Am I the master of my own reality?
>>8193623
post her feet
>>8193623
my diary desu
top kek
>Peace, peace! he is not dead, he doth not sleep,
> He hath awaken'd from the dream of life;
> 'Tis we, who lost in stormy visions, keep
> With phantoms an unprofitable strife,
> And in mad trance, strike with our spirit's knife
> Invulnerable nothings. We decay
> Like corpses in a charnel; fear and grief
> Convulse us and consume us day by day,
>And cold hopes swarm like worms within our living clay.
What did he mean by this?
>>8193580
it means take an english class u fuck
>>8193580
DELETE THIS
/lit/ doesn't discuss non-memes
Got this today for AU$10. All works except $ key gets jammed. Does anyone use a typewriter on here
>>8193552
>AU
>>8193552
What year is it again?
>>8193552
No because I'm not a hipster faggot and this isn't 1955.
Do you know anyone else whose /lit/ irl, or are you the only one in your life besides your professor who knows his shit? Are your classmates passionate about their major, or are they only quasi interested because their parents made them go and it was their only tolerable option?
>>8193483
>your professor
I am out of college and I know 3 other people in my entire circle of collected acquaintances and family who's reading habits I respect. One of them is a partial in that I respect her for reading 300+ books a year, mostly non-fiction, but typical female pop tastes in literature, one is a woman who is undeniably /lit/ , and another is a well read hipster that spends most of his time in poetry.
>>8193518
Have you spoken about the 300+ woman here before? Aunt or some shit?
My friends are all smarter than me but would rather play videogames than read
Did anyone else catch the spirit to live after reading this book?
>>8193421
it was a bopping novel. got a bit long in parts but I really enjoyed it, especially the humorous bits. It feels bad knowing that hitchhiking is almost impossible nowadays.
>>8193430
That's not true
>>8193421
Yeah, especially because the first time I read it was in high school. I still read it every couple of years or so, but it isn't quite the same as the first few times I read it.
>>8193418
>American History
I just Fuking typed all this but 4chan said no. So I will give a shortened version. I have to pick 5 different myths, each form a different chapter. I read 4 chapters and have 2 different myths picked out. Where should I go for the remaining 3 myths
>>8193422
So this is an open book essay on subjects of your own choice, and you cannot move forward? Jesus christ just flip a coin.
Sorry. I'm never going to post on here again.
Good. Never come back.
>>8193371
See you next week, lover.
>>8193371
See you next week
Share your biggest literary fascination with /lit/. This can vary from anything like your favorite author or writing style to historical era and context.
Early modernism makes my dick hard as fuck.
I write in a style completely inspired by Shakes, ee cummings, Joyce, and Pound. I will never be published. But I will smile now and then.
i loooooooooove stream of consciousness
can someone recommend me a reliable site with full works of Nietzsche
>>8193152
amazon.com
>>8193152
>feeding cat dairy
JUST
>tfw
>he fell for the chapter meme
i know that one. i opened a meduim.com and for some reason writing became easier.
>he fell for the Arabic numerals meme
'A few light taps upon the pane made him turn to the window. It had begun to snow again. He watched sleepily the flakes, silver and dark, falling obliquely against the lamplight. The time had come for him to set out on his journey westward. Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the treeless hills, falling softly upon the Bog of Allen and, farther westward, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves. It was falling, too, upon every part of the lonely churchyard on the hill where Michael Furey lay buried. It lay thickly drifted on the crooked crosses and headstones, on the spears of the little gate, on the barren thorns. His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead.'
Why is this the most based line in all of literature, /lit/?
That's a bit more than a "line" you shiteating fucksnapper.
>>8193050
What's wrong, bud?
>>8193063
I don't have enough whisky.
>I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies.
When I first read this I immediately knew DFW was a genius. He could have very easily just written 'I am seated in an office, surrounded by people,' but that would have been too easy for someone with DFW's sardonic postmodern wit. Instead, he challenges us readers with a bizarre yet accurate phrasing of such a seemingly mundane scene. DFW recognized the absurdity of language conventions and accordingly held no reverence for them. I know Camus would have broken a grin upon reading this opening line.
>>8192936
>>8192936
do the same with the first phararaph of lolita pls
>>8192952
>Doritos, light of my life, cheese on my fingers. My hunger, my munchies. Do-ree-toes: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Do. Ree. Tos. It was chips, plain chips, during lunch, weighing one-point-eight ounces in one hand. It was Nacho Cheese for snacks. It was Cool Ranch at school. It was Salsa Verde in the shopping line. But in my mouth it was always Doritos
How are these books still so good? And they're still fairly popular as well too even with the current batch of kids (although this series does have a following of adults as well!) What makes warriors so appealing and able to stand the test of time?
It's talking cats there ain't shit to explain nigga.
I love Warrior Cats. It's such a magical series of books, and easily one of the only worthwhile products of all twoleg culture.
>>8193212
This
I absolutely adored the books as a kid. I only read four or five of them, but they were great. Among the books I'd give to future young'uns. Harry Potter and Watership Down too.
Watership Down is kinda similar to Warrior Cats if you guys haven't read it, but with rabbits instead of cats. The writing is a bit more mature I think, but definitely readable for an elementary kid.
Hi /lit/,
I consider myself redpilled since browsing /pol/, but as I still enjoy reading I'm asking for some recommendations.
I'd ask on /pol/ but they're mostly too illiterate to read anything but infographics.
I'm looking for nazi literature, if such a thing exists.
I've already read mein kampf, enjoy listening to hitler's speeches, and have watched a lot of propaganda videos.
But is there anything in terms of a nazi plot and characters, that glorifies a nazi world, or which laments the degeneracy of Bolshevik influence and the eradication of such elements?
Let's keep the political discussion out of it and just focus on recommendations, thanks. I believe what I believe, and you won't brainwash me, so leave it.
Thanks
>>8192707
Awful bait. Next time try to frame it as less outwardly confrontational and belligerent, and it'll be less obvious.
good meme thread, you really triggered this guy >>8192714
>>8192714
>t. Roastwhore getting triggered by Pepe pic
You have to go back
Can someone circle the darkest and most mind fuckiest books on this list?
>>8192586
I'm not going to circle them for you, but I'd say Dogra Magra, The Blind Owl and Dark Spring are top for being of both those criteria.
>>8192647
thank you!
Can someone tell me what the most abstract books on this list are?