>be this guy
>upset a demi god because of pure greed
>fuck up real bad, get a big part your troops killed because of this
>Diomedes has your back
>realize its not enough and still being BTFO because of divine help
>turn back to the Demi-god because grampa's friend told you so
>demi-god says " fuck you " and claims he will leave the place
>your army is getting BTFO still
>demi-god boyfriend's dies
>avenges his boyfriend, setting a rupture point on the Trojan war
How can one man be so stupid only to be saved by sheer luck ?Its a great tale. I want to belive it was real. I even though to print a shirt with an Achilles statue under the text " I want to Belive "
>>8395919
>saved by sheer luck
I dont think you ever read what happens when he gets back home.
>>8395929
His wife was banging some other guy, wasnt it ? I never read the Odissey.
But i meant only in the course of war
>>8395947
No, the wife didnt bang any other guy. Read it pleb
> inb4 baitd
Why don't you just write YA novels? Most grown ups don't read anymore.
>>8395793
Most *kids don't read anymore. Plenty of adults read YA novels.
>>8395793
>Plenty of adults read YA novels.
Another good reason for writing YA.
>>8395793
I'm not after money. I am after immortality. My mum has money.
Reminder that reading genre fiction is a sign that you genuinely enjoy reading.
Anyone who poo poos genre fiction is automatically a pseud who only allows himself to read the classics and hates every minute of it.
You can shit on me, but I know I'm correct.
What is the purpose of this post? Is it to incite anger? Is this what they call 'bait'?
>>8395691
Reminder that you're not on reddit. You should go there if you want to be patted on the back for being an insecure plebgot.
>>8395707
I'm not the one who is insecure.
>w-will Bloom-sama approve of me reading this?
Post classic top quality /lit/ posts, lads.
>>8395662
>tfw my post was directly below the fregg post.
>gets removed in screencaps
:(
dumping some
What is it that we male virgins of 4chan find so attractive about Nietzsche's thought?
His emotional immaturity?
His hostility toward women?
His unfulfilled fantasies of power?
His unjustified sense of superiority?
His ugly and pretentious demeanor?
>sister destroys his works by editing them into nazi propaganda
he was right to be hostile toward women
>>8395503
Not to mention Cosima cucked him with Wagner and and he died of an STD gifted by a whore
>>8395498
His individualism is attractive for lonely people
That's hardly his problem though and his readers (by virtue of reading him) should be aware enough of the possibility of self-delusion
He is a great thinker in the end and is above the projections of the pathetic virgins here. Read some other philosophers and you'll figure out quickly if you're reading for philosophy or ego-inflation
I'm a serious book hoarder. I've bought all these books and haven't read any except tfios and catcher in the rye. I HAVE to finish these before I purchase more. Which book should I start from?
Oh and I stole the god of small things from my college library lol
>>8395399
probably just through all of them away and buy some good books
I used to do the same thing with books, especially from Half Price Books, but I bought a kindle paperwhite a few months ago and now I just horde free/cheap books on it and sold back most of my paper books. You should do the same.
Do birds have stories to tell? There's a bird that made a nest outside my window. I've read to it a few times but I don't think it can understand me through the glass. It does look at me when I tap on the glass so I guess it knows I'm there. Do you think birds would like to write also?
>>8395294
no, but mein fieltski are masters at prose
There is no bird. You must understand
the bird narrative:
EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT
KILL YOUR SIBLINGS
EAT EAT EAT
FIGHT FOR TERRITORY
EAT EAT EAT
FIGHT FOR A MATE
FUCK FUCK
DEFEND THE NEST
EAT EAT
DIE
Out of all the short stories that JJ has written in Dubliners it seems that ‘An Encounter’ is the one I’ve thought about the most. At least it’s probably the only short story that I’ve thought about more than just looking into the meaning of it.
From the perspective of the main character, these three boys make plans to ditch school and go on an adventure to a specific location. On the day that they set out, one of the boys doesn’t show up, essentially chickening out. So now it’s only the main character along with his friend who he secretly doesn’t give two shits about. Despite the missing friend, the boys try to make the most of their situation and head off on their adventure. Of course they never make it to that specific location, instead they get side tracked and to make matters worse come across some fucking pervert who flashes his dick at them. The message of the story being that you can try to escape your shitty reality but there’s shit everywhere and no place to escape to.
I feel like the story has placed an obstacle in my way. I imagine a time where I was highly optimistic about something, but as time flew by I became disappointed, then to add insult to injury a pervert waves his cock at me or I’m violated in one way or another. It feels like life just kicking you in the ribs when you’re down and that's fucking depressing.
I read Dubliners a year ago and wasn't much impressed and actually rather bored. But the more I thought about it, over a time span of months, the more I realized how good those stories actually were. I then went back to the book and reread it and at the end of The Dead I just lay down in bed and cried until I fell asleep lol.
>>8395222
Hmm maybe I should re-read it too
I was definitely bored with most of Dubliners, but some of the stories I really liked - A Little Cloud, After the Race, Eveline, Araby, and An Encounter is my top 5
>>8395244
It was the same for me with Portrait. I suppose his books take some time to really sink in. Or maybe that's just me.
Best literature against globalism and in favor of nationalism?
>>8395008
Read literally any political literature that isn't obvious jewish shilling and you should come up with Nationalism as a natural conclusion.
>>8395117
I'm pretty new to this board (within the last week or so) and I was hoping to get /lit/ with you guys.
Unfortunately, I'm not very well-read, other than the required reading in my courses (history major, with a minor in English literature). However, I'd like to change that very quickly.
Any book suggestions for a guy who's really only read Tolkein, Stephen King, and George RR Martin? I just finished Earth Abides.
>>8394997
Starting with the greeks is a meme, just read some Dostoyevsky, some Joyce, and some Pynchon. Then you can shitpost with the rest of us.
>>8395043
AT LEAST read Homer.
Well what kind of stories do you like? What kind of topics?
Hard for us to narrow it down for you unless you give us more to go on.
Best moments, chapters, phrases.
For me, chapter XI...
It was really early, and inconsquiental to the main story but the hermit near the beginning was pretty dark and creepy, it stood out to me obviously.
the best Judge moments, in my opinion, were probably the flashback when he killed all those indians with the old piss-tar-gunpowder trick, and the scene where they're going through the indian ruins somewhere in Mexico and he's destroying their left over things and the speech he gives.
When he raped the kid and then murdered the Kid and then danced and said he'd never die.
~spits~
~rides on~
>>8394996
It's all shit and you got tortillad and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and
And.
itt: Sum up your philosophy with an image.
See a sentence, and rewrite it differently in what you consider a better way, but still portraying the same meaning.
Does staying sane in an insane world not make one insane?
>>8394873
To be sane in a world of madness is a folly of its own variety.
>>8394876
Being sane is insane.
>>8394873
Choosing sanity in the face of insanity is bound to make one the latter
What's a good degree for a writer?
Don't say "English."
English literature, philosophy or history
>>8394738
Women & Gender Studies
history, sociology, anthropology, foreign languages, hospitality
Recommend any Warhammer 40k Novels? Are they all Young Adult like the Star Wars books or are they actually enjoyable? Where should I start?
It varies depending on the writer.
Dan Abnett is always solid though. Horus Heresy is some raw shit.
Ciaphas Cain. Personally the second omnibus/set of books, but that's where a lot of my favorite scenes are. May not be up your alley, but give at least the first book a try.
>inb4 'shit taste' our similar comments
It can get pretty horrific. And then it can be pretty light. Honestly i am pretty desensitized now though. Even the books I thought were dark are now mehh