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I'm very weary of P&V but is this good? Read some Gogol stories and I want more.
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>>7568846
>weary
fuck, I meant wary.
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>>7568846
The translation or the stories?
The stories are superb. Among the greatest short stories ever. Especially distinguished is The Overcoat, The Portrait, The Squabble and The Nose.
As for the translation, I have one by P&V too, it's just the Everyman Library edition. I think they're quite fine for Gogol.
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>>7568879
Yeah I meant translation, Gogol's cool.
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Guys, I'm here from /tv/ to warn you all of an impending peril. There's some guy going around making snarky, glib comments with the green arrow and then saying "top kek" alongside a picture of a curly-haired boy wearing shades and looking smug. He's contaminated /tv/ to such an extent that serious discussion is no longer possible; he's started to multiply, and now half the comments are just him deriding and derailing comments and threads. If you see this guy around, please report him immediately; you must do it before he spawns others, and colonize /lit/ with his army of memers.
This is war.
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>>7568824
if there is an unjustice in this world, it is that I can't hide non /lit/ threads from catalog view.
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We've already got our own memes to protect us.
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>>7568839
4chanX extension my friend.
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Young Adult /lit/ Chapter 1
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Let's write a Young Adult Fiction book. This thread will be chapter 1.
Every post will be one sentence. I'll start:
"It was the summer between fifth and sixth grade."
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My mom promised me it was the neighbor's beagles, but I swear to you Sophie, I heard the coywolves howling every night that week.
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You put the killing thing in your butt, but you don't let it do the killing. It's a metaphor you see?
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You're in the super secret club no one at school is at Jerry.
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Is he the only reason Book Burnings are still a thing?
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He's the only reason shit posting is still a thing
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>>7568613
love this pic
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>>7568734
np senpai, take what u need
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Books that are almost embarrassing to read now because of the overly complex language?
This book is made almost unreadable by its technobabble.
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>>7568591
OP here
I should clarify that I do not necessarily mean complex, but more mean "trying to sound smart".
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STOP
Half of its "technobabble" is now used in actual tech and the other half is easily understood by anyone because it's become a sci-fi staple.
The language is not - complex -
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Still a shitty book tho
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>>7568652
>The language is not - complex
Yeah I kinda realized I used the wrong word with "complex".
But how do you feel like the technobabble is not retarded. To me it feels like at least half of why this book is so shit.
What did it supposed to mean?
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What a stupid question to ask about a work of fiction. Just go on the adventure
What is /lit/'s opinion on frank McCourt? I've read Angela's ashes and just started 'Tis and I love the man and his writing. I'm surprised I've never seen him discussed here
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>memoir
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>>7568566
your point?
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Does /lit/ have any philosophically enlightening books I should read?
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Philosophical Investigations by Ludwig Wittgenstein
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The Chocolate Touch by Patrick S. Catling
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The Twits by Roald Dahl
What does /lit/ think of Sherman Alexie? I enjoyed Flight and am wondering if any of his other stuff is good.
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He's a racist
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I like him a lot, IMO he's one of the best contemporary American short story writers.
inb4 /pol/
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>>7568415
What collection is the best? I generally prefer novels, but he seems more into short stories.
>>we talked about nothing and everything
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Boilerplate is confusing.
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What comes after imageboards and memes, from a literary perspective?
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The Day of the Rope
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Smearing shit on the walls of your prison cell
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This guy is a living single topic meme
What are your favorite fairy tales/traditional stories, lit? That is, old stories that were passed down and have no designated author.
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Das Nibelungenlied.
I'm pretty knowledgable about it, if you have any questions ask away. (As long as it isn't about which english translation to read or whatever.)
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>[,,,] the total scab-free solidarity and performative silence that struck floor-shows and soundstages from Desert to NJ coast for over half a year until equitable compensation-formulae on certain late-millenial phone-order restrospective TV-advertised So-You-Don't-Forget-Order-Before-Midnight-Tonight-type records and CDs were agreed on by Management.
Fuck you DFW you incredbly up-your-ass bandana'd asshole.
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>>7568233
I wonder how much if Infinite Jest he actually proofread or if he was just churning out page after page of hyphenated smartass quips about society without giving them a second thought.
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Virtue ethics has the strongest critique of liberal modernity. Western society is in decline because they've forgotten Aristotle and the virtues. The enlightenment was a mistake. Emotivist culture (ex. SJWs) is a direct result of Nietzsche's response to the ethics of the Enlightenment. Aristotle is the only philosopher who can go beyond post-modern relativism.
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>babbys first macintyre
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Virtue ethics are some of the most popular books ever sold and arguable the most influential philosophy of the last 40 years along with capitalist thought.
It's just people don't like to talk about Ayn Rand like she has any influence.
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So, what is it to be done, according to Lacan?
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this *tha-whump*
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>>7568105
"You are pathetic and will be alone forever, now give me my five cents!"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aqGYYBwKbQ
Based Lacan.