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ITT: Accidentally deep lines 2016-06-28 04:01:59 Post No.8214964
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ITT: Accidentally deep lines
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The best thing Bush did in his entire career was 9/11.
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damn...
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If it looks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck, then it's a duck.
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What are your favorite books of the decade so far?
The only thing I've read and enjoyed that was published in the last five years was Marlon James's Brief History, and I only lucked out with that after buying it for a stupid reason.
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Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life tore me apart.
As did The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro.
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>>8214887
>Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life
Seconded, but I don't think the average 4chan user would like it or take it seriously.
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Zone - Mathias Enard
I was going to post a few more books but I realized you meant 2010s, not the last ten years.
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I need the name of this book/comic/whatever you call it.
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>>8214843
just reverse image search it you fucking mong
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KATE BEATON IS A FUCKING HACK
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>>8214843
super mutant magic academy
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How do we get people to start reading books again?
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fuck off, barnes and nobles, if you want me to consult for you then pay me.
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get more stephen kings and jk rowlings.
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Put chemicals in the water that increases people's IQ and also give them many more hours of free time in each day.
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ITT things that only people who have no idea what philosophy is would say
>muh "start with Greek philosophy"
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"analytics matter"
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"Philosophy was born in Ancient Greece"
I have Aphantasia, sounds cool but is a terribleness curse
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34039054
>tl;dr I can't make mental images so my mind is always black
I cannot, therefore, create scenes in my mind. So I can't enjoy Harry potter or whatever since I can't make up the scene.
Any recommendations? Preferably non-fiction or at least superb fiction that doesn't require much imagination ;_;
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>>8214775
>sounds cool
No, it doesn't.
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how do you even know if you have this? I mean, I can't really imagine anything, does that mean that I have it?
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>>8214962
Imagine a cozy cabin in the winter.
Now describe your mental picture to me. If you can, you don't have this.
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The Naughty and Nice Sides of Dragons 2016-06-28 02:24:50 Post No.8214687
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The Naughty and Nice Sides of Dragons
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https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-naughty-and-nice-sides-of-dragons#/
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>the nicest guy you'll ever meet vs twisted fucking psychopath
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>the nicest wyrm you'll ever meet vs twisted fucking dracolich*
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>Only YOU can help publish this book and enlighten the blind masses of Bosnia & Herzegovina. Together, with each book we shall spread democratic rights, furry fandom, artistic and sexual freedom where it is needed the most.
>My name is Luka also known as Luksina the Dragon, I come from Bosnia & Herzegovina, and I have been writing fantasy fiction since I was 12 years old. Later, I went into the waters of writing erotic furry fantasy fiction, specializing in dragons, where I even managed to gain a humble following from the furry community.
You know what ? I would totally buy it just to expose it in front of my collection
I'm sick to my stomah at the cringe from having read this.
>I have the Barnes and Noble Classic series version.
>I've read many reviews that it isn't a good translation. I agree with that, I'm trying to read it, but I find myself annoyed with way the book is written, not the book itself.
>I was wondering, do you know any translations that are SIMPLE and EASY TO UNDERSTAND.
>I don't like translations/books that have difficult vocabulary.
>I don't like having to look up in the dictionary every word I read, it gets old pretty quickly.
>I also don't like reading translations that say things in weird ways like for example "Happy are you not?", and writing styles similar to Shakespeare and Old English. I like writing styles that are modern, simple, and easy to understand.
>I want to focus as much attention as possible on the actual material of the book and little to no attention at all to how it is written. I simply don't care about sophisticated writing. I like simple and easy writing.
>So I was wondering, do you guys know of any translations for Plato's Republic that is easy to understand and doesn't have lots of complicated vocabulary?
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>>8214647
>I've read many reviews that it isn't a good translation. I agree with that, I'm trying to read it, but I find myself annoyed with way the book is written, not the book itself.
surely this one's understandable?
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>mfw im reading a b&n classic right now
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>>8214654
I guess my reaction to that is, " well no shit, it's a Barnes and Noble edition of Plato"
Furthermore she wants a non verbose Plato
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How /lit/ is your job? Do you or could you read while working?
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>>8214547
>How /lit/ is your job? Do you or could you read while working?
Not very. Yes, I manage to read for two hours a day at work, one hour as soon as I get there and the other right after my lunchbreak. But I only read news publications.
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Freight train conductor here. Get to read a good bit when meeting other trains in sidings and before departing and sometimes a bit after arriving if they need to fuel is.
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insurance adjuster. lots of downtime throughout the day, i read at my desk pretty often.
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Anyone else hyped?
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Captain Underpants was the first book I read that was more than 30 pages so itll always hold a special place in my heart.
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Fuck that fag shit and the books.
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Can someone summarize the main arguments the book puts forth in the book? I haven't read it.
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niggers act like they do because wheat doesn't grow in africa not because they are genetically pre disposed to be chimpouts.
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muh animals that can't be tamed
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Geographic and environmental factors have a very important influence on history.
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ITT we write our suicide notes
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c'est fini
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Record scratch copypasta.
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why, my peenus weanus of course :)
hahah! :D
it's my weeeeeeeeenus peanus! :) haha
What is my suicide note? my answer is, of course, my peanus weenus :D
hahaha!
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Recommend me some books that are similar to Twin Peaks or Silent Hill 2 etc. I'm in the mood for comfy american small town mysteries with supernatural/paranormal nuances.
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>>8214423
Just check out Stephen King. He's the McDonald's of literature and does a lot of this stuff.
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>>8214441
Yeah he was the first author in my mind. But I don't quite know which of his books fits my desires. And as you said, he is the mcdonalds of literature, so... Maybe something other than King?
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/lit/ inspiration thread. This is a thread for authors looking for inspiration. Just come talk about interesting ideas, interesting scenery, interesting plots, and if you feel like it, share it so maybe some other anon will help turn whatever you came up with into something even better. Let's just have fun with it. Please keep the shitposting to a minimum.
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I feel like I should get the ball rolling, but I have to warn you it's pretty shit.
Prompt idea: A man starts losing a limb each day for unknown reasons and after consulting with a doctor finds out that whatever was happening was irreversible. He lives out the rest of his days the best he can while waking up with less and less of himself than he began with.
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>tfw your thread gets no replies
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I have this folder full of images that inspire me but it's pretty esoteric...
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The /lit/ Guide to Aesthetics v0.1 2016-06-28 00:34:05 Post No.8214384
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The /lit/ Guide to Aesthetics v0.1
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Hello, anons.
Here it is the first edition of the /lit/ Guide to Aesthetics. Made this to help anons interested in this field of Philosophy (and Art in general) but that don't know a good point to start reading about it. The guide follows:
- 2 introductory encyclopedia articles to get you acquainted with Aesthetics history, issues and terminology.
- A list of anthologies and companions that deals more deeply into everything presented before in the articles
- A list of 4 Art History books, because you don't study Aesthetics without knowing something about Art. For the layman: Gombrich, if you already have some notions of Art: Janson. After reading one of them, move to Arnason and then Hauser.
- A chronological list of the main philosophical works that have dealt with aesthetical questions in the history of humanity. All works previous to 1900 can (and should, in my opinion) be read in this same sequence. It's just in the 20th century that Aesthetics becomes a more complex and diverse field, so you can just pick what interests you most there.
You can see and download the document here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6475ZpbH_cGSWxsZjdtY05ySGM/view?usp=sharing
Please give feedback on what I can change to make the guide better and if you liked it or not. If people are interested I can share the original .doc so that you can make your own contributions. Cheers!
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Guide to Aesthetics
Step 1: Lift
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thanks op :)
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Someone should do what /x/ did and compile a huge folder of PDFs/Epubs on mega.nz