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Thomas Pynchon, not even memeing

I find Hunter S. Thompson to be absolutely hilarious. But that might just be because I can relate as someone who use to be heavy into drug culture.

Was Infinite Jest any funny?

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>he wants to fuck a schoolgirl because his wife cucked him

I read one of his short stories, Kafka in Love, and I thought it was cute. I have more interest in the other Murakami though.

>>8305595
Samsa in Love* I mean lol

>>8305533
>or think independently
>implying you or everyone here or anyone on Earth "thinks independently"

>>8305533

>retarded frogposter

>>8305533
The problem with the Munchhausen Trilemma is that axioms aren't a logical fallacy, they are accepted propositions fundamentally outside of logic. To "skeptically question all axioms" is in essence to question the Law of Noncontradiction, which may be fun to try, and shouldnt be banned in any sense, but the LNC is essential to comuunicate or do anything at all. In effect, any sort of doubt placed on the LNC cannot be expressed, so doubting all axioms cannot be done. Not to mention the self defeating nature of doubting axioms as an axiom.

I agree with you that major academic philosophy schools are based out of fear and hedonistic materialism, giving up any sort of courage of philosophical system for money. The idea of being a paid professor and publishing journal articles is the corrupting influence that money has on what I would call "scientizing philosophy", or treating it like a science that can have repeatable monetary benefits.

Don't be narrow in the sense of what philosophy is. Mark Twain said "Don't let schooling get in the way of your education". I don't think that philosophy is trivial, I just hate the way its taught. "We dont know either way" is an unsatisfying answer.

>>8305514
My life

>>8305514
My first thought was Terry Pratchett desu

>>8305739
Whoa now, Monty Python is better than that show some respect.

>>8305514
Probably nothing OP. Books can be humorous, like Catch-22 or Confederacy of Dunces, but for real, true comedy you need the human voice and mannerisms. Printed comedy can never reach the level of performers.

hilarious

I read it some weeks after having watched Densha Otoko. I could not shake the thought that this was the same story even though it clearly went it's own path. Tonally it's a genuinely good piece.

>>8305428
It's been a while since I've read it, rather enjoyed it.

Anyone care to post a link to the complete story?

>>8305408
Developing the hobby and habit of reading for pleasure is something that really should take place in childhood.

If you're already an adult, and don't have the patience, grasp of language or desire to read, you're probably never going to.

However, don't feel too down. Reading is primarily about the pleasure of reading. You don't necessariy "learn better" from books - especially if you're the type with a poor attention span or a poor grasp of the language.

If you want narrative storytelling, just watch netflix instead.

If you want to learn, listen to podcasts and watch educational youtube videos.

And if you just want to tell people that you've just read so and so book, just lie. That's what most people do anyway!

>>8305408
Step 1.) Burn Infinite Jest

>>8305408
Read about the book you're reading

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2/5

This is the end of the first shelf

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3/5
Foreign, stuff.

>>8305328
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>>8305343
Thanks for coming down to /lit/ good buddy, no need to post 5 and 5, we already know it's shit.

What does that mean?

I'm trying, don't know how successful I am yet.

>>8305285
ebin meme

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>>8305246
Are you asking which novel is like being buried beneath 20 feet and 3000 tons of snow in the Swiss alps, and trying desperately to climb out?

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>>8305246
Those are the people who do samples of stuff and make a song out of it? I used to love them when I was a teen. They released something new?

Anyway, it's Gellu Naum. Read My Tired Father by Gellu Naum. He's a Romanian Surrealist, it's a book pieced together from bits and pieces of words, phrases, thoughts found elsewhere. It's one of my favorite books.

>>8305246

'James "A Book A Month (And I Write Them All Myself [Wink Wink])" Patterson'
He's avalanches of books anyway

woozle wuzzle

>>8305211
>Watching X-Files with no lights on.

Some Nabokov one I don't remember. Really regret buying the yearbook in the first place, shit was $60

When I found out that I'm autistic

shortly before actually reading her work, and no longer thereafter

>>8305191
When I surrendered my intelligence and read the first book that was mildly challenging

A natural development of late capitalism.

How do you guys think the internet's helped or hindered literature? What's the future of the two together? Is self-publishing for pussies?

I am thoroughly a product of the internet. I've been active on various web communities since the age of 10. That's 13 years worth of shitposts. To a very significant extent my taste and worldview has been shaped by the various anonymous and pseudonymous interactions I've had with people all across the globe over those past 13 years. I feel most comfortable and authentically 'me' when behind a computer screen. Much of my adolescent memories involve interactions with people on this site and a handful of small forums.

I don't know if I'm utterly pathetic or the next stage of mankind. Probably both.

At least you spent it on something that will last for quite awhile.

>>8305146
How many do you have? You can't say that and not show off your collection.

>>8305146
D-do you have enough to eat on this month?
Don't starve anon

Clarice Lispector is the GOAT

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Those with "----" around their names are the most important.

Writers:
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo
---- José de Alencar -----
Bernardo Guimarães
Luís Carlos Martins Pena
Manuel Antônio de Almeida
Raul Pompéia
------------ Machado de Assis --------------
Aluísio Azevedo
---- Euclides da Cunha -----
Lima Barreto
Monteiro Lobato
Simões Lopes Neto
Graça Aranha
Mário de Andrade
José Lins do Rego
Érico Verissimo
---- Graciliano Ramos ----
---- Guimarães Rosa -----
Clarice Lispector
Raduan Nassar
Ariano Suassuna

Poets:
Gregório de Matos
Gonçalves de Magalhães
------ Gonçalves Dias ------
Álvares de Azevedo
Casimiro de Abreu
Fagundes Varela
Junqueira Freire
Castro Alves
Tobias Barreto
---------------Olavo Bilac ---------------
---- Alberto de Oliveira -----
---- Raimundo Correia ----
Cruz e Sousa
Augusto dos Anjos
---- Carlos Drummond de Andrade ----
---- João Cabral de Melo Neto ----
Mário Quintana

>>8305235
Forgot to add Rubem Fonseca and Dalton Trevisan to the writers list.

>>8305100
>tfw Shia legitimately motivates me to put in work and not be a piece of shit

what's the point?

i already have them standing on my shelf, whatever i might get out of them additionally by reading them too is minimal and not worth the effort

>>8305100
>tfw you should start with the Greeks
>you start reading The Bible instead