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Dude everything is God and real lmao *grinds lens Jewishly*

That's not a kid, that's a female.

>>8439456
>its the Jews fault

Maybe it isn't so much that Alice isn't believably child-like, but rather she is sort of a vehicle to move the story from one fantastic place to another. He wrote the stories to amuse and groom the real life Alice Liddel, so I wonder if she is a good example to use.

But shit, now that I'm picking my brains I can't think of many other books that feature children which are not necessarily aimed at them. But many of those do suffer from the "main child is just a vehicle" problem. (For example, Harry Potter has no personality at all.)

>>8439257
See that's why I always thought Harry potter was so realistic. Generally doing right, going with the flow, and not thinking about it too much.

>>8439278
>>8439257

I think it's also that children are less critical of how a story functions under the hood. For example, kids don't realize that Harry Potter doesn't have a personality -- they give him one.

Watch some old videos or read some old books you loved as a YOUNG child and you'll realize that 80% of the enjoyment was self-created. Children project their fantasies onto existing stories, adults take them more at their word.

The Beetle Leg isnt so much difficult as it is droll and meandering, with spurts of goodness.

I like Hawkes, but he's better when he drops the pretense. The Lime Twig felt like working a whole lot for very little.

Very long sentences, vocabulary, and the different writing styles he uses throughout the book.

Overall its not "hard" to read. At first you don't know wtf is going on but you pick it up after about 250 pages in. During this time you also get used to the sentences and writing style.

My description of IJ is having a stack of shuffled papers spread across a table - as you read the book they start to organise themselves and by the time you start to understand (250-300 pages in), the papers start to arrange themselves into an order.

Just read it - its not as hard as people say. The end notes can be annoying though.

Fuckers in school telling me, always in the barber shop DFW ain’t bout this, DFW ain’t bout that My boy a BD on fucking Lamron and them He, he they say that nigga don’t be putting in no work SHUT THE FUCK UP! Y'all niggas ain’t know shit All ya motherfuckers talk about Infinite Jest like it ain't no classic DFW ain’t this DFW a fake SHUT THE FUCK UP Y'all don’t live with that nigga Y'all know that nigga got some mental health problems and shit Nigga been on anti-depressants since fuckin, I don’t know when! Motherfuckers stop fuckin' playin' him like that Them niggas savages out there If I catch another motherfucker talking sweet about DFW I’m fucking beating they ass! I’m not fucking playing no more You know those niggas role with Pynchon and them

>>8439024
Is this a new meme?

>>8439104
the book is basically a reddit meme

The Greeks are absolutely overrated and continue to perpetuate misconceptions about the world.

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Partway into "Black and White" by Jackie Kessler and Caitlin Kittredge, this unusual take on the superhero genre. Each author writes one of the protagonists, I think, which makes for a refreshing read and helps with keeping the characters' voices distinct.

It's set in Chicago (New Chicago, rebuilt after a natural disaster in an alternate-timeline present day) in the 2100s. Jet is this superheroine with shadow powers that are gradually driving her insane, because access and control over the shadows doesn't do you a ton of favors other than being incredibly powerful, and she's one of the city's mascot superheroes. However, rather than the city, she works for this monolithic multinational group called "CorpCo," which is less than aboveboard with its dealings. She means well, loving helping the public and defending justice, and also wants to bang her new assistant. Her former best friend, the other protagonist Iridium, is a light power who defected from the superhero academy and became a villainess who runs the South Side's criminal underground. Robin Hood type, robbing the rich and other criminals, CorpCo holdouts, and corrupt officials and using the money to finance awareness of political corruption and maintain the underfunded ghetto she controls.

It's massing up for some crazy shit to go down, and I want them to both be master criminals together to bring down The Man™ and for Jet to finally screw her hot new assistant. Pls. Just do it Jet

>>8438837
Do not bully Akka

He's a good boy who did nothing wrong.

Dunyain scum must be removed.

Do you guys know anything about Grace of Kings by Ken Liu? Any good?

>>8438746
It's existentialism for dummies and a very enjoyable read.

>>8438746
Nihilism will get you killed, kids. Madame la guillotine--her quick kiss will freeze your heart and trim your height.

>>8438746
I suppose not, but it's a meaningless question anyway.

ur dum

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>>8438705

Unlike the sciences, philosophy does not aim to be beneficial or elucidating.

>>8438103
Bump because I'm majoring in Comp Lit and am starting to get anxious. Staying in academia sounds comfy though

>>8438114
Really? 49% unemployment rate sounds comfy? I've also considered academia, but it sounds pretty hellish out there

I used to be an English major until I realized I was wasting my money. Seriously, why bother? If you want to get a job, you're in the wrong major.

Literally nothing good.

In Australia no one has time to write because of all the kangaroo invasions that the mainstream news don't report

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>>8436777
>mfw eurocucks will never come close to the literary greatness of Moby Dick

Source?

>>8434283
Sure, it can be found at fucking google it you web illiterate nonce.

>>8434282
cuck lmoa

rolll

>>8431420
Roll

Roll for a good one please

Divine Comedy

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Better than War and Peace t b h

To be honest I imagine most material that he gets is so terrible I wouldn't read it for less than $200 per hour.

give it a rest m8
ur wastin ur time worrying about this guy

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>>8422354
No discernible talent

that'll be $1079 :)

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>>8419476
best medieval

Best translation of Sir Gawain?

Is Marie Borroff's good?

>>8419520
Just get the Penguin Classics edition of the works of the Gawain poet. They are heavily annotated, especially Sir Gawain.

>>8443894
What is this about? Because if it's about scientism, it may be good.

>>8443928
Not OP but if I remember correctly he talks about the flaws and fallacies of science and scientific bases which are fragile, like speed of light being constant (it's not)

>>8443928
From Google books:
The science delusion is the belief that science already understands the nature of reality. The fundamental questions are answered, leaving only the details to be filled in. In this book, Dr Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world's most innovative scientists, shows that science is being constricted by assumptions that have hardened into dogmas. The sciences would be better off without them: freer, more interesting, and more fun.
According to the dogmas of science, all reality is material or physical. The world is a machine, made up of dead matter. Nature is purposeless. Consciousness is nothing but the physical activity of the brain. Free will is an illusion. God exists only as an idea in human minds, imprisoned within our skulls.

But should science be a belief-system, or a method of enquiry? Sheldrake shows that the materialist ideology is moribund; under its sway, increasingly expensive research is reaping diminishing returns.

In the skeptical spirit of true science, Sheldrake turns the ten fundamental dogmas of materialism into exciting questions, and shows how all of them open up startling new possibilities.

The Science Delusion will radically change your view of what is possible. and give you new hope for the world