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>>7582616
i would rub her feets

>>7582486
That's actually a good point and I never thought about it that way. I guess the backdrop of mid 19th century England makes everyone too entrenched in fulfilling social roles to be introspective. Maybe also there is a cynicism which flows from Heathcliff's presence which by extension means a cynicism of any kind of intellectual escapism? Anyway I'm not sure the author intended the characters to be read as stupid, Cathy is well read, I think Lockwood is meant to be, as the narrator, quite bright and Heathcliff has a cunning which I suppose is a form of intelligence. But you're right in the sense that in general the characters seem to be uncritical of their surroundings.

it's a break from all the victorian romanticism back then
of course by itself compared to all the stuff now it's nothing special but that does not take away from its place in history
the book is a rebellion in the form of heathcliff the wrecker, against british sensibility

To be fair a lot of people in real life are either impetuous, a dick, stupid, or a combination thereof.

I remember Nelly being relatively kind and reasonable, though.

That is the shittest, fakest looking skull i EVER saw

>>7582365
they didn't want to scare people

Just act you phagget

Join the Navy as an engineer technician. Get experience for your art, and earn money and a trade to support it.

Read them on the street. Recite them with proper intonation. Make a show. And after you finish ask people for money.

>>7582369
>>7582371
Troll responses aside, how to market a stupid fucking ebook or something?

Harry Crews is your guy.

Hypersphere

Bernhard maybe? Doesn't get more rambling than him. Woodcutters is a good starting point.

>>7582169
Finally, some love for Lu Xun. The Misanthrope is his best story hands down

>>7582217
Village Opera is hella comfy though, gotta be up there.

>>7582169
>>7582217
Are these all in ah q and other tales?

>>7582163

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>>7582163

gas the plebs

dumb frogposter

Nietzsche, Hegel, Heidegger

>>7582092
Okay, which books of theirs should I read then?

>>7582081
History of Sexuality Vol 1's pretty easy going.

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No.

IMO describe only the most distinctive features and use general terms like 'attractive' or 'unattractive' or 'unconventionally attractive' or 'plain' or whatever, building a frame of sorts for peoples imaginations to fill in

If their appearance is somehow important and relevant to the story, then describe it. If it's not really, best to leave it fairly vague.

>>7582025
Don't use general terms, it comes off boorish and lame.

should be ashamed anon

>>7582157
>not lit

have you actually not read ulysses

>>7582009
too much of a limp to her

>>7581988
people are idiots who can't decenter their own fabulated subjectivity, can't imagine a world where everyone isn't "growing" and "developing" like they think themselves to be, even more can't imagine that maybe they have been psychologically static since mid-high school, can't look past their own insipid delusions of selfhood for once in their god damn useless cattle-lives.

>>7582048

That's a great fresh perspective. I usually call people sheep, or sheeple for a cheeky slice of slang. But cattle - that works too. Brilliant! xD

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>>7582048
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Maybe not exactly what your looking for but snow crash by Stephenson is pretty good.

>>7581961
The Machine Stops. Bonus: written almost a century before the web became a thing.

For All Gods Gave Only Tears by Antoine Pédaleur

>>7581949
I don't have a "guide" guide, but I can recommend an order.

If you're just wanting to check him out, read As I Lay Dying. It displays his modernist experimentation with narrative voice without being overwhelmingly complex/long.

If you liked it, you can proceed to The Sound and the Fury, but be warned that this is his most difficult book. It's rewarding and lends itself to many rereadings, and it shows the peak of his artistry.

After this, I recommend Absalom, Absalom! because it has some plot carryover from TSatF (however it can be read standalone). It still experiments with narrative, but not as extremely as TSatF.

Next, you can read Light in August, what some people consider to be his most boring work. However, it is definitely a literary masterpiece, and John Keats' poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn" makes a good thematic companion piece.

Congratulations! You've now read Faulkner's major works. If you still want more, you can read more, such as his Pylon trilogy and Fable (which one him the Pulitzer prize and was considered by him to be his magnum opus). His short stories are also enjoyable.

Good luck reading!

Personally, I'd read Light in August first, follow it swiftly with as I Lay Dying, then when you are ready for some more challenging stuff read The Sound and the Fury and Absalom, Absalom! If you want more, or a more "stand alone" place to start, go for The Reivers or Fable.

PDF recommendations of what? Book recommendations?

There's millions of books. Be more specific.

You can try Hitler table talks from 1941-1944

>>7581953
i should have been, youre right. just maybe some quick reads that are free, and i can read on the train. doesnt have to be nazi related.