What is the book version of Spurdo?
Probably Aldous Huxley. His books are shit.
>>8168820
Spurdo is literally one of the most important developments in 21st century art. It's gonna be studied in universities 10 years from now, you can bet on it
>>8168844
I sometimes wonder if "internet historians" will one day be taken seriously.
Hi internet historians!
Were people really this slutty back in the 50s?
>>8168749
redpilled guy here.
Actually the 50s were Utopia of conservatism and American dream. Everyone were happy and there was no degeneracy and women were at home where they belong in the kitchen, pic related
>>8168761
>deus vult !
>>8168767
remember to praise Lord KEK's meme magic!
Are there any other philosophers who are as literary entertaining and thought provoking as Schopenhaur?
Hard mode: Try and think of a less pleb answer than Nietzsche.
>>8168229
His 'On Women' legitimately changed my life.
You clearly haven't read Schopenhauer or Nietzsche. Neech is much more entertaining, Schopenhauer sounds like Kant when he's not roasting women and talking about being a sadboy
>>8168238
How so, did it vindicate your beta virginity?
Are there any novels that are completely devoid of plot?
>>8168156
anything by women or nonwhites
>>8168156
Yes, it's practically a modernist staple
>>8168165
what are some examples of such novels?
>Shadow had done three years in prison. He was big enough, and looked don’t-fuck-with-me enough that his biggest problem was killing time. So he kept himself in shape, and taught himself coin tricks, and thought a lot about how much he loved his wife.
>>8168071
Is there a point to this thread? What do you want to discuss?
at least he was called Shadow and not Mr Miffy the Lovable London Cockney Stereotype Who Wears Fingerless Gloves and Mispronounces Common Words In A Comical Manner
>>8168071
Gaiman has a rich imagination... and an ability to tackle large themes.
Is it unreasonable to drop a book because of a grammar mistake? I just think a translator capable of this cannot be trusted to write decent prose.
>>8168069
Absolutely not. There has to be a minimum standard somewhere and grammar is as good a baseline as any.
>>8168069
It's unreasonable to create a thread on 4chan about it.
>>8168069
That isn't even one of those mistakes you make when you have a lot going on in your mind or have to rewrite a sentence many times, that's just plain stupid tbqh. Unless that's the only translation out there I would drop it.
Who Are Some Well-Known Writers Who Spent A Period Of Their Lives Living Alone Without A Job In Order To Focus On Their Art ?
>Wittgenstein
>Hamuk
>Salinger
>Knausgaard
>Carver
>McCarthy
>Dick
>Dickinson
>DeLillo
Why Are You Deliberately Writing Like A Fagbook Cunt?
>>8167855
Stop shillin' yourself Norge-ven.
I was going to bring premium rum to your cabin, but you only want visits from young vulnerable women in your remote molestation cabin.
>>8167883
It's not really remote. It's near enough to Haugesund for me to walk if I wish to do so over an hour or so.
They ate the kid, right?
>>8167543
I think they did, though.
>>8167536
I have reserved a copy from my local library. Am I in for a good time?
Why does everyone say this is so hard to read? Are you guys just so autistic that you can't understand context clues?
i am slav and its fun to decipher those words known to me that are written "in english", funny read
>>8167279
i'll tolchock your yarbles until they come out your rot i will m8
>>8167279
Easy book to read
Just started reading this,
what are /lit/s thoughts on this book?
>>8167025
Reverse Racism is still Racism
>>8167048
>Reverse Racism
Im only a few pages in and I get that vibe already.
Is this book just political correctness propaganda?
Environmental determinism is a joke.
Enjoying IJ so far. How long did it take you to finish?
10 years, or something like that.
>>8167013
I've been on page 300 for about a year or so.
>>8167013
Started in 1997. If I finish next year it will have taken me twenty years to read it, which is kinda cool.
How do you go about creating and developing characters, /lit/? I know many people base characters off of people they know, but what do you do when your characters are based off other characters? How do you decide what your character's look like? How they feel?
>>8166777
Stop posting nonwhites here. This is a redpilled board.
I decide what purpose I'd want the character to have, then work from there
I honestly can't say I've ever describe a character's physical appearance in my writing, other than "young boy" or "old woman"
>>8166793
Sure thing senpai
Is this... overrated?
>Is it funny?
Yes
>Does it contain incredible scientific/futuristc fantasy?
No more than any other sci-fi novel
>Does it have any value in terms of character or storyline development that makes literature great?
Absolutely not
I do not understand why it's considered a classic of sci-fi other than being memorable for it's humour. It feels like it is part of the try hard "geek" subculture for and by people trying to build themselves an image, similar to Star Wars.
>>8166339
You're just triggered by 'normies' (kill yourselves frog faggots) who like it.
>>8166343
I was more or less alluding to that word... I love /lit/'s sharp insight into everything
But look, it's true- star wars is a big sham and people only like it because they think everyone else does, or they want to look like nerds. At least some of the "diehard" fans are, the ones who claim to absolutely hate episodes 1-3.
But anyway, how are you meant to hate on anything that is overrated without being labelled as a frogposter?
>>8166339
Really loved Hitchhiker's, but the concept and Adams' style got bland by the second book. I agree with your closing statement, only real value is the humor.
Is quietism the endgame philosophy?
>>8165479
yes
>>8165479
Maybe
Good books on Luddism/Deep Ecology/Simple Living/anti-Technology.
Something that's not "Kill computer scientists" or some edgy Linkola shit. The best I've been able to find is Pynchon's essay "It is OK to be a Luddite?"
>>8164709
Not even trolling,
http://cyber.eserver.org/unabom.txt
Ted Kaczynski's manifesto is on that exact topic and is considered to be quite well done.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynski#Industrial_Society_and_Its_Future
Also, he put his money where his mouth was.
>>8164709
I'll bump this
Just got a smartphone after having a basic slidephone for over 6 years.
Feels weird and I really don't want/need it.
But the ability to use GPS seems to nice for me to go back, honestly.
>>8164709
I thought Singularity was bullshit but this was very well received.
Its hard to find stuff on this that isnt tinfoil on this