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Wind-Up or Kafka

I'm not a woman who reads YA vampire fiction, so I wouldn't know.

>>7504261
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wind up bird is his only half decent book. he's a shit author.

You like it.

Supreme mediocrity.

The way he described Julia was cringe worthy in my opinion. Almost like how a male teenager would describe their ideal girl

Stephen Kotkin is currently writing the multi-volume definitive biography of Stalin if you're interested

>>7501629
Koba The Dread by Martin Amis is exactly what you're looking for. You're welcome. Enjoy.

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Best biography on him I've read so far. Yes, it goes through his life but is extremely well written.

are they forever joking?

>>7501315
fuck you

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>DFW he died 15 years ago

i wonder what's gonna happen next year

i wonder if i'll find better friends

i wonder if i'll get deported

i wish i had some opiates rn

Will be spending Christmas alone for the first time ever. I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. But at least there will be plenty of time to read on my own. Just finished making myself dinner, which consisted of meat-filled ravioli and pumpkinseed oil-- It was yummy. Might even have enough time to go catch a flick or something. I also heard it's popular to go out clubbing on Christmas in this city, so I might consider doing that. Lastly, the Deutsch girl in this flat I'm staying in is so fucking hot, and I would absolutely rawdawg it with her and impregnate her with my seed.

i wanna fucking wack off but since it's a holiday all my roommates are off from work...i want to do some reading and programming, but i'm horny as shit and keep browsing porno

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>new paragraph and indentation for dialogue

a peach wouldnt fall to pieces from hitting a gravel driveway 2bh F A M

>people not appreciating the best /lit/-produced work since taipei

>been browsing /lit/ for 2 years
>still haven't finished the greeks

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>>7499663

Have you tried Google-ing it?

>>7499669
Yes.

>>7496853

I'll take "Things that are the Vatican City" for 200

>>7496864
I thought they just mostly used Italian these days?

Do they have small talk in Latin in the hallways?

This is a valid idea. People should start writing works in Latin (preferably medieval latin instead of roman worshipping).

>>7506470
"a writer is a reader driven to imitation" the stock advice here is that you just have to keep writing

but I'd also keep in mind that there are a lot of decisions to make in every sentence. write towards an aesthetic end on a small and large scale. starting out this "aesthetic end" is probably best thought of as "what would I want to read?"

so if you write "Barbara stuck her dick in Jim's ass with force" and then say wellll as a reader I'd like to see "Barbara, with force, stuck her dick in Jim's ass." but then you also think wellll overall I don't think I want to be so literal so you rewrite it "Barbara, with force, slid her johnson into Jim's hole" and then a month and 40 pages later you realize Barbara's forceful dick has great thematic relevance so you go back and tweak it according to its new importance, etc etc etc

>I'm worried that this may arise from me subconsciously trying to imitate the books I have read in the past

That's exactly the thing. And it's okay. In a creative field like literature people often forget that imitation is in the core of human learning.
A unique style comes after alot of writing. Usually after you have completed a few works, for some people it comes after being published, even. You need to get really comfortable with transforming whats on your mind into prose, then your own unique voice will slowly be revealed. You could also try and tweak elements of your style once it is established, even if it is too simillar to someone elses at the begining.

Read early Dosto and compare with Gogol. Obviously a (good) imitation).

>>7506497
kek

just fucking read the book you dumb cunt

Expect extensive Wikipedia citations and Yu-Gi-Oh

>>7504306
It's over 1000 pages, it's not that unreasonable to ask this stuff.

>>7503462
People want to hold on to happiness when they have it.

Plenty do. Don't fall for the romantic sad artist meme.

>>7503468
Examples?

>>7498816
Who's he? He's a big guy.

>>7499110
For you

>>7505902
Parenting done right.

My English teacher (I'm Brazilian) was forced to translate French booos by her father. She knows French really well.
I only got the discipline to read 50+ pages after starting using the pomodoro technique. So I envy you.

>white people trying to outlaw spanking

1,000

1500. Just started writing on a whim the other day. It's pretty fun.

I got two words for you: hit road.

What're you doing reading garbage op? I suggest you pick up twilight by Stephenie Meyer; it is very good and I think everyone should read it

>>7505786
His work is remarkable for dozens of things that are all demonstrated better than I could ever describe them.

He had a masterful grasp of human psychology, was incredibly knowledgeable about contemporary society and politics, was plugged in to the scientific and philosophical currents of his day, managed to encapsulate an entire culture (from the Emperor to the poorest serf) into his writings and this is just off the top of my head.

Personally he also converted me to Christianity

Do yourself a favour and just dive in to one of the comfiest, smartest and most enjoyable reads you'll ever have. The man is a joy to read and his longest works are more palatable than 99% of other books.

>>7505825
I like the part where they get shitfaced and fight each other.