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Anonymous
2016-01-23 10:35:23 Post No.7615269
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> Mega-deep non cliche edgy creative writing piece due in a few days.
> Fine ill do it.
> Begin brainstorming ideas for short story.
> Realise all my ideas are 'cliche' and/or come from some form of pre-existing literature or tv show/movie.
> wait a minute.
> there is a whole board of helpful, attractive and extremely knowledgeable literature lovers who can do the hard thinking for me.

> The theme must be about discovery. (self discovery, physical discoveries blah blah just has to be deep and will impress a marker who will sift through thousands of short stories.)

Post your idea for my NON-CLICHE short story that will make me known for ever amongst my teachers and class mates. Any and all ideas will be extremely helpful.

Thank you /lit/.

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 10:50:17 Post No.7615282
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>>7615269
This is not the homework board, friend. >>>/hm/ is thatta way.

Anonymous 2016-01-23 10:53:12 Post No.7615283
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Anonymous 2016-01-23 10:53:12 Post No.7615283 [Report]

Ten page, post-modern piece of a man contemplating the universe, while fishing a light bulb out of his colon.

Anonymous 2016-01-23 10:53:35 Post No.7615284
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Anonymous 2016-01-23 10:53:35 Post No.7615284 [Report]

You could have phrased that to not sound like a smug cunt and maybe I would have helped you. Instead I'm gonna tell you to choke on a fat one.

Anonymous
2016-01-23 00:22:08 Post No.7613947
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Anonymous 2016-01-23 00:22:08 Post No. 7613947 [Report] [View this topic]

Hey /lit/! I want to read something that inspires me to do big things and to improve myself. Do you know any books that makes you feel like this when you finish them?

Pic unrelated.

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 00:24:32 Post No.7613958
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Anonymous 2016-01-23 00:24:32 Post No.7613958 [Report]

the holy bible

Anonymous 2016-01-23 00:28:52 Post No.7613978
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Anonymous 2016-01-23 00:28:52 Post No.7613978 [Report]

The Bible.

I'm serious.

Start with Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, and then Job. They makes sense of suffering, humility, and generosity. Proverbs is chock full of practical advice. Ecclesiastes provides an answer to nihilism and existential angst. The most important lesson you'll gain from this is the value of wisdom. With wisdom and knowledge as your foci, you can advance through life knowing it only gets easier, and then you turn to dust. Really, it's quite peaceful.

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>>7613978

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2016-01-22 23:50:22 Post No.7613869
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Anonymous 2016-01-22 23:50:22 Post No. 7613869 [Report] [View this topic]

Just finished this. Is it worth reading?

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Anonymous 2016-01-22 23:51:51 Post No.7613876
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Anonymous 2016-01-22 23:51:51 Post No.7613876 [Report]

These threads trigger me. Congratulations you retarded faggot.

Anonymous 2016-01-22 23:52:38 Post No.7613880
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>>7613869
>translation

no

Anonymous 2016-01-22 23:59:35 Post No.7613893
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>>7613869

You think some people might find it worth reading.

Anonymous
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Anonymous 2016-01-22 03:42:06 Post No. 7611250 [Report] [View this topic]

Shittiest book ever written?

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Anonymous 2016-01-22 03:42:48 Post No.7611252
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Anonymous 2016-01-22 03:42:48 Post No.7611252 [Report]

Nice jest.

Anonymous 2016-01-22 03:43:55 Post No.7611259
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>>7611250
le no discernible talent

Anonymous 2016-01-22 03:46:05 Post No.7611263
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Anonymous 2016-01-22 03:46:05 Post No.7611263 [Report]

Ya dude. Epic bost btw.

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Books for inmates 2016-01-22 20:34:52 Post No.7613355
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Books for inmates Anonymous 2016-01-22 20:34:52 Post No. 7613355 [Report] [View this topic]

I need ideas for books to send to someone serving a three-month jail sentence. I can provide any further context if desired.

Preferably promoting HONEST introspection, self-analysis, and self-improvement.

This person needs a LOT of self-care and is on the precipice of cognitively realizing this - I'm looking for a text that will push them over the edge into "Oh, I CAN be better! I'm actually allowed to love myself and that's okay."

Something practical. Something that can't readily be argued against, even in the midst of severe bias and general prejudice of the external.

I really care about this person and this sentence is the culmination of a long history of self-hate and fear ruling their lives. This book could legitimately change everything for them.

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Anonymous 2016-01-22 20:35:57 Post No.7613360
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Mindfulness in Plain English - Bhante Gunnaratana

Anonymous 2016-01-22 20:39:10 Post No.7613374
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Portrait of as a the artist young James man Joyce

Anonymous 2016-01-22 20:41:30 Post No.7613381
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Steppenwolf

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 22:32:30 Post No. 7617230 [Report] [View this topic]

is there any good place to find college textbooks in e-reader format?

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 22:34:31 Post No.7617233
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>>7617230
just get pdfs off of bookzz and the libgen familia. If that fails bookz (irc) might have them. It's pretty rare that a textbook is on neither of those---if so, then hustle over the biblioteca (hopefully you're near a good college) and nab a copy there.

also why the fuck you want epubs? Figures are usually fucked up even in the 'official e-reader' version, unless you're looking at Diestel's graph-theory or another really high quality e-version.

Anonymous 2016-01-23 22:40:54 Post No.7617249
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>>7617233
I mean file formats for PC based reading. I don't really use e-reader stuff, I'm just looking to see if I can get the texts on-screen instead of a book. thanks for the reply btw, I'm making some progress finding what im looking for

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Atwood's first novel 2016-01-23 22:30:45 Post No.7617226
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Atwood's first novel Anonymous 2016-01-23 22:30:45 Post No. 7617226 [Report] [View this topic]

I don't think she will write anything better than Surfacing. Thoughts?

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Anonymous 2016-01-24 03:11:01 Post No.7618035
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>Thoughts

you first

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 21:30:16 Post No. 7617036 [Report] [View this topic]

How does /lit/ handle really bad writer's block

the kind where everything you could possibly write seems insufficient

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 21:37:37 Post No.7617068
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>>7617036
I fap and waste my life away in self-loathing. What about you?

Anonymous 2016-01-23 21:37:43 Post No.7617069
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Anonymous 2016-01-23 21:37:43 Post No.7617069 [Report]

Suck a writer's cock

Suck my cock.

Anonymous 2016-01-23 21:45:19 Post No.7617096
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>>7617036
I get high on pepsi for a week, then I talk doxylamine and have strange dreams which I add into my writing.

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2016-01-23 20:55:00 Post No.7616924
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Anonymous 2016-01-23 20:55:00 Post No. 7616924 [Report] [View this topic]

What's your magnum opus going to be like /lit/?

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 20:57:02 Post No.7616929
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Anonymous 2016-01-23 20:57:02 Post No.7616929 [Report]

A readable version of Ulysses.

Anonymous 2016-01-23 20:57:44 Post No.7616930
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>>7616924
A short pamphlet to my progeny and great...great...etc grandchildren somewhat prior to my death introducing myself and briefly listing what I have learned during my life, and wishing them best of luck in theirs.

Anonymous 2016-01-23 21:02:20 Post No.7616948
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>>7616924
A secretly sentimental story serving a second, superior self scurrying through sceneries of season passed.

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recent buys 2016-01-23 20:52:27 Post No.7616918
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recent buys Anonymous 2016-01-23 20:52:27 Post No. 7616918 [Report] [View this topic]

Books you have bought recently.
Here is a hungarian copy of "The Tragedy of Man" by Imre Madách.
It was pretty cheap,and it's a good edition.

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 21:14:25 Post No.7616981
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Anonymous 2016-01-23 21:14:25 Post No.7616981 [Report]

Does lit even buys books or you guys just use an E-reader or you just get presents based in a list you gave to mummy?

Anonymous 2016-01-23 21:52:44 Post No.7617116
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>>7616981
fuck off back to your 'i don't care if i'm a pleb' sci-fi general thread

Anonymous 2016-01-23 21:59:45 Post No.7617144
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>>7617116
What wrong did I say?
Why are you trying to imply that I belong in a fantasy/sci-fi general?

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 20:24:59 Post No. 7616833 [Report] [View this topic]

Does anyone have that meme of a guy giving a really dumb answer on Jeopardy involving Michael Chrichton? That's as specific as I can be, can't find it anywhere.

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 20:30:54 Post No.7616852
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My wifes kid loves his books

Anonymous 2016-01-23 20:32:54 Post No.7616863
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>>7616833
I read Eaters of the Dead in Highschool

Anonymous 2016-01-23 20:34:09 Post No.7616867
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Anonymous 2016-01-23 20:34:09 Post No.7616867 [Report]

I wanted to read Jurassic Park as a kid, because I loved the movie. Is it worth it?

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 20:03:09 Post No. 7616742 [Report] [View this topic]

Thoughts, /lit/? How does it rank against his other works?

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 21:32:41 Post No.7617047
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>>7616742
It's his weakest work, in my opinion.
TBaD<TSoP<TGG<TitN

Anonymous 2016-01-23 21:36:00 Post No.7617061
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>>7617047
good ranking

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Macbeth 2016-01-23 19:20:35 Post No.7616596
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Macbeth Anonymous 2016-01-23 19:20:35 Post No. 7616596 [Report] [View this topic]

Have you watched the new adaptation? Thoughts?

Also, general Shakespeare thread, I guess.

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 19:21:59 Post No.7616604
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>>7616596
really want to watch this in the cinema. Only saw like a halfhour of the recently released torrent. Imo, Macbeth has amazing cinematography,I just cant fathom why they didnt push this movie more.

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>>7616604
because not that many people give a shit about shakespeare adaptations.

I'm very excited to see it

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>>7616596
it's i n c r e d i b l e

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 17:56:31 Post No. 7616319 [Report] [View this topic]

On average, how many pages do you read per day?

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 17:58:19 Post No.7616325
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>>7616319
0

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 18:00:59 Post No.7616330 [Report]

75 or so

Can range from 40-160 though depending on amount of free time and engagement in the book

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69 - 1488

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 16:43:44 Post No. 7616125 [Report] [View this topic]

How does /lit/ feel about Raymond Chandler/LA Noir? Just finished The Big Sleep. Would appreciate recommendations for other books by Chandler or in the same vein

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 17:12:50 Post No.7616219
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>>7616125
I love the guy. I also need more refommendations. I find noir very comfy

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>>7616219
jim thompson if you are in for something more crazy

Georges Simenon is good too

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Anonymous 2016-01-23 17:15:56 Post No.7616227 [Report]

Is Hammett any good?

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