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How are these mutually exclusive, exactly? The King James Version is one of the most autistically literal translations of the Bible, and it is also the most artistic.

>>7615572
Good on you friend! This is a decent list http://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/oct/12/features.fiction Basically just read the ones you've heard of first, then come back her when you want advice for more.

You have to show that numbers mean something to you when you can finish something, not much different from eating at a buffet.

>>7615581
thanks! this looks like a good starting point.
desu i feel like my mind is fucking pleb tier since i haven't read anything

James Patterson

Sebastian Faulks. Read Birdsong.

Guess that "homage to Finnegans wake" didn't pan out did it

>>7615376
Not even close to anything finnegans wake related. Actually it's probably more commercial fiction than anything.

How many dick pics did you include in your query letter?

>>7615355
The point, you mean punctuation?

>>7615355
Use it to fuck with minds. Punctuation is superior.

You may look like a cold, boring person on a couple of messages but people get used to it rather quickly.

Because his his main work was translated by Alexander Jacob for a small press and costs like 150 dollars for each volume. I believe he has a few essays in the Weimar Republic Sourcebook. Additionally there is an unpublished phd by some guy who did a study about him floating around on the net if you can find it.

Written too late for public domain, too early and too niche for commercial ebooks

Egypt was linked to Greece.

And many Eastern ideas have been transmitted to out culture already.

>>7615199
Point taken. But the connection of

Ancient Egyptian religion -> Greek Philosophy -> Modern Culture

is pretty weak.

>Eastern ideas have been transmitted to out culture
Confucius didn't make it to the West until about 1600. So he's independent of the Westprior to 1600, but not the modern West. So long as I contrast him with Western ideas that existed before 1600, he is genuinely independent.

Zhuangzi, Bhagavad Gita, Gilgamesh

No one cares about your young adult shit. Read real books.

>>7615136

bump

>>7615158

bumpedy bump

Handbook of Grades and Grading
Handbook of Tests and Assignments

> tfw live across from library but still manage to rack up $60 in fines

send help

>>7614998
>library
y tho

>>7614315
Poor Judas...Do you think he went to heaven?

He did feel remorse...

>>7614885
No, I don't

See A6 of the Atheist FAQ: http://pastebin.com/bN1ujq2x

>>7614885
I'm not a christian but I think it would sound pretty out of character for Jesus if he did not take pity upon Judas.

just my opinion though tomodachi

>>7614222
Mein Kampf

It's not literature but the SCP site has surreal, bite-sized horror stories for days

>>7613933
Your opinion is wrong.

>>7613933
I shudder to think what Soviet-approved serialized novel in 4 volumes would be like.

Is this a Russian book about an Italian mob outfit?

The Ghost in the Machine would be a good start.

>>7613915
>>7613926
Thanks guys. Apparently my internet skills are not very good. Thanks to the first anon, I just stumbled on "simulacra" which has the same definition as stand alone complex. That lead me to Simulacres et Simulation which I believe has an english translation.

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While originally intended to "underscore the dilemmas and concerns that people would face if they relied too heavily on the new communications infrastructure,"[1] Stand Alone Complex (スタンド・アローン・コンプレックス Sutando Arōn Konpurekkusu?) eventually came to represent a phenomenon where unrelated, yet very similar actions of individuals create a seemingly concerted effort.

A Stand Alone Complex can be compared to the emergent copycat behavior that often occurs after incidents such as serial murders or terrorist attacks. An incident catches the public's attention and certain types of people "get on the bandwagon", so to speak. It is particularly apparent when the incident appears to be the result of well-known political or religious beliefs, but it can also occur in response to intense media attention. For example, a mere fire, no matter the number of deaths, is just a garden variety tragedy. However, if the right kind of people begin to believe it was arson, caused by deliberate action, the threat that more arsons will be committed increases dramatically.

What separates the Stand Alone Complex from normal copycat behavior is that there is no real originator of the copied action, but merely a rumor or an illusion that supposedly performed the copied action. There may be real people who are labeled as the originator, but in reality, no one started the original behavior. And in Stand Alone Complex, the facade just has to exist in the minds of the public. In other words, a potential copycat just has to believe the copied behavior happened from an originator - when it really did not. The result is an epidemic of copied behavior having a net effect of purpose. One could say that the Stand Alone Complex is mass hysteria over nothing - yet causing an overall change in social structure.

This is not unlike the concepts of memes (refer to the conversation between the major and the Puppet Master in the manga) and second-order simulacra. It also has ties to social theory, as illustrated in the work of Frederic Jameson and Masachi Osawa. The Slender Man phenomenon, in which the fictitious concept of a supernatural murderer went viral and has allegedly inspired real attacks, may be seen as an example of the Stand Alone Complex.

one of the best novels ever written. enjoy.

also >mfw that cover

>>7613461
I guess it would be Ulysses by James Joyce

>>7613461
have you read ij and pinecone yet?

>>7613169
Confederacy of Dunces
teatro grottesco, especially our temporary supervisor.

your diary to be honest

sticky dis shit