Does anyone have experience with a bookzz.org account? I hate being limited to 5 downloads a day, but I really don't want to be attached to an account on a site that is legally ambiguous. Does anyone have experience with an account? Is it worth it?
Thanks.
>not being behind 17 proxies and a VPN
So that's a "don't do it" then?
Let me guess. It's a free account, isn't it? and you haven't even conceived of using a separate e-mail?
Hope that helps?
Does anyone here have a recommended course of study for approaching Marxist theory?
I really think I should know something about this stuff, but I'm pretty much limited to what I've gotten from wikipedia and the stanford encyclopedia of philosophy.
I've tried picking up Marx's stuff before but I dunno... Most of it just really long and dry. Does he have any books where he sums up his ideas succinctly, or something like that?
>>7727901
so, you want to understand his work without putting in the effort? why? why bother? fuck you.
>>7727914
I'm asking if he has any books where he summarizes his work for the layman because it's insanely obvious that his major works are not accessible to anyone except academic specialists.
>>7727901
>his major works are not accessible to anyone except academic specialists
uh no
Capital is a fairly easy read
anybody on lit read this? its his only book to be translated in english so far but its japanese surrealist sci-fi/detective story by way of pkd, chandler and will burroughs.
>>7727900
But how does it compare to Mememurakami?
>>7729665
I haven't read any murakami except for south of the border west of the sun.
The form of this novel might be jarring in that each sentence to few sentences is a paragraph like a japanese airport novel. The prose is pretty good for an english translation from japanese. I found the plot and characters to be done well too
Sounds good. I'll check it out.
I'm looking for books similar to Hardboiled Wonderland. Specifically, I liked the chapters dealing with the calcutec. They should be considered science fiction I guess, but there aren't a bunch of typical tropes (robots, spaceships, etc). I'd like to find some other books with a similar tone.
Oh boy a Memerkami thread. This should make for a promising couple of days.
Have you tried just browsing Reddit and pretending it's a book?
Is good genre fiction making a shift towards interactivity?
>>7727792
>genre fiction
>good
Free will does exist, though.
>>7727840
In what order should I read the chapters of this book?
For the Agent Lee Plotline, read
And Start West, The Rube, Benway, Hospital, Lazarus Go Home, Islam Incorporated, The County Clerk, Hauser and O'Brien
>>7727786
read it to where rumpus room is the last chapter
is there a clear separation between these two types of thought?
i often see people and philosophers say that logic is "good", while emotion is "bad" and simply gets in the way.
I never quite understood this. It often seems like enjoyment stems from emotion. Our subjective feelings, IMO, often feel more "real" and "true" than logic when we experience them in the heat of the moment. It seems like some of the best moments we experience are when we just let go, stop thinking and feel (like during sex, or watching an entrancing performance, or euphoria from drugs/drinking, or being in love with someone).
Thoughts? Basically I struggle between the idea that being logical is good, but it's not as satisfying as listening to your emotional side. How much should emotion factor into our decision making?
I have nothing to add to this discussion except my interest. Bumping.
Humans are irrational creatures, thats the basic fact, even the desire to be logcial is based off an emotional impetus.
The real meat is understanding the perceptions behind those emotions, how valid they are. Understand your motives, the real core of why you do what you do, and you're on your way to better thinking.
post the book you have read the most,
it doesnt exactly have to be your favorite but one you keep going back to
anna karenina
To re-live that sweet sweet childhood.
>>7727775
are you an anarchist anon?
KUBRICK!!! WHAT THE HEL DID YOU DO WITH MY FAVORITE BOOK???
>>7727715
/lit/ - literature
http://www.crowdhaiku.com/
nice
So, how many of you are getting a copy of Pynchon's Super Secret Bootleg Collection?
>>7727662
Haven't all the copies already been sold at this point. And at 350 bucks a pop all I can say is "thanks but, no thanks".
>>7727662
juvenile hack
You do realize you can literally download all that shit and print it yourself, right?
I know that it should never be adapted, and that we've probably had this thread before, but it occurred to me that pic related would make a perfect C.T.
>>7727537
Avril I.
>>7727568
>not Jane Lynch
gately
I'm looking for gems of German literature which haven't been translated into English.
zettelstraum, at least for another ~year or so
get to it, chop chop
>>7727469
The Philosophy of Redemption. (pls translate)
Agnes by Peter Stamm.
Part of the Abitur-curriculum this year, it's pretty good tbqh
Can you guys fix what's wrong with my story before I fuck it up in future
http://kaibiguous98.deviantart.com/
Honestly. I usually take the time to read these things and make real comments on them, but there's no chance I'm going to deviantart. Frankly, kill yourself.
Jesus fucking christ
I love berserk
>>7727442
>deviantart.com
You're beyond help.
Why/why not?
kek Wrong linking verb Ahmed!
fuckin ESLs I swear.