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So, I'll take that as a no?

>>8698870
Schopenhauer

>>8698930
His essay on woman sure was "empowering"

probably posted the best example desu

raymond chandler, cormac mccarthy, michael chabon

I like William Gibson

>>8698777
you are right. anyway, i think he don´t consider IJ sincere.

>>8698828
It's definitely what he seemed to consider his schtick to be. Is there any reason to believe IJ had a different intent?

>>8698777
IJ is full of the pain that you feel when you've lost the ability to be completely sincere in your expression. It's a humorous book but he's trying to make a sincere statement about literature and the dangers of alienation when you lose the faith in language.

>>8698776
Misery

>>8698776
You don't

>>8698776
The Long walk

I want to fuck her ass and cum on those soles

>>8698741
Can you please keep to the topic on hand? Thanks.

>>8698725
I'm a doctor and I still find time to write. Kids these days baka

>>8698573
rule of thumb hackett > oxford > penguin

>>8698573
The landmark.

>>8698584
I preferred Oxford. I don't think it's that big of a deal though, translation quality isn't as important if you're not dealing with something written in meter.

yeah mum

no but i got bitches

>>8698572
Is this a fan proposing to you op?

>>8698534
what the hell you're bumping lmao

I'd start with Middle Bellow, move on to Late and skip his early stuff entirely. He hits his stride with Herzog, which is a more compact and better statement of his concerns than Humboldt, though you should absolutely read the latter. Mr. Sammler's Planet is pleasingly cranky, as is The Dean's December. He sort of gives up on plot toward the end, but compensates with wisdom and beautiful clarity.

Prior knowledge of Delmore Schwartz and John Berryman will enhance the experience of reading Humboldt.

In sum: Herzog -> Humboldt -> Sammler. If you like those, give the late stuff a try. His letters are also fantastic and possibly a better gateway into his work than any novel.

>>8698587
thanks for this. been meaning to read Bellow after devouring Roth years ago but never got around to it. maybe after i'm done with what little i have left of Faulkner.

hey, memes have feelings too, you know

>>8698480
He's just a meme who offed himself for the literary recognition. He's the modernist DFW, if you will.

>>8698480
>He's the modernist DFW, if you will.
I won't

>>8698474
fart fetishes

>>8698474
Quality

Quality fart fetishes. Okay, got it!

Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really really really wanna zigazig ha.

both, and it's called
my
diary
desu

There isn't enough information given to be 100% certain most likely (2) is the patrician choice. The greatest novel would surely be based off one of the greatest lives, and life in its entirety is more immersive than a novel alone.

The only way (1) would be superior is if the author had a greater life than the subject. But why would the greatest novel in history be based on a comparatively reprehensible subject? It's unlikely.

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What gets me is all of these girls who make videos about all the dozens of books they've bought, and then at the end of the month they've probably read like 2-3 books in total. Why have a youtube channel about books if you don't read them?

Pic related, she hardly reads anything.

OP here, I forgot to mention that all male authors are numale beta cucks but I think it was implied

>>8698461
>>8698477
kys

>>8698440
Ching chong Chang
By Xi

Three-Body Problem is pretty nice if you're a sci-fi plebster like me.

>>8698440
Clarkesworld is good for Chinese science fiction which is a different genre than science fiction

Not entirely related, but considering you've read it recently, what connection did Kreon and Teiresias have? I can't remember what it was exactly, and I was wondering cause I've just read Antigone. What profession did Kreon have in Oidipous Rex?

>>8698384
No connection, really. Oidipus had sent Kreon to hear from the oracles how he could handle the plague which was ravaging Thebes. Teiresias just happened to be the oracle closest to Apollon, so Kreon brought him to Oidipus. Since Apollon is the god behind the entire mess in these plays, they spoke with Teiresias whenever they needed to consult the gods.

Kreon became Oidipus' brother-in-law, so he's just helping Oidipus as an adviser, I believe.

>>8698336
Those three shouldn't be read as a trilogy as they weren't written and performed as one, like Oresteia was for example. They were written as much as 20 years apart. As for Oedipus before Sophocles, try Iliad XXIII 676, Odyssey XI 271, Pindar, Olympian II 72

Thats pretty interesting actually. How does basil creating the painting fit into this?

>>8698264
The NEET's parents and friends created an ideal image of him, being handsome and happy and having an education and job.

>>8698256
No, because you're operating under the premise that Dorian himself had no hand in what he became when in reality, he knew what he was doing all along. To say that Dorian Grays is analogous to the NEET is to say that DIO is the posterchild of the hikkikomori. In short, you're an idealistic idiot