Discuss Henry George in this thread
>>9906987
Good, British name.
>>9906987
This is now a Patrick Henry thread
>>9907325
>is life so dear, peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it almighty God! I know not what course others may take but as for me GIVE ME LIBERTY or GIVE ME DEATH
>>9906986
shorter version? so someone edited it? that's stupid, why would you want that?
>by anthony burgess
nvm i didn't even know he did that kind of thing. he's a great author. go for it. let me know how it turns out.
burgess really isn't popular enough nowadays
>>9906986
it is on my shelf OP. by the start of december I want to read (beside other books) chamber music, re-read dubliners, portrait and ulysses and finally, around january, start finnegans. in the last new year's eve I was reading ulysses for the first time, in the next new year's eve I want to be re-reading it.
>>9907007
i've only read clockwork orange. used to be my favorite book.
Redpill me on L. Frank Baum.
>>9906804
check out the film Zardoz
>>9906804
Oz is literally a political satire concerned, among other things, with the gold and silver standards for the U.S. dollar.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
More books about drugs?
God, I wish I had the ability to laugh harder at this
in stoner literature is a metaphor for drugs
>be me
>farmer in flyover state
>get turned onto it in uni
>abandon everything else in life for my next hit
>my passion for it dwarfs my mediocre marriage
>spend my entire life mediocre and hooked on it
>tfw its the only thing that excites me in life
think about what you read, cucks
>>9908307
You only think everything is a metaphor for drugs because you are so into drugs.
How do I into Zizek mode? How is he so high energy? I'm already on wellbutrin but it is not cutting it
>>9906693
drink coca-cola
>>9906705
It has a disgusting taste and after-taste
I don't understand how people drink that garbage
>>9906718
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiTy5-RC1-4
I'll remove this post once the answer is posted to this dumb ass question.
Is there a book called Men & Women? It's by an alive but obscure writer and I'm pretty sure it exists with a variation of that title. There is also a reprint of it coming out soon IIRC.
>>9906373
Women and Men by Joseph McElroy
nigger!
I haven't read any fantasy books in years but recently i've been thinking about getting into the game of thrones books.
I really like the show but i feel like its being pushed to a path with too much mindless action. I like exploring the characters and having more build up before the climax takes place
Will the books satisfy my needs or will i be bored to death?
All the cool kids have already read Joe Abercrombie, GoT is top normie
>>9906376
>I haven't read any fantasy books in years
Im top normie, i thought i was clear when i made this thread
>>9906392
But reading fantasy is the most normie thing you can do
I really loved this book
>inb4 fuck off you didn't read the real book
and so does /lit/ have any recommendations for me in terms of this time period in China / East Asia?
>>9906337
Tell me more about your love for the book, i.e. convince me to read it.
>>9906357
That one is a really quick read because its illustrated and abridged.
Its a rare look into a fascinating time period and setting that very few Westerners are aware of, basically China transitioning out of being ruled by an Emperor, Westerners increasing their control and influence and all the growing pains of a huge nation that might have been on the brink of modernization if it weren't for the subsequent setback with Japan and WW2.
>>9906337
it has two sequels so read those
pearl s buck isnt that good of a writer and her translations from chinese to english are awful
read lu xun
Worth a read? Is anything like his lectures? (Funny jokes but always missing the mark of what is he supposed to talk about )
>Thinks Hilter and Stalin weren't violent enough
>>9906161
>reading leftists
Try Kevin MacDonald's Culture of Critique Series instead
>>9906171
I read whatever I want fag
The way that becomes a way is not the Immortal Way
the name that becomes a name is not the Immortal Name
the maiden of Heaven and Earth has no name
the mother of all things has a name
thus in innocence we see the beginning
in passion we see the end
two different names for one and the same
the one we call dark
the dark beyond dark
the door to all beginnings
Ah yes. My favorite poem: My Immortal.
Made an alphabet matrix to help with writing poetry.
Green color means the syllable combo sounds smooth or is easy to pronounce.
Red color means the syllable combo sounds rough or is hard to pronounce.
White means in between green and red.
Discuss if you think some syllable combos should change color and what is easy or hard to pronounce for you.
I am not a native engish speaker(I am Dutch) so I am wondering how people of other languages view this chart.
>>9905984
This might seem very obvious to most, but I really got new insights into how words are formed.
For example:
The syllable combinations
RI, IB, BI, IT. are green.
The syllable combinations
RB, BT are red and white.
Combine the greens together:
RIIBBIIT. Remove unnecessary syllables.
RIBBIT.
>>9905984
https://vocaroo.com/i/s1Qs0ZPP5Ep9
Recorded myself saying the entire matrix. You should probably listen with headphone and high volume.
>>9905984
i dont get it
is this autism
Which work of literature do you guys think could be adapted into a good comic opera?
>>9905973
Twelfth Night
>>9905973
One Fat Englishman
Do you know perhaps where may I find some books on Product Placement topics? B-ok has only one position, am afraid :/
how about books with product placement in them
no logo by klein
>>9905968
steven kang
Read Apophthegmata Patrum [archive.org has a good epub conversion and proper pdf]
6. A brother came to Scetis to visit Abba Moses and asked him
for a word. The old man said to him, 'Go, sit in your cell, and your
cell will teach you everything.'
4. The same Father related this: 'Abba John, abbot of a great
monastery, went to Abba Paesius who had been living for forty
years very far off in the desert. As he was very fond of him and
could therefore speak freely with him, he said to him, "What good have
you done by living here in retreat for so long, and not being easily
disturbed by anyone?" He replied, "Since I lived in solitude
the sun has never seen me eating." Abba John said to him, "As for
me, it has never seen me angry." '
"44. Some old men came one day to Abba Arsenius and insisted
on seeing him. He received them. Then they asked him to say a
word to them about those who live in solitude without seeing
anyone. The old man said to them, As long as a young girl is living
in her father's house, many young men wish to marry her, but when
she has taken a husband, she is no longer pleasing to everyone;
despised by some, approved by others, she no longer enjoys the
favour of former times, when she lived a hidden life. So it is with
the soul; from the day when it is shown to everyone, it is no longer
able to satisfy everyone.' "
14. He also said, 'The man who has learnt the sweetness of
the cell flees from his neighbour but not as though he despised
him.'
i need to own a real skull
>>9905913
Thanks for the tip.
the reclusive life is the best life desu
To you, what is the difference between self identity and self expression? How and why do certain authors condemn the former and promote the latter?
>>9905897
Self-expression is the actual form of self-identity. Perhaps the authors who condemn self-identity do so in order to encourage action over words. The self has no substance until it is given form by expression into reality through word or deed... but talking about your self-identity means that you are acting in accordance with it, does it not? I see few ways that these are dissimilar. Perhaps the caution is one against the holding of a belief of identity that is incongruous with the identity that is actually expressed.
>>9905998
Relative to Marx and Eastern philosophy, they reject self identity because they find it vain or as a way to distance yourself from community. There has to be done difference between vanity and art, right?
>>9906080
I don't believe that having a sense of self is inherently vain at all. How is one supposed to create art (is self-expression inherently artistic?) that illuminates their inner self if they have no sense of what that inner self is?
There may be fault in cultivating uniqueness at the expense of social acceptance. Once again, however, the individual's actions have alienated him; he has expressed himself as opposed to society, and his self-identity has become actualized.