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Finding the name of a forgotten children's book. 2016-10-15 04:28:37 Post No.8620980
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Finding the name of a forgotten children's book.
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This probably won't be successful but I have a memory of a book I read when I was in elementary school that has been eating at me for the past couple days. All I have is the image of a sword, it had a wavy side and a straight side. The character that used it had some way to decided whether they'd be traveling by land or sea. I know this is vague but I wonder if anyone knows that I'm thinking of. I could swear the characters were animals.
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>>8620980
shit dude.
you just nostalgia'd me pretty hard.
bumping for interest.
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>>8620980
Sounds like one of the Narnias
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redwall, it's the rapscallion sword
Just discovered this guy. It's been told that he was huge in UK back in the day. Is he completely forgotten now? It's not easy to find a translated copy here (Russia). His style is just about my taste in English. Share your thoughts.
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Bump
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>>8620961
Tell me a little about his works, Anon. Never heard of him.
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>>8621007
still my favorite short story
http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/vashtar.html
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Worldbulding: Anon's Creations 2016-10-15 04:08:56 Post No.8620954
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Worldbulding: Anon's Creations
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Hey /lit/!
This is my first time even looking at this board, and since I've noticed some rather intelligent(along with extremely idiotic) individuals on 4chan in general, it got me wondering, "Has Anon ever done worldbuilding? " Well, if you have, and if you want to, share your creations!
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>>8620954
Its 35% about the world itself and 65% about how that world is displayed through the characters. What sort of responses awakens in them, how do they feel about it, the casual way they deal with its (to us) complex and different existence, the subtle awareness of its history/lore that they have and the way things are and how all those things shape their character or responses to the situations.
Its easy to build slghtly different worlds and harder the ones that are crazy different. I always hated my pick to study history, but I don't regret it in terms of worldbuilding potential, it makes you think about what humans can be in different situations.
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>>8620969
Not what I was looking for, but informative and enlightening, nonetheless.
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>>8620976
Sorry, to respond to your question: no, I haven't succesfully done any worldbuilding. If you want it done properly, it's really tough.
I did try to write a novel set in slightly altered European Iron Age communities dominated by Rome, except with the twist of magic existing in their world.
Reads too much
First time my backlog has been empty in 6 years... 2016-10-15 04:07:35 Post No.8620953
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Im out of backlog and need something new, please, before I yank out my hair suggest me some good sci-fi or fantasy. Ive read just about everything from Dune to The Cycle of Arawn to Honor Harrington to Patrick Rothfuss. And goodreads isnt worth a damn for finding useful reviews for things.
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>>8620953
Mervyn Peake
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>>8620953
Have you considered branching out beyond sci-fi and fantasy?
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Any Robbins fans out there? I made a Still Life With Woodpecker cover for a pack of Camels for my girlfriend, thought some of you might appreciate it.
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Another view with the book. To stay board-relevant, this can double as a discussion of his books!
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neat.
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>>8620931
This thread has made me emotional
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And all the girlies say I'm pretty fly.
>for a Reich guy
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>>8620895
>Please take the time to read what others have written, and try to make thoughtful, well-written posts of your own.
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>>8620905
That's like walking into a church and saying, "please give sell all your possessions and give the proceeds to the poor."
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>>8620895
Go back to plebbit
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rec for pleb who wants to be patrician 2016-10-15 03:04:59 Post No.8620826
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hi /lit/. I've been reading about some good authors and I've decided between three works that sounds interesting: "Satantango" by Krasznohorkai, "The Sinking of Odradek Station" by Mathews, and "The Lime Twig" by Hawkes. I'd like to eventually read all of these, but which do you think I should start with? I'm generally a neophyte to these kinds of books. Thanks in advance!
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>>8620826
all of those are memes, no discernible talent
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>>8620826
how pleb are you exactly? i assume youre at least familiar with high school lit
what literature do you like now?
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>>8620837
I honestly haven't read much since high school. In high school I liked Knowles, Dickens, and Ellison; in my spare time my favorite authors are Vonnegut, Adams, Durrell, Runyon, and Asimov.
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Art by definition is communication — communication between the artist and the audience. If it’s not communicable, it’s not art.
If in your literature you reject the notion that language is definite, you will not only confuse and frustrate your readers, but worse: you will confuse and frustrate yourself, because you won’t know the meaning of the things you’re trying to communicate.
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Whatever, journal pulp.
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>>8620778
To express the ineffable is the highest aim in art, plebian
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>>8620778
It is also something else. Violence is also communication, between the inflicter and the victim, and the victim, but you wouldn't say violence is art, you fucking retard, would you?
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Are there any books with themes similar to The Da Vinci Code that don't read like they're written by a high school student?
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ulysses if you read it right
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>>8620666
i started this one a long time ago but i just couldnt get through it..
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Can any /lit/izen enlighten me on why pic-related is considered a masterpiece of English literature, if not [[[the]]] English national epic?
It reads to me like a mountain of mediocrity dolled up in a pretty meter.
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>>8620636
Are you implying it's Jewish or what?
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>>8620695
I'm implying it sucks.
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>>8620702
You probably weren't the target audience
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What /lit/ thinks about keeping a strong body to have a sharp mind?
greeks semi related
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>>8620604
Live on a farm or at least out in a rural area and you'll have to do shit that isn't just dangling from a pole like bollocks.
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>>8620604
I exercise because it's fun and when I'm healthy I just feel better and I can think more clearly.
I don't think being fit makes you a morally superior person.
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IMO, you don't need "aesthetics", but being reasonably active is always good.
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Finally got my hands on this. Holy shit, it's the most patrician book I've ever come across. Bravo /lit/, you've done it again.
Lots of second wave feminism shit tho, but I'm guessing no ones actually read it, so who cares.
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Wow, lots of pages, adheres to a nontraditional narrative form, and it's out of print. Is this the coolest book ever written?
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>>8620607
His prose his unbearable at times, but yes it's worthy of meme status for these reasons
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>>8620603
I'll read it one day. I promise
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Is Beowulf a Christian work or is it a Pagan work with Christian values added by the poet ? Is it just a mixture of both ? In my opinion it is an example of the coming of Christianity into the Pagan world and the confusion that the transition originally caused, the poem starts with Scyld Scefing, an obvious allusion to the mythical king Sceafa, I think at some later point the poet even mentions that they are the same person, comparing the burial to the way in which he came as a child. This is the connection with old Norse legends. However, later on, Grendel is described as wearing the mark of Cain, a biblical reference, but just a couple of paragraphs later, it once again switches to talking about the giants that warred against God which I assume is their war against the Asgardians. This is just a small part from the first few pages of the mixture of influences that you can find in the poem, combined with the inclusion of actual historical figures such as Hrothgar, it can quickly become confusing. I'd love to hear some opinions about it.
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Christianity came to baptize paganism, not to burn it.
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>>8621254
>this is what christcucks actually believe
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>>8621257
If you thought about your surroundings at all you'd realize contemporary culture resembles paganism more than anything else
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What do you think about the Foundation books, /lit/? The premise of a mathematician using science to predict all of history is kind of cringe, and the fact that the bulk of the series was mandated by Asimov's publisher to milk it for money makes it hard to respect as "literature" per say
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>>8620595
I liked it, it's a fun read. If you want to read to become exposed to mature ideas avoid this one.
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The Foundation Trilogy was the first science fiction work I read. It was a great introduction to the genre.
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>>8620595
Arkady is cute
Why didn't anyone vote for his story?
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>>8620557
>written by a South American
If it ain't gravity's rainbow, infinite jest or moby dick then it's cuckrature
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>>8620557
2patrician
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>>8620561
>he doesn't know about pynch's obsession for south american lit