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>>8195781
Because I just finished my book. Now I'm getting high and wait for tomorrow, so I can go to the library again.

>>8195846
I just download a shit ton of epubs from what.cd and read them on my laptop

>>8195893
Cool. Whatchu gonna read?

>>8195682
yes they are. check out where I'm calling from. it has a lot of the good ones in it. plus it's a groovy looking vintage contemporary

if you've read carver short stories and like them, why are you asking an anonymous anime board to validate your opinion?

yes, raymond carver is worth reading.

What we talk about when we talk about love was great, especially Everything Stuck to Him imo I just love that one

You got meem'd

>>8195668
lmao it's just the intro retard.

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>sandnigger
well there you go lad, the book appealed to me because I like the idea of desert cultures and knew nothing about them beforehand

No it's pretty meaningless because it's impossible to discern the underlying principles even when you're more-or-less familiar with all the names, and too many things seem like joke inclusions

Some things are neat like Eckhart being up top but Diogenes, Muhammad, and the Easterners make it seem like a joke, among others. A lot of the inclusions in general seem arbitrary when not accompanied by other obvious ones.

Interesting to see a lot of (these days) less-typical names on there from occultism, mysticism, and philosophy, but other than that pretty meaningless

>>8195652

>Muhammad
>God Tier

>Schopenhauer
>Not God Tier

>Marx
>Anything but shit tier

>Le sniffing Slovenian, Jean-Paul "Googly-Eyes" Sartre, Gramsci, Adorno
>Good tier/Above Poor Tier

>Evola
>Poor tier

Those are all the unforgivable classifications jumping out at me

>Jesus
>Muhammad
>god tier

why tho

>>8195600
>female sexuality
>makes me nauseous
wew lad
why fag

>>8195606
women are greasy sloppy pigs, what's not to be disgusted by.

>>8195600

This is, I have heard, a wonderful writer, one of the best of our times. Yet, since she is personally a modest, calm and quiet lady, and averse to fanfare and controversy, she is not a pop-writer model. She stays under the radar despite her great talent, so I heard.

I was thinking on starting reading her. Unlike you, OP, I don’t have anything against female sexuality. It’s a normal aspect of the biology of males and females, and there is nothing better than having fun with a girl between the sheets – I cant understand why some guys are so neurotic with it. Honestly, I think they are jealous even of fictional women and girls they don’t even know: is like “I only want women to have sex with me and feel desire for me, and no other male”.

That said, can you explain what is so revolting in the book? Or post some excerpts.

>>8195588
Georgette Heyer if she has a sense of humour. The Brontes if she doesn't.

>watches mass on the telly
The God Delusion

>>8195588
I would steer clear of anything involving Ireland just because those kinds of old people can take "Ireland is truly marvellous and lovely" the wrong way.

The only old lady books I can think of are Danielle Steele but that is obviously inappropriate as hell. Get her a nice murder mystery or something.

>>8195588
Why don't you ask your grandma what she likes?

Useless guide. Just use Bloom's Western Canon list.

http://sonic.net/~rteeter/grtbloom.html

>>8195564
>mediaeval europe
>no Chrétien de Troyes
What was he thinking?

>>8195571

Bloom's list is like 100 times larger than the guide OP made. It has a completely different scope and target demographic. Therefore, OP's guide is not rendered useless by Bloom's list as it is far more approachable.

I am a bit confused by the categorical exclusion of philosophy and literary theory, but the inclusion of religious texts. Was this intentional or an oversight? (I realize that philosophy isn't literature, but I think it makes sense to at least include Plato's Republic if we are going to include something like the Qur'an.

Looks great for a starting point, though. I would love to see some of the more knowledgeable folks here (I am not a member of this group) expand on this chart and make it relatively thorough (without simply including the entire western canon like Bloom), therefore creating a list that is actually useful for a beginner.

Never in my whole entire lifetime would I not read that kind of shit.

>>8195524
Sounds cliche as fuck.
So basically cyborg space pirate goblin? Yeah nah would not read.

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>>8195524

>>8195425
The Greeks

>>8195425
Dude just read it it's not hard. I read it and it had a very deep impact on me, with no prior preparation. The writing style is very easy, I read it in one day.

>>8195427

But Plato is so fucking boring...

Hobby: An activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure.

What are millennials doing all day then? Staring at a wall and being miserable?

>>8195416
Yes.

>>8195420
Twerking miserably.

>>8195420
Posting on twitter and snapchat

Dont read translations

Only acceptable way to read Borges is in Spanish, hermanito.

>>8195592
but mijo, I only know english, french and german and I want to read Borges.
I know he worked with Thomas di Giovanni to translate his works but you cant really find that edition anymore so whats the next best thing

>>8195288
never live up to*

>the memes never kvetching up to the hype.
It seems you didn't enjoy it because you're retarded. Three examples of hard evidence in this single line.

>>8195293
lol auto correct fucked me like always

>>8195179

You probably won't find one.

I think Schopenhauer was right in saying that all you can really do is acquaint yourself with the general 'Zeitgeist' of a given time/place.

There is simply too much 'history' to meaningfully learn; you either go in for a specific time/place, or else flounder. The "big picture" is too big to appreciate every specific, or even see up close; you have stand way back.

>>8195179
H. G. Wells - The Outline of History

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Haven't actually read it, but maybe pic related will help

What do you want out of this thread?

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>book claims to be post-post-postmodern
>is only post-postmodern

what the hell is post-postmodernism why do you guys do this

who dat hoe doe

>>8195046
if the artist is honest, so is the art.
if society is dishonest, it only makes that art more resplendent.

>>8195068
So you have to be an artist if you want to be as honest as allowable.

Art pulls the most honest people towards itself like a brain drain, there would be no need for lots of works if everyone was honest.