What's he trying to discern?
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>>8201592
The end of postmodernism
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>>8201605
Will be postmodernism remebered?
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college
girls
Anyone know of literature that examines the cultural and philosophic split between the old hereditary aristocrats and the new money bourgeoisie?
And maybe the culture of the plebs too but that's of secondary importance.
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in search of lost time
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>>8201600
Really? I didn't know that's what that was about.
Anything more akin to an explicit analysis
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anything by marx u stupid fuck
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LETS DO THIS!
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There is a guy with an octopus hat.
You can't not see that.
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>>8201575
what is it mean dialectical?
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>>8201585
Octopi are pleb, go away.
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Is he a meme, /lit/?
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>>8201501
We had to read The Kite Runner back in high school English class. I thought it was the preachiest, most exploitative, most self-centered, most airport-paperback-store book I was ever forced to read. I disliked this book more than I disliked A Separate Peace, and I really fucking hated A Separate Peace.
Honestly I think you'll find that his books seem designed to prey on the emotions of moms and blog-writers.
(just so you understand where I'm coming from, the style of lit I enjoy is Crime & Punishment, The Stranger, Catch-22, and whatnot)
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>>8201501
I don't think you know what the word "meme" means.
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>>8201675
I don't "think" you "know" what the "word" means.
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>>8201370
Oh fuck, I'm actually reading a book with this label on the cover of (salmon fishing in the Yemen)
It's actually terribly bad, should I just avoid books when I see that on the cover?
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>>8201379
I'm reading A Walk in the Woods right now and it's delightful. The movie is tripe.
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I've only read philosophy in the last couple months, suck it unless you're Debord.
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What is the literary equivalent of the opening scene in TDKR? My professor told me ficciones by Borges, is that true?
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>>8201364
>What is the literary equivalent of the opening scene in TDKR?
a badly drawn penis on a wet bar napkin
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>>8201377
By whom?
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>>8201364
I do things like get in a taxi and say, "The library, and step on it.”
Is it worth a read?
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not even for the memes
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Not unless you're 14 and/or wear a fedora.
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>>8201385
It's funny. I've been on this board for a while and not once have I ever seen someone actually explain why this book is shit without memeing.
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this board has a list of essentials book like the list of essentials albums of mu?
i know that sounds silly, but whatever, i don't looking necessarily a list of books that will make me the universal expert or the holder of the absolute truth of literature, i just want a way to start and know some really good books
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Beginne er mit den Griechen.
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>>8201278
Infinite Jest
Gravity's Rainbow
Ulysses.
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>anaximenes of miletus
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i like him
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Anaximander>menes
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>>8201210
I really, really, really like this image
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>Reading the preface
>He insists on 3 things
>"Read my book twice! Read 'On the Fourfold Root of Sufficient Reason', and be familiar with Kant's work!"
>"Ok, I guess I'm putting this on hold-..."
>"Also! Don't you dare read any second-hand accounts of Kant. Read straight from the source."
>Tfw I couldn't make it past Page 1 of 'The Critique of Pure Reason'
So the moral of the story is that ol' Schoppy trolled me good.
Then again, I can kind of admire that he sets such a high bar for himself. I was consoled by how often and amusingly he mocks Hegelians, kek.
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>>8201121
>Before trying to understand my work, start from the beginning
Wow, how unreasonable...
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>>8201121
what is the point of this thread
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if you haven't read kant what the fuck are you doing in the 19th century to begin with?
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Definitely one of the greatest American authors. A little like Updike, but he can just put down the god damn thesaurus.
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Pale Fire is probably one of my favourite books.
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>>8201059
Ekovian.
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What would you do if you had the Ring of Gyges? Be honest.
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sneak into movies all day
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I wouldn't know what it does because I already feel like I'm invisible all the time!!?!
:-(((((((((((((
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>>8201053
Literally Hitler
Is the typography in this just a gimmick? In HoL it worked really well but in this it just feels unnecessary and pretentious.
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>>8201032
what a hack
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>>8201032
How is it?
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>>8201032
>Everything is a gimmick
Who cares? Just read it. Or don't. It doesn't matter how it feels to you, that's you. The author made it that way, and so it is. Jesus Christ.
Why does it seem like there are no good comedy books nowadays? Are there any good ones that came out in the 2010s?
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Tao Lin pre-Taipei is pretty funny.
Eeee Eeee Eeee or Bed are hilarious
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>>8200958
>comedy
>after 1PC4
Shitlord.
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Are there even any good books in general, since 2010?
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So /lit/ is it worth reading? 2016-06-23 21:14:20 Post No.8200926
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Mildly entertaining beach read.
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>>8200930
I was actually planning on reading it unironically, but apparantly it focuses more on his life and not really on his business decisions. Is this true?
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>>8200933
It's about his daily life and some of his best deals.