What book should I get my dad for christmas? I try and get him a book every year; the books I've gotten for him that he's enjoyed have been Catch 22, Jonny Got His Gun, and Das Boot. I'm thinking maybe Slaughterhouse Five, but it also might be a bit too "out there" for him. But he's also a really smart guy, so he could surprise me. He asked me what Gravity's Rainbow was about when he saw me reading it and expressed some interest in reading it but like I dont think he could do that, and if he could he'd hate it every step of the way.
How about a blow job instead?
Get him a link to /lit/
After discovering that place he will never need to read another book again
>>8831276
suck my dicc nerd
should I pull the trigger on
- shhh: the story of a childhood by Raymond Federman
- you bright and risen angels by William t vollmann
- the origin of the brunists by Robert coover
- the Brunist day of wrath by Robert coover
- double or nothing by Raymond federman
>>8831139
inland empire by david lynch
>>8831139
Yesyes yes you should
>>8831139
>Shooting book
>/r/books
>>8831138
>descriptive writer
>Anon doesn't like that
>therefore Anon has shitty tastes
Holy fucking shit OP can you get any more gay
desu was going to post this but didnt think more redditposting was neccesary
fucking lmfao though, it's the top thread on there
>>8831196
OP didn't mention anything about taste. What's funny is that the thread is about Stephen King being hard to read.
I read the meme trilogy but I still don't feel that smart. What's up with that?
>>8831065
you don't understand it
>>8831065
read it again
>thinks reading fiction makes you smart
l o l
Should I read this book if I love books but hate paedophiles?
>>8831048
yes, that's the point
no. watch the movie and cum buckets to this southern princess
yes, this will cure you of your hatred
New kid on the block here. (Eurocuck)
>Uni starts in Januari
>I did read just one book in my life which I actually enjoyed (Schijndood by Simone van der Vlugt)
I'm good at multiple choice and a little bit of logic took me this far. But right now I'm to far behind with my future class mates overall.
I'd like to polish my vocabulary and be more eloquent with my words, I can have a hard time using the right words in a correct and clear sentence. For long I heard just by reading books you can help this matter of mine.
This post alone took me a couple of mins to type ughh... I already regret that I didn't read books from a young age. (22 right now).
Dear /lit/ any recommendations?
Read some of the more "modern" classics: 1984, Slaughterhouse Five, To Kill A Mockingbird, Catcher in the Rye.
Also I strongly recommend a collection of David Foster Wallace essays, either Consider the Lobster or A Supposedly Fun Thing. Pay attention to the diction utilized to construct an argument; every word a writer picks is picked for a reason.
On a similar note to the essays, I think some of Philip Roth's fiction would be conducive to promoting an environment of active syntax appreciation. Dude is always cranky about something, and is smart enough to combine diverse prolix and sentence lengths to craft a thesis while also being entertaining. Check out American Pastoral.
>>8831053
Also, don't be afraid to actually look up the definition of a word you don't know. "Context clues" get bandied about in school, and that can be useful if you're in a pinch, but honestly nothing beats actually teaching yourself the concrete definition of a new word.
Tering ouwe. Beter ga je boeken lezen. Het is nooit te laat. Tenzij je kanker hebt, dan wel.
Begin gewoon met wat nederlandse troep. Heb je de aanslag gelezen? Zo niet, ga dat doen. Lekker kort, lekker simpel, maar klassiek. Of wil je exclusief engelse boeken lezen? Wat studeerde je ook al weer?
Any good books to read that talk about becoming a passive observer? I am too confused on the world, on life. I want to back away, detach myself from my bias, from my desires, and observe the universe as it is. Please rec me books.
>>8831002
>he isn't already a passive observer
kek
>>8831002
>>8831021
Thanks my man
Which racial archetype in fiction is your favorite?
The neurotic Jew?
The iconoclast European?
The sullen and sanctimonious Negro?
The aloof Asiatic?
The histrionic Latino?
The mystic A-rab?
>>8830973
Sometimes I just can't make up my mind.
>>8830973
The drunk, depressed, socially crippled finn
>>8830973
Surely it's the white alpha-male
Is it even possible to create non-religious contemporary fiction with conservative/traditionalist themes and be a success in today's writing market?
>>8830887
yes, if anything conservatives are more likely to buy a book that masturbates them, just don't make it challenging.
>>8830887
Downtown abbey type shit is super popular.
They don't require each other, do they? Most of the philosophers who rejected free will -- Einstein, Spinoza, Nietzsche, Emerson, and modern thinkers like Sam Harris -- still hold the importance and reality of freedom of thought and self expression. Does determinism destroy the idea of individuality and nonconformity?
hey what's with all the fag talk lol
>>8830849
aw cmon man i was just playin, geez
>>8830857
haha i was about to say
Besides Dante, who else in Literature visited to Hell?
maybe even metaphorically
like humbert
Ulysses (the real one, not the meme) and Aeneas
>>8830811
Orpheus which is where the tradition originates in the west
There's a whole genre of this, even predating Dante. I would suggest picking this up. Nice anthology:
https://www.amazon.com/Visions-Heaven-Hell-Before-Dante/dp/0934977143
What are some books that talk about aesthetic beauty from a philosophically perspective.
Phaedrus
>>8830803
literally all of them.
most overdone subject ever
none of them grasp beauty's wholeness
Like all books on aesthetics since 1750
Help me pick my next book to read. Sister really wants to gift me a book and said pick one. I've read all hunter Thompson- liked it. Damn near exhausted the beatniks, Steinbeck, Hemingway. I know these are all very meme-y but just genuinely looking for a solid suggestion. I like non fiction or believable fiction (not really sci-fi tho Dick is cool) .... so I guess what I'm looking for is - one book you would recommend to your friend
>>8830799
i am no friends with any reddit taste faggot, sorry.
Have you read The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test?
>>8830804
Lolol Reddit taste... I was a smoked out fuck off in high school- I'm tryna get caught up on rudimentary Americana you pretentious neckbeard
>all your literary idols are dead
>>8830784
So, what's stopping you from joining them?
I think you'll find Pynchon is still alive, thank you very much.
>>8830856
>pynchon
>being anyones idol
How do you journal/write your diary to be honest, lads?
Do you focus on specific things? What's your system?
>>8830778
>making pepe pics around drake videos
a jihad on reddit and the reddit nation
>>8830778
I write daily poetry about my dick.
>>8830778
evernote, stream of consciousness free-writing for 60 minutes. i feel so zen and in the moment when doing so, it's such a beautiful time. i copy and paste it to Word to see how many pages i do just for curiosity and i usually knock out 15-20 pages in a 60 minute journaling session. getting better at the stream of consciousness style, more understandable. i feel so alive when doing it i highly recommend it. i think it's actually considered a form of meditation but idk google it i didnt