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Hm?! W-what is this book?!

It seems to be some sort of textbook, but on what subject? It doesn’t seem to be about math, history or science. Is it perhaps about astrology? No… but it does seem to concern stars.

Within its pages I find text detailing an enormous hole that exists far, far off in the depths of the skies above. It is described as being able to absorb anything and everything, from gigantic beasts to monstrous boulders, even mountains, continents and other stars! It sucks up all kinds of matter with ease. To me, a man who considers all the holes in the world his lovers, to learn of a hole of that dimension… how I would relish the chance to engage it! A hole that sucks in everything would be the perfect challenge for Octa, the man who loves every hole! To pursue that passion I would gladly travel to the ends of the earth and even venture into the heavens!

I must train even more devotedly for that day. To start with, I’ll engage in some special pleasures tonight with Lady Three. Exhausting every technique, I’ll bring her holes unparalleled enjoyment!

As they say, a journey of a thousand joys begins with the first step.

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>get interested in self publishing at amazon
>surprised by how simple and easy it is
>decide to check the indie best sellers
The first thing I saw was "Pretty when you cry: A dark love story" The cover was a guy with a hipster beard kissing a woman.
I scrolled through dozens of pages, and all I saw was shitty hipster books made by edgy teenagers.

Why all self-publishing tools are full of this bullshit? I don't want my work to be seen in the middle of all this shit.
I wish they charged at least 5$, so there wouldn't be so many shitty "novels"

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It's been 32 days since all of this started, and now it's finally coming to an end. To think that all this started just because some anon said that the 2014 list was outdated.

I made my own versions of the infographic. Although I must say tha I know nothing about graphic design. So what I did is I uploaded all the files regarding the poll except the ones I'm posting now because I made them after I uploaded everything.
Here's the link:

https://mega.nz/#!t0tkjayL!Kffoi5-j2UWvL2XOpiDW4kFQsGJ9PKD48ERhqSwYHmI

Now you can do your own versions of the infographic and you'll probably do better than me.

It's been a lot of fun doing this for everyone and I love everyone of you.

If there are any questions, then I'll be lurking this thread. But when this thread dies then the Polling Anon will be no more.

>>7282863
Here's the previous thread that was made.

I love you with all my heart /lit/ and I hope that everyone of will lead a good life.

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hi

can anyone recommend me good book's on kant's philosophy? a concise compilation of his main ideas? a good intro / companion to his works?

thank you

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Wait, I'm confused

Can I still post about being a neo-Kantian, categorical imperative etc if I do it in reference to Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals?

Where should I post if I want to do close readings of philosophical texts?

hopefully not with history majors

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Hey /lit/, what's the best way to get into meditation?

After reading Siddhartha, I want to give it a shot.

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What are the best short story collections? Who are the best short story writers?

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November Goodreads thread. Post your account and find new friends.

https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2408134-sebastian

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www.ideologylit.com

Ideology is accepting submissions for #001 Heat!

We have a US$50 prize for the best story that features the issue's theme of "Heat." We also accept rolling submissions for general prose and poetry.

>What is this?
Ideology is a new quarterly literary journal that publishes in January, April, July, and October. Check out our proof-of-concept issue, #000 Genesis: www.ideologylit.com/genesis

>How can I submit?
There are two ways to submit. You can e-mail us at [email protected] or you can use the anonymous submissions form on our website. We respond to all submissions.

>What's accepted?
All unpublished poetry and prose is accepted on a rolling basis.

Each issue also has a sort of "competition," centered around the theme. The best submissions that feature this theme will headline each issue. Submissions for "Heat" will close December 15th. You can read more about the guidelines on our website.

>What about the money?
The submission that is picked to headline the issue will receive a US$50 prize (most likely through PayPal).

>Is this the first literary journal from /lit/?
No. There's been others in the past, perhaps most notably TAR: The April Reader.

>How can I subscribe or receive updates?
You can sign-up for our newsletter through our website or by emailing [email protected]. You can also follow us on twitter, facebook, or Google + (links on our website)

>I'm not interested / stop spamming / this isn't /lit/-related
We're sorry to hear that. All threads on /lit/ will be started under this name, so please add that to your filter and you won't see us anymore.

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I already posted this thread on /his/, but I wanna hear your recommendations, too.

I am really interested in old expeditions, preferably in the victorian era. Everything was so unknown back then, there were mysteries everywhere.
Sadly I don't really know much about famous explorers or expeditions, but I'd love to learn about it.

What are some of the best travel journals and adventure literature from the georgian/victorian/edwardian era (or any era, if it's interesting)? I wanna read about strange new cultures, archeological findings, jungle expeditions, seafaring, maybe hunting for animals/cryptids and so on...

Thinking about stuff by Jules Verne. I never read anything written by him, but I imagine it to be a tad too fantastique.

Thanks in advance for your recommendations!

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What was Moby Dick a symbol for?

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Literally character analysis: What do you think Sherlock Holmes IQ is?

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What is the LITERATURE equivalent of Welcome to the N.H.K?

Yes, I know it's a light novel. I want LITERATURE.

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Hey /lit/ I have a serious oneinitis and she knows that I love her but she doesn't love me back but doesn't treat me very rudely either so I was thinking to share with her this piece of writing which details our first date but I was wondering if you guys thought it was up to standard or not and if you had any improvements to make?

http://pastebin.com/XGKjhz2n

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Any books which emphasise the feeling of being alone? It doesn't need to be a direct theme of the book. Maybe the main character who wanders quietly or calmly around and have musings that feel distinctly his, but all that feels somehow as if he is alone. Stuff like that. Preferably the book isn't edgy or about misery of a guy.