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>>8336154
I dont know. Can u??

Bane?

>>8336154
Why is having confidence easier when drunk?

>>8336141
Pulp at best. It's artistic value is ruined by being episodic, success driven merchandise.

Berserk fags truly are the worst.

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>>8336141
I think it should stay underground where it belongs.

its www.fuckinggoogleityoufaggot.com

Avoid verbiage and use the simple everyday words.

Do you think anyone can be a writer?

>>8335983
minority is a regional term, Amerifat.

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>protagonist is a straight cis white male

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> protagonist

What I've seen of it ranged from bad to meh. It's classified as obsessed-completists-only for good reason

>>8335924
It's only intended for Pinecone fans interested in seeing how he developed as a writer, and he says as much in the intro

I liked it for the commentary and obviously pig Bodine ... My fav Pinecone character

>>8335900
save up, buy an e-reader, steal all your books off the internet.

>>8335960
this desu, haven't bought a book in months

>>8335900

50$ is nothing, anon. You better spend that at Betterworldbooks. First, go for the absolute classics, the long books, the philosophy books:

The Republic
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Plato's dialogues
Nietzsche

Only then go for fiction
Divina Comedia
Moby Dick
The Brothers Karamazov
The stories by Nabokov and Kafka

I read 95% of you list and they are all good, but most of that can wait.

good luck

This board is for literature, not genre fiction

>>8336083
He wrote non-fiction too

>>8335822
I don't know about the amorphous collective that is 4chan, but as an individual I can comfortably say that he's one of my personal favourites. I'd first start with his very good historical fiction, or if you don't want to go through all of them, stick with his classics of the genre: Lincoln, Burr and Julian.The rest aren't as worthwhile, in my opinion, but still highly interesting. Next, go on to his brilliant novella Myra Breckinridge, and don't be scared by talk of Hollywood's abysmal adaptation. After you're done with that, I'd recommend moving onto his greatest work, namely his huge collection of essay called "United States," which is basically his very personal look at America, and its place in the world over thirty four years (1958-1992).

I don't know if this helps, but I think its important to point out that he was indeed an important writer, who will definitely stand the test of time, and that it's ridiculous that so many people on this board turn their nose up at him because they've only heard of his historical fiction.

>>8335695
>adult fiction was too adult cause it would mention boring things like taxes.
Get him hooked on DFW and laugh at him when he gets to the Pale King

>>8335695

There's literally never been a single documented case of a successful pleb to patrician conversion. You can turn yourself from a pleb to patrician through hard work over a long period of time, but doing it to another person will never work and will only create hostlity.

>>8335695
you sound like an absolute asshole. I get why people like you populate this shithole - for the most part, nobody in real life tolerates your ilk.

>>8335674
Pro tip: Don't mention Ayn Rand on /lit/

>>8335674
I think Rand is generally a terrible author and I will never understand how she got published.

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It's trash.

When you get to the meandering monologues that last three pages, you'll be wondering why in the hell you thought the characters represented anything accurately.

Turn back now, OP. Don't waste your time on this piece of shit book.

Hmm not really. I seem to lose very little. I mean some of the stuff I read more than 10 years ago keeps coming back to my in sentences and scenarios.

>>8335519
Yes, and it fucking sucks. It sometimes makes going back to material you've read before more enjoyable, but it's also very frustrating to not be able to recall all the details of books you've really enjoyed. I wouldn't say they vanish entirely for me, but in a few years I'm left with only an impression of a book, i.e. it's main points and how I generally felt about it. Feels bad, man.

>>8335519
you forget the details of the book, but the way it changes you is not lost. if you read a book that makes you more aware of the finiteness of your time on the universe, and consequently, makes you a more productive person, just because you don't remember the plot of the book doesn't mean that the book has completely 'vanished,' whatever that means.

that's how i feel, anyways. its like schooling. you may not remember everything you learned but the time you spent learning can still be valuable because of the development of certain underlying principles which make you who you are today.

I read some psalms on courage before taking the pracitcal part of my driver's license test

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>>8335503
I read it all. Overall it has very good prose, beautiful even in some parts, but in everything else it's ultimately absurd. My wife is Christian though so it helps in that regard, even though she hasn't read it all the way through.

>>8335503
Over the course of my life I'm guessing that I've read 95%+ of the Bible. I've never read it straight through so I know that I have to have missed a few chapters/verses. Probably from the minor prophets/poetry and wisdom.

almost positive I've read the whole New Testament though.

Genesis, Exodus, 1+2 Samuel, Job, Ezekiel, Daniel, Acts, Paul's letters, and Revelation are the highlights imo.

>>8335486

bump

>>8335486

Wait, you mean a computer literally composed it?

J.M. Coetzee worked as a computer programmer in the 1970s. He made a program that wrote imitation Neruda poems.

The Legend of Girugamesh and TAO LIN TAI PEI

Everyone will just post Gilgamesh, it takes only a few hours to read.

Iliad (I'll read Gilgamesh soon)
Most modern is Deja Vu, a collection of comics by Igor Kordey, released last year

>>8335474
A lifestyle that is simply infeasible unless you're content with being discontent, extremely acclaimed in academic circles, or if you're extremely wealthy

>>8335474
Write for a living with small side jobs to supplement your income, typically in places where literary types spend time like coffee shops, bookstores, libraries, universities, or something that is mindless such as ditch digging, trades, etc, so that your mind is still untaxed afterwards. But primarily from writing.

Small house or apartment with most of the walls taken up by bookshelves, but only filled with books you've read or written.

Spend all your free time writing or reading. Live modestly.

>>8335474
Shouldn't the pic be making fun of e-readers? They were a stupid trend and I'm glad people are realizing physical books are much more satisfying

>>8335430
What sort of essay is this, as in what level? That's pretty important for the response.

>>8335430
>an event people thought had a great deal with the fall but in reality had little influence
Chernobyl.
And the best description of the fall of the USSR in literature would be Pelevin's Omon Ra.
Now go to >>>/his/

I would help you, but I tear up whenever I think about it.

I try to remember -- don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.