/?
Bump for the n00b; please halp.
>>8869912
Mein Kampf
The Man in The High Castle
smashwords
com/books/view/691175
I know I'm a worthless, useless piece of shit.
I know I should kill myself tonight.
But I can't die without at least leaving some kind of shit legacy, I don't want to be forgotten like 99% of normies.
I always wanted to write, even if I'm not well read by /lit/ standarts.
So, I made a smashwords account and made a simple short story (900 words) and made it free to test the service.
It's in spanish.
I know is shit but I would love some input of you guys.
>>8869897
>frog faggot
>'normies'
What a loss
>>8869897
i will read it but stop posting frogs, promise?
Anything come to mind? My sister is ten years old and I want to get her a book that might open her world to reading. The series that did that for me around her age was the Redwall series, but I'm not sure if that's an appropriate series for a girl with a serious aversion to violence.
>>8869894
Get her this. Make sure she grows up to be a proper /lit/erate.
>>8869903
That's perfect, but it would be nearly impossible to get a copy shipped to me before Christmas, and I can't find a store near me that has a copy on-shelf. So that's her birthday gift next year.
>>8869894
Why, Harry Potter, of course!
I'll be honest, I've fallen a little behind on the reading for this group, for various reasons. I should be able to catch up tomorrow, but it means my summary post will probably be pretty shit.
So if I could ask someone who's up to date to kindly do the job I'm supposed to be doing, and come up with some discussion points.
And we should also get straight when we're doing our catch up day, since I think we're all kind of a little scattered in terms of where we're supposed to be and we all would benefit from getting back on the same page
And thanks a lot to the anon who made the thread yesterday, while I was out. I appreciate it man.
Everything will be back to normal tomorrow, (unless of course we decide to take tomorrow off in which case we'll probably just have a holistic, whole book thread to talk about our thoughts so far).
>tfw you've been on the computer so long you saw the creation of day 4 thread and day 5 thread in the same sitting
fuck
>>8869866
What? Day five? No, man, we still are in the day four.
The day four thread was made today. Yesterday we didn't have a thread, it was the catch up day.
Day 5 already? I thought we were skipping a day, but I guess not? Fuck...
>you should pay for books because otherwise authors don't get paid and (((the industry))) will die!
Exactly how true is this meme? Writers were perfectly fine before the existence of copyright law.
>>8869838
And literature was 30000 times better than it is today.
>>8869838
Don't authors get paid in the spot by its publisser? I guess if tons of people buy their book that makes him more famous and "recognised" by the world but that is rpetty much impossible for good literature so I don't know.
Any anon with experience care to enlighten us?
Except for the best seller types, many writers are struggling to make ends meet. Especially the small press and indies.
Some even work manual labor jobs to feed their families, don't be an ass and buy the damn book.
Multi millionaires like Neil Gaiman advocate piracy but majority of the writers aren't lucky and rich like him.
What makes a novel """"""comfy"""""?
>>8869775
Being written by Steinbeck
>>8869775
what is that image? It's so familiar but I can't place what it is.
>>8869778
paper cups
Anyone get an advanced copy? Is Roger Stone knowledgeable?
>Stone has been a regular guest on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's radio show. Stone helped arrange a Trump appearance on Jones' show in December 2015, during which Trump praised Jones as having an "amazing reputation." Stone spent election night live on air with Jones during the show's election coverage.
>>8869759
yeah but he has alpha hand gestures
>country ruled by corporation and bilionaires elects a bilionaire as president
>revolution
i think the author might need to review his definition of "revolution" lmao
Is this still happening? Last thread died >>8858514 and no one remade.
Folder for ebook and audiobook.
https://mega.nz/#F!NIcBwCYL!ZZo5gGqjat1yL_-RkuzZFw
plsreply
>>8869731
there's a W&P read through happening right now. Why compete?
>>8869997
A number of people in the previous thread had showed interest. I assume they aren't participating in the W&P readthrough, so starting another shouldn't really be competing.
Is this his magnum opus /lit/? It's only the second I've read of Cormac's books (after Blood Meridian) but I have to say it's much stronger. Something about Meridian was too vague, as if the plot could get swallowed in this biblical language of beautiful jargon and you'd get phrases that had all this meaning and yet none. But in this book, everything was concise, clear. There was so much energy to the plot and people and the second half was some of the best romance and violence I've had the pleasure of reading. What I love about McCarthy so far is this huge philosophy that he will include at pivotal moments of quiet. Are there any other writers you could think of, save maybe Camus or Dostoyevsky or even Kierkegaard, who manage to show such a gripping religious nihilism? And do you think this book deserved the US national book award over his others? Does Billy Bob Thornton's movie adaptation do it justice?
>>8869704
I wasn't sure if I was going to skip this whole trilogy. I liked BM a lot, but agree with you on its elusiveness. Meanwhile I was a little bored with The Road and No Country because they were TOO sparse. But The Border Trilogy sounds like where Cormac is at in terms of mug prose-ability.
Also read Suttree which was great up until the witch doctor scene.
>>8869704
ATPH is my fav of the three. The Crossing was good up untilthe wolf died, the plot of a boy taking a wolf to the wilderness appealed greatly to meand the third one was a terrible conclusion.
Isnt the whole thing in spanish except for a scattered english phrases? My name isnt Juan.
>dislike classic author
>LEL UR JUST A CONTRARIAN XD
Why does /lit/ do this? Do you guys really depend on charts to tell you what is good?
>>8869578
No. Depends of what we actually like and we like Borges, you contrarian fuck
>>8869594
>we
There is no "we". This is 4chan. Stop being such a follower.
I always found it weird that Harold Bloom likes every classic author. Really? Every single one? Like, normal readers have taste that says they might like Joyce but not like Dickens, or they might like Sterne, but they can't stomach F. Scott Fitzgerald. Bloom likes it all.
>be me
>start on project on globalization's effect on national sovereignty for college
>globalist Social Democrat ideology shattered
>realize Civic Nationalism and Protectionism might be needed to preserve my nation
>read Evola and similar
>abandon materialism but can't buy into traditionalism and the racialism/aristocracy worship
Which philosophers provide an alternative for me /lit/?
Who are you quoting? Also, please keep all requests on our designated request board, ”thanks”
>>8869592
This is the second "who are you quoting" post I've seen in two minutes. Learn how greentext works and/or kill yourself.
>>8869631
I already know the proper usage of the quote function. Please don't bump rec threads outside of /r/ or /wsr/.
In order to write a love story, must a writer have experienced love?
>>8869485
You're not going to make it.But no
>>8869485
Absolutely not.
Shakespeare didn't know shit about being a Danish prince with a ghost dad but he did an alright job with the material
who is your favorite writer and why
Different writers offer different things, but overall I think the author who most broadly delivers consistently engaging plots, dimensional characters, and profound messages is actually Stephen king for me, which is funny because he has a reputation for being confined as a genre writer. I don't think any of his books even break my top 5, but his books are consistently great for me, whereas I find most authors have some great, some decent, etc.
>>8869464
Don't wanna be an asshole but have you read anything else?
On the other hand, Stephen King has a shit ton of books written. So many great writers leave you with the impression that they wrote to little. At least you got that going.
>>8869548
No other author has been able to make me feel so many emotions with their writing. Except for George RR Martin. I recently read IT and he'd have me laughing with the Losers club one minute, spitting with fury at Beverly 's dad and feeling straight up terrified whenever Pennywise appeared.
Although no other book has made me feel so tense and anxious than Misery.
His dialogue is consistently brilliant and realistic. He has a fantastic way of getting into a characters mind and making them jump off the page. Even though she terrifies the life out of me Annie Wilkes is one of his best characters and so well written.
To each their own, I guess.
I want to read about anarchism, and I don't know where to start.
I've thought about reading Bakunin. Where should I begin?
Please recommend something that is widely known, so I can easily find a translation in my native language.
Thanks!
>>8869455
Perfect start. He's brief and to the point in taking down the flaw with Marxism. He's like the Thomas Paine of anarchists, only wrote less.
I moved on to Emma Goldman and am finishing up Stirner. Really need to get to Kropotkin next ...And Voltairine de Cleyre
Check out Anarchy, State, and Utopia by Robert Nozick for a good introduction to the topic. Goldman, Chomsky, and Bakunin are also good places to start. I'd also give The Communist Manifesto a read if you haven't done so, as there is healthy debate between socialists about individualist versus collectivist anarchism.
Finding an infoshop in your area is a great idea for discovering new literature, propaganda, and pamphlets in your native language.
>>8869455
Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky