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Last year I read Donna Tartt's The Secret History. Although I found the book quite flawed and the narrative just too over the top for me to enjoy it, there was one thing which I liked: the setting. It had that sort of "Autumn-in-Vermont" kinda feel. I don't know how to explain it quite correctly, but think of those 13 states which were colonies in the East Coast, add up some England-y feel and you probably know what I mean.
Do you have any books to recommend which have such setting? Bonus points if it is inside an university or educational institution, but it's not necessary.
Pic related, visually sums up what I mean.
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'Death is the mother of beauty,' said Henry.
'And what is beauty?'
'Terror.'
'Well said,' said Julian. 'Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming.'
I looked at Camilla, her face bright in the sun, and thought of that line from the Iliad I love so much, about Pallas Athene and the terrible eyes shining.
'And if beauty is terror,' said Julian, 'then what is desire? We think we have many desires, but in fact we have only one. What is it?'
'To live,' said Camilla.
'To live forever,' said Bunny, chin cupped in palm.
The teakettle began to whistle.
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>>7379559
*whistles teakettle
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Come on guys, I know you can recommend me something good. I'm counting on you.
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Is he the right-wing Camus?
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>>7379524
what is his most redpilled book? he looks like someone who could BTFO jews
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>>7379524
Meaning what exactly?
He get a non-philosophy degree? His method for dealing with existentialism is to recommit to the church and state?
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Dude... Jews, lmao...
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Are there any worthwhile literary works in Dutch?
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De avonden
Max Havelaar
Snikken en grimlachjes
Belcampo
Bordewijk
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Everything by Nescio.
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What does /lit/ think of this dude?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR89dGBPJbQ
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he's pretty ok. very superficial however and acts a little too much for my taste.
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Couldn't even finish the video.
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>>7379382
I kinda agree. I can't really say he's any better or worse than other "booktubers" because god knows I can't even get through one of their videos before I get bored either of their presentation or material.
On the whole, I think video reviews of books are difficult to pull off just by the nature of the format. Most reviewers will give a brief summary of the plot, give some long-winded or blathering opinion about how they "felt" about it and call this "insight" or "analysis," and garnish it with some kind of shtick or act.
That being said, there is one book reviewer I like, and I follow her on her blog as well as watching her videos and listening to her podcasts. She's pleasantly bland, her opinions aren't try-hard or divisive, she's reasonably well-connected with the literary world, and her voice isn't god-awful. What more can you ask for?
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Hey bois, just finished reading The Brothers Karamazov and subsequently finished with Dostoevsky.
Which of the Russians should I tackle next? I've read quite a few of Tolstoy's short stories but nothing substantial. I was also thinking of getting some books by Gogol for Christmas.
Also Russian /lit/ general I guess.
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>>7379348
I would recommend going with Gogol, Tolstoy, and Pushkin. Then go and read Petersburg by Andrei Bely.
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>>7379369
Nice one cheers, anon
What are the major works I read for each? Reading everything by Dost was quite a marathon, probably just gonna cherry pick the best ones for now
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>>7379348
Gogol is the comfy master
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Who /prolificreader/ here?
>tfw I read 27 pages today
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>>7379315
such a /prolificreader/, I envy you.
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>>7379320
Thank you.
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>He thinks 27 pages a day is prolific
I read the Bible, Old and New Testament (Douay-Rheims), in 2 days. Then I read immediately re-read it for a closer reading over the course of a week.
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Dostoyevksy's 'The Demons' and some observations 2015-11-22 17:22:23 Post No.7379312
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Dostoyevksy's 'The Demons' and some observations
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I started reading Dostoyevsky's 'Demons', and I already like it. For the most part, I find it humorous, considering how much the characters so far remind me of modern-day hipsters, Tumblrinas, and edgy contrarians. Stepan is like a Tumblrina - unknown, unimportant, but he has a victim complex and thinks he's "exiled" due to his edgy 'progressive' views (which he mainly holds just because he likes to play the part of an exiled philosopher), despite his stay at the provincial town being self-imposed.
I love when Varvara and Stepan go St. Petersburg, and meet all the analogues of hipsters and even more radical Tumblrinas: they get BTFO'd completely. Varvara gets called out despite her Progressive-leaning sympathies due to being a member of the landed gentry (but they still ask her for money despite insulting her); and Stefan gets ridiculed and ostracized for differing on one small point (he doesn't think poetry should be utilitarian). Kek, reminds me of the recent Steven Universe suicide crap on Tumblr recently.
Is this book going to keep being entertaining? I've read up to where Varvara and Stefan just returned to their provincial town from their disaster at Petersburg and some months of vacation.
I guess humans really don't change at all.
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>>7379312
I'm glad to see some love for this book. It's possibly my second favorite Dostoevsky. Yes, it does get better and it gets crazy. I hope you continue to enjoy it.
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>>7379372
Which is your favorite, then? I've read The Brothers Karamazov, but I'm already enjoying The Demons much more. I want to read The Idiot, some day too.
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>>7379473
My favorite is the Brothers Karamazov. Nothing can top that for me. Just a fantastic work.
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what is 'start with the greeks'
what does it mean
what works come under 'the greeks'
who are 'the greeks'
what does one read after 'the greeks'
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>>7379292
It' a general guide or suggestion. They started so much, it's all up to you where you'd like to start with them. Homer, the playwrights, pre or post Socratic philosophy, the historians, the myths. Do what you want. I would only suggest skipping the Christians.
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>>7379292
I consider the greeks part of a group of texts that form the foundation of western literature, which consists of The Illiad, The Odyssey, The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Bible. These are the 4 major works anyone who wants to get into literature should get acquainted with with, in my opinion.
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Do you read young adult litterature?
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All the time and with great enthusiasm. But not that.
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>>7379251
That's some poor bait quality, try harder next time.
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>>7379258
I'm not even trolling, I have a lot of YA stuff in my bookshelf.
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Is Freud worth reading if you treat his work more like philosophy than psychology? I don't mind unverifiable bullshit so long as it doesn't pretend to be science.
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>I don't mind unverifiable bullshit so long as it doesn't pretend to be science.
Then don't read Freud.
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He's worth reading because he wrote thousands of pages of literary theory.
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The Legacy of Totalitarianism in a Tundra 3 2015-11-22 15:54:23 Post No.7379130
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The Legacy of Totalitarianism in a Tundra 3
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ONCE AGAIN, /lit/ has finished another compendium of shitposts and storytelling. These dead projects have been revived, including once-lost tales such as The Hornet Storyline and The Ballad of Carl Hollywood in their entirety..
The Legacy of Totalitarianism in a Tundra 3: Tokyo Drift has been officially released in paperback and free PDF. All 440 pages. This has been released as a double-feature with the Kolsti's Adventure in the Everglades spinoff.
Below are links to all the Tundra books in PDF form
#1
http://expirebox.com/download/bfe5bf7f0b5c7252f0c32a6e1a2f174b.html
#2 (miami)
http://expirebox.com/download/f7ddf75ff58812bf38b2c86b2c0cafe4.html
#3 (tokyo)
http://expirebox.com/download/54b1a26d41d720376a184dca2ed3d3b5.html
kolsti
http://expirebox.com/download/bcc1395759f2ccf7224ac0ddec56f3a8.html
If you decide you want an actual non-profit physical copy they're on Lulu.com at printing costs. You should be able to get a solid discount using either SHOP25 or LULURC (this one has free shipping). It runs for about 10 bucks after the coupon. These coupons expire in about a day.
Paperback
http://www.lulu.com/shop/anon-anonymous/the-legacy-of-totalitarianism-in-a-tundra-3-tokyo-drift-kolstis-adventure-in-the-everglades-a-rom-com-an-neovella-supercombo/paperback/product-22452740.html
Hardcover and color versions will be released if enough interest is shown
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Meme
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My meme collection grows. This will make a fine collector's piece
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>>7379130
i wish to be a poresionl meme
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Last one died, critique thread. Post your poems, short stories, or the like.
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I remember reading an explication/critique of this poem once that was based entirely on the premise that the speaker was a closet homosexual and insecure about it. The speaker, the writer of this critique argued, was so insecure about his masculinity that he projected it on to everything: the scene, the objects, the language - heck, he even imagines his own horse thinks he is gay!
To be quite honest family I seriously could not believe what that nigger was saying. All I could do was shake my head.
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Is a brisk wind-
but the stirrer of leaves?
Is a sighing bough-
Evermore sighing
For none but a wren?
Or can the wind not pillage at will-
Rip the tongues off trees,
Bounce on their breathing boughs,
And chase the fleeting wren?
A man is not bound by his role
He is not a Grocer-
He is a Man-
He can howl or whistle-
He can dance freely-
Or raise his outstretched arms
To catch the silver moonlight
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Little lost lambda, strayed from your home
Brave new worldly shits awaits
Dumping out from clamoring bowels
Verses of brown streak quilted northern sheets
Lid, oh lots lame, cover yourself with
Righteous dignity, though your wife,
A salted hand unmoving,
Still glistens with sinful glow
Lilting lowest l'amour, from within thighs
Send stiff impulses pressing
Denim inseams seamless meaning
To cover twinless tower erected
Lit, allots lamps, hoping to shine
Though unspilled fuel lacks fire
Lax wires link us in mutual curse
Curs despise and caress together
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Where can I download spanish translated books?
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>>7379114
isn't there a spanish torrent site ? I assume there's one since stuff like hispachan exist
also books are 0.5€ a piece at charity shops and good book fairs so why don't you go there first
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>>7379114
>gen.lib.rus.ec
>gen.lib.rus.ec/foreignfiction
>papyrefb2tdk6czd.onion.link/index.php?i=A
>lolabits.es/
>epublibre.org
>ebiblioteca.org/
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>At first I was happy to be learning how to read. It seemed exciting and magical, but then I read this: Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. I read every last word of this garbage, and because of this piece of crap, I am never reading again!
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>Atlas Shrugged is the worst book ever!
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>>7379099
>I'm triggered
Hello tumblr
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So, do people hate Ayn Rand because of her philosophy, or because her books are long and boring?
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What do you guys think about The Cantos and Ezra Pound in general? Is he worth my time?
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No, he is anti-semitic and should be buried. It's 2015, we don't need that kind of influence
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not worth your time but it has its moments
do NOT read his prose.
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>>7379083
Didn't Pound himself say he was dumb for believing in that stuff anyway?