Archived threads in /lit/ - Literature - 3284. page

>>8311514
Your asking this is a testament to how little you've read and hence how you'll never amount to anything as a writer

>>8311514
No, OP, it is forbidden by the high counsel of literature.

works of art that use first and third person seamlessly:
-Portrait of the Artist as a young man
-Skyrim

>>8311450
Some good ones I reread. Usually nonfictions whose lines of thought I want ingrained into my mind. Like several of carl sagan and terence mckenna's stuff. But in general no. I can't bring myself to pay attention to a book a second time unless it's just amazing.

>>8311450
If a book has enough in it to warrent a second reading. Also, when you grow older your perspective changes which in turn will change what you get from a book. I already know that I will read Moby Dick again some day.

>>8311450
I reread books that have a particular style or theme I'd like to visit in my own work. I do this to ensure that the piece is fresh in my mind.

>Poems.

Into the trash it goes.

>>8311453
haha! epic meme my friend.

eat, take a shower, go for a walk.

>>8311375
u need sum pussi lmao

>>8311358
Mezentius. Turnus was a brash hothead.

>>8311358
Aeneas obviously

Point Counterpoint
Eyeless in Gaza

>>8311351
Island!
for a great discussion on utopia

>>8311351

None of them were worth reading in the first place.

I meme, therefore I am.

-Plato

Yet another quality thread by the intelligentsia of your friendly neighborhood /lit/

>>8311334
Salon and Washington Post

Salon
The Guardian
The Independent
The Socialist

/r/worldnews

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'Children of the Matrix' along with 'And the Truth Shall Set You Free' were books I unironically enjoyed

The dictionary

>>8311302
Symposium

Anyone who has written anything is a 'writer'

A good writer will actually get their work published

A great writer becomes a meme on /lit/

I'm writer.

my poem was published at "fames" board in my elementary school, and it hanged there for few years, am i writer?

>>8311253

tl;dr

Funny pic senpai, although I suspect photoshop

>>8311276
That's because you're a boring little faggot who thinks he is a lot smarter than he actually is.

>>8311253

Gotta serve somebody.

The people who live a lie are the ones who believe they are their own master.

I agree, this novel is pseudo-intellectual garbage from a fraud who couldn't write to save his life.

So why are you determined to keep everyone talking about it?

>>8311243
My dear friend, when you reach your early twenties, as I have, you come to realize that life is short. We're allotted limited hours here on this pale blue dot we call Earth, so we best not waste them. That's why when it comes to reading, I read the best and only the best. And the best is David Foster Wallace. I strenuously urge everyone on this board who's reading this to pick up Infinite Jest when you get the chance. Just remember: Wallace said, "Fiction's about what it is to be a fucking human being." He didn't say, "Fiction's about what it is to be a fucking Witch-king of Angmar."

>>8311243
wow you sure convinced me

>>8311191
My dear friend, when you reach your early twenties, as I have, you come to realize that life is short. We're allotted limited hours here on this pale blue dot we call Earth, so we best not waste them. That's why when it comes to reading, I read the best and only the best. And the best is David Foster Wallace. I strenuously urge everyone on this board who's reading this to pick up Infinite Jest when you get the chance. Just remember: Wallace said, "Fiction's about what it is to be a fucking human being." He didn't say, "Fiction's about what it is to be a fucking Witch-king of Angmar."

>>8311191
There's one thing and one thing only that the mods could do to immensely improve the board, instantly, overnight, and that's facilitate more threads about David Foster Wallace. Create them, nurture the ones that exist, guide the discussions, and make sure they stay on track. If we're here to discuss literature, ultimately, we are here to discuss David Foster Wallace. There is no way for a person to grasp the full implications of Infinite Jest and not realize this. We're talking about the smartest man who ever lived. You must realize this. It's not a joke anymore. We're seeing the world degenerate further and further into chaos, and we're standing by and watching it happen. You want to fix this board? You want to fix the world? You want to fix your life? You need only take one step: read Infinite Jest. There is no substitute for hard work, and that's what Wallace requires of you if you are to understand him. If you are to understand not just him, but the world. We're not talking about escapist literature, fan fiction, genre nonsense. We're talking about saving our lives. We're talking about meditating on God. We're talking about communing with the primary presence. This is not an issue to be treated lightly.

"Reading requires solitude and an extended period of an unusual sort of attention."
- DFW, in an interview

Story of your life by Ted Chiang

That and all stories that has the book collection of same title.

Excellent hard scifi (and some fantasy) stories.

Katherine Mansfields stories are great.. Dunno what you guys think about them

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Pic related, and The Overcoat by Gogol

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>>8311162
Don't worry, you outgrew him. King's prose reads like that one scene from South Park in which Michael Bay pitches all of his movies at once. The two are about equally talented in their respective fields.

I think he just wrote interesting things when he was a raging alcoholic. Sober he is dull, obvious, and his dialogue is some of the worst I've read in a while.