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>>8435397
/fit/'s is better, objectively. Ours appears very incomplete and is very entry level. Basically stolen from Bloom.

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>>8435400
Bloom doesn't even have Eastern literature, much less the genre fiction or non-fiction that we have.

The contemporary recs are also much different than what he prefers.

>>8435400
This, /fit/ sticky changes people's lives, ours is awful aside from the link to bookzz, which if you get out of meme tier and summer lit reading is woefully inadequate.

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>>8435390
For me it's god
Intelligent, nihilistic and with a wicked sense of humor

>>8435390
Sure you didn't mean Ivan, there anon?

dude in the picture is surely a girl?

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I'm going to pretend you bought Jelinek because I made a thread abut it some week ago, and feel pride in that.
You're very welcome, OP.

>>8435432
you'd be correct, anon
I was also thinking of getting the story of the eye after i've finished these as i've often heard the two mentioned together, have you read it?

>>8435440
I haven't unfortunately, though I'd recommend picking up Lust. I think it's her best one. Hope you enjoy m8

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>>8435371
My opinion is that it doesn't receive that sort of writing at all now. Agents and publishers are only willing to take "risks" on authors who've already established themselves in one way or another, so you practically never get anything that actually goes against the grain these days unless it's either self-published or put out by some random indie publisher (arguably worse than Self-publishing because they tend to have a far smaller reach).

>>8435418

Well I'm not sure I see a problem with this. Most great writers had to start with writing normal, unrevolutionary, marketable material.

If I were a publisher and some 25 year old handed me the next Ulysses I would most likely shrug him off because it'd sell 3 copies from a 10,000 book batch. He could first write a generic novel and sell 5000 copies, then a good normal novel and sell 50,000 and then after that I would consider publishing his wank tissues between hard covers.

>>8435371
>including self-published
Anyone who self-publishes ought to kill themselves, honestly.

Lolita.

Stoner.

Infinite Jest tbqhdesu

Use Bukowski

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>>8435309
>What the fuck do I include?
First and second World Wars, France, Detroit during the Great Depression, Congo niggers, general death, destruction and decay, creepy uncle, underage boipucci

Just some things I remembered from Journey to the End of the Night and Death on Credit. also gas the kikes, race war now

>>8435309
>I have to create a mood board

a what?

Nice bait

>>8435301
you probably belong in another board kiddo, like /v/ or /a/

The movie is much more than that

It's trying to get you to suffer the psychological problems via almost media-like subliminarity


Also, Kubrick destroys King's VW

Subjective. If you believe in God you might think morality is objective, but that's stupid.

>>8435231

Interesting, I had this conversation with a person who was a Christian and they kept pressing the notion that even when we think our morals are derived subjectively they are in truth objective mainly because the person is fundamentally ignorant to the objective nature of morality, basically the general Christian idea.

I also would like to know what it is when we are referring to objectivity and subjectivity, specifically with morality, certainly not all objective moral systems have to adhere to a God? at least not the stereotypical Christian God.

All things are subjective, can you perceive anything without the existence of you as a subject?

No, if yes, I'd like some of that shit you're smoking too, unless you're a heavy practitioner of meditation in which case I'd ask you if your ashram would sponsor my Permanent Residency: 100% authentic Indian, can add market value to your programme.

>>8435214
>tfw bought the wheres waldo fucking version of GR because that's what they had
these shit versions have smeared print sometimes but they have no serious errors I believe

there's a graphic on this stuff

>>8435229
Do you have the graphic?

>>8435214
I'm starting with Mason and Dixon. I'm new to reading on a regular basis so I've had to struggle a bit at times but I've made out to pg90 in a couple days. If I can read it surely anyone can.

>>8435211
That would be Animal Farm.

relative to what? childrens books are the easiest to read...

>>8435216
1984 is a childrens book...

No.

>>8435210
>chart
I read shart, how extremely ideological.

But you know, there are much more books that I don't want to read than those I want to read so it makes no sense what yous are saying.

Every book is worth reading if you read it the right way

Meh, bad philosophy disguised as a novel. Nothing ever happens.

This actually does belong in the thread for shit books turned into good movies.

Insects! Space! Bewbs! Rico!

I really enjoyed it. Heinlein is top tier sci fi and this is one of his best in my opinion.

Not a ton of action, but still a breeze. I'm told Armor is Starship Troopers but with more action.

Forever War sends a stronger message and, in my opinion, is better written.

I am

>>8435020
i am, or would be, if i was actually writing the damn thing.

do you find that writing a book is a fruitless endeavor? especially in a technologically saturated society such as this? i do. even if i am underestimating the enthusiasts of literature, anybody can write a book these days. what's the point?

>>8435106
>>8435110
How old are you guys?

Everyone can write a book but few can get published by traditional publishers, which is my intention. Self-publishing sci-fi shit is relatively easy as long as you don't mind sacrificing subtlety and tenderness for the sake of car chases and gunfights ever three pages.

???

Did you mean
>Aujord'hui, maman est mort
Today, mother died

I read a new yorker article about the slight difficulty of translating that sentence to fit properly. Is "Maman died today" actually what's in some English editions?

>>8435011
yep

>>8435011
English is such a fucked up language in many ways.

The real difficulty is the whole no translation of maman really.

>>8434950
How do you feel about proper usage of the English language? I've heard it's very popular on this board.

>>8434952
Why?

>>8435015
What are you trying to say in the OP?
Are you talking about some kind of Metal Gear Rising LN?