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uhm no?

he was being retarded on purpose to troll Thrasymachus

>>8233146

Depends which one

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Idiot, it's even stated in the book that the Republic can never be realized, that's why it's an ideal.

Also, children riding on dogs to battle, lol, Plato was smart enough to make the whole thing a joke, but a joke one can learn from and better oneself. The book is not about statecraft, but the topic is justice, with a state as metaphor.

>>8233111
>Parades End
simulread when?

>>8233114

Just bought it today having never heard of Ford previously and it sounds like a great read, anyway my contribution to WW1 themed /lit/ since I thought of making a chart:
The Transylvania Trilogy-Banffy
Stoner-John Williams
In Search of Lost Time-Proust
Brideshead Revisited-Evelyn Waugh

It could be where WW1 is a backdrop or the lead up to it is heavily implied to affect it and everyone personally.

>>8233114

That would be interesting, we kind of missed the chance now when it would've been more fitting to start yesterday

>>8232949
Obvious bait.

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think does really nothing this book socialism nothing with wrong there's evil liked and Ayn Rands it. Why lit I It's like I hate philosophy? or and it communism.

>>8232873
Alianza Editorial es de confianza? Compré la metamorfosis en Alianza y lo sentí como una pésima traducción

*jajaja in spanish*

>>8232873
Have any of you read Guzman De Alfarache?

Are you a plebiean?
If you are, yes.
If not, no.
The games are superior. Not particularly well written, but fun, gwent simulator.

>>8232844
Only in Polish.

Yes, good fantasy.

Belivable characters, good dialouge and witty humor. Writing quality is okay, even good considering it's genre.

Worth a read, Last Wish is short and if you like it you will like the rest too.

>do you just read the book and move on?
This.

>>8232835
>Do you just read the book and move on?

yes sometimes i write a little review for myself

Do any of you guys read out loud like Bloom recommends?

>>8232807
English because of the sheer amount of material available

>india have no credibility and is frequently involved in false data reporting, inhumane living conditions, poor salaries, terrible disaster management and mass rapes
>china is suffering a deep, long-lasting economic turmoil which is ruining his financial system
>nigeria has among the highest crime rate in the world and its cultural elite is actually schooled in uk/france/u.s.a
>turkey is shifting to a dictatorial, islamic state rid with civil wars and terrorism
>iran is an authoritarian islamic state and still ban/jail/execute its movie directors and writers

Sure, OP, sure.

>>8232839
>false data reporting, inhumane living conditions, poor salaries, terrible disaster management and mass rapes
This is exactly what made it great (and what you need to make it great again)
>its cultural elite is actually schooled in uk/france/u.s.a
for now. The Romans schooled their cultural elite in Greece and Greeks themselves looked to the east for inspiration in their archaic times.

>>8232789
tu puta madre

>>8232789
is talked about all the time

>>8232789
It is.
/thread

Classic

>>8232725
Well he's a good actor...

He would have fattened up for BBC's War and Peace if that was the case

come on people you want to pretend to be sincere christians so atleast talk about it

>>8232715
We can't say for sure, OP. If he genuinely loved the Lord and Jesus and had the willingness and desire to repent, even though he may have fallen short, I think he'll be in Heaven. Ultimately, it's God's decision and not mine. Only God knows the hearts of man.

>>8232715
When was that picture taken? I want to know which books he wrote as a fatfuck so I can avoid them.

Listen its decent but there is a lot of awkwardness in just the two first paragraphs that will get you fisted by some /lit/ members.

I don't know context of the whole book, but unless the repetition is intentional, its not needed.

Second sentence you see her mother say she is going to be late for college.

Then college is referenced 1/4 of the way into the whole excerpt.

Then college is referenced again at the end.

Just reference college once. I don't know if that bugs other people but it really bugged me.

Either have the mom say, "Your going to be late for college!" (which, why would the mom have to specifically reference where she is going, shouldn't the main character know?) Then after the mom referenced going to college, don't say "she was trying to find everything she needed for college." just say, "she was trying to find everything she needed." nobody needs to be reminded she is going to college.

and then at the end you reference college a third time, as if the reader is so stupid that they forgot she was going to college.

Alternatively, you don't reference college till the end to create a mystery in the beginning as to draw readers in.

Mom says, "Your going to be late", she flies around the room trying to find everything she needs, we get the shoe reference so we know she isn't in high school, and then at the very end "she knew she couldn't; or she would be late for college", so then we know now she is in college, and it sets up the next paragraph.

Listen dude, I'm not gonna be here for 6000-8000 words for each chapter, and if your making mistakes like this 2 paragraphs in, I seriously question your writing skill.

It's not very good. Several misuses of punctuation. The observations of the scene seem very forced; it's not set up very well. I agree with the poster above too. The repetition made it obnoxious.

I really fucking hope this is a troll, this is fucking terrible. I'm glad someone already seems to have replied and explained to you why it's terrible, but I wanted to just say straight up that this is awful before I read the reply just in case this is bait.

God you're shit at reading

Who cares? What do you benefit from the knowledge of what he was (or wasn't) accused of? How does it change the book? It's just a small tidbit of information that feeds the logic-hungry part of your brain.

>>8232600

>Reading

The film is better tbqh

Never have I ever shagged a girl in my mate's car

Never have I ever pretended to read a book that I had not actually read.

Never have I ever read Infinite Jest.

>>8232470
No idea. Just reflect more on your life, decisions, days, discuss memories with friends, etc. It'll help. Also, read In Search of Lost Time. It will make you remember things you never thought you experienced. Also, write down your dreams.

Write down a sequence of numbers in the morning

Try to recall them before you go to bed

Do this everyday

>>8232470
There was this book that really helped me improve my memory but I can't remember the title author or publisher.

>>8232371
DUDE

>>8233037
LSD

He looked for answers in places that were already scavenged. Ken Kesey was in a better direction until idealism got the better of him. It seems that once you get a taste of the mystery, the mystery is more entertaining than the answer.