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What would be the gods' favorite books?

Ares: Blood Meridian
Poseidon: Moby-Dick
Zeus: The Prince
Hestia: something comfy, obv

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What is /lit/'s New Years resolution?

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What's the best anti-SJW literature?

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A few people have recommended me Guns, Germs, and Steel and I admit it does seem very interesting, but I've seen a bunch of people say it's just SJW bullshit about how whites are all bad guys and how Europeans are responsible for other countries being third-world hellholes.

Is any of that present in the book?

For anyone who has read it, what was your experience?

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Hi /lit/.

Now that the Christmas season has arrived I have been looking for presents, especially one that my grandmother would like. She is a devout Catholic and is not too keen on tech, so I am considering buying her a good book she can read as I know she can get lonely.

I was thinking of buying the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola but I am having second thoughts as I am sure there are several other books that are certainly more interesting. And so I have come to you, /lit/, for recommendations.

Can you recommend me any good books regarding to Catholicism, perhaps Catholic theology?

Anyways, thank you so much, for those who reply.

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So a couple days ago I made a post in a thread about Middle Earth about /lit/ making a mythopoeia. If you don’t know what a mythopoeia is, it’s basically a made up fantastical land typically used in the fantasy genre, like Middle-Earth. Basically the goal is to create the most in-depth world as we can. Use our creativity to write out a fantastical world that we could all find interesting. There isn’t a goal to get anything published, this would all just be for fun. We would decide things democratically by voting for things that we create via something like Survey Monkey. Basically, in a similar method to /vp/ makes a pokemon game.

This first thread is to see if there are people actually interested. If not, I’ll leave it at that and won’t make another thread. Anyway, here are people we need:

>Writers
In order to write up fictional history, short stories that take place within the fantastical realm, creation of the fictional mythos, descriptions of prominent figures or creatures, etc. This /lit/ so of course writing will be a big factor.
>Artists
Art for the world we build will kind of have to be needed. I’m sure this place isn’t completely devoid of drawfags.
>General Idea makers and Surveyors
Everything that is put into our fictional world will be what we discuss in the threads and are finalized by taking surveys.
>Wiki helpers/Archivers
I will end up building a wiki if we’re interested, and/or a forum, if people are interested in this. I’ll try to stay on it and organize everything we do, but I’ll need help with that. We need a place to keep track of images and ideas, and threads should be archived.

Here are things we would need to work on in order to build it. If there are things I’m missing please say so:

>Geography
We need to decide what kind of geological features we have. An island? A continent? An entire planet? We need maps made and towns created.
>Culture
We need to figure out the culture, society, and government. Are they all European-like or could they be something like oriental?
>Religion
We need a detailed mythos, a fictional religion that could be real or myth in-world, depending on our choice.
>History
A detailed history would be needed for historical events and prominent figures like Kings and Queens.
>Ecosystem
Are there fantastical beings in this world like trolls or Kangaroo-turtles? We could go conventional or make up our own species. We can do our own spin on conventional fantasy creatures or keep them the same. Do we have normal animals?

So, anyone in?

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ITT: The most Kafkaesque thing that ever happened to you.

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/tv/ is filled with plebs who only watch capeshit movies. I believe /lit/ has better taste in cinema. Post your top 10 movies.

Here's my list:

1. Le Charme Discret de la Bourgeoisie (1972)
2. Withnail and I (1987)
3. Stroszek (1977)
4. Przypadek (1987)
5. Amores Perros (2000)
6. Das Leben der Anderen (2006)
7. La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
8. Weekend (1967)
9. Mulholland Drive (2001)
10. Ikiru (1952)

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/lit/ I want to spend my life learning litterateur,learning ancient languages, studying and learning.
But I don't want to go to a college because they are Jew businesses
How do I go about doing this in the least expensive way and with other people who share in my interest

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ITT

Your 5 favorite writers

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Hey /lit/,
I recently started exploring new religions, especially Judaism. While I know the basics of the religion, I was wondering if you guys can tell me more about it from a philosophical viewpoint.

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While /lit/ is normally about high literature and philosophy, let's take a little vacation. I'll post some pictures of my collection of low culture paperbacks from the 1950s-1980s and answer questions.

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What are some good novels set in Vietnam war?

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Was reality always as ridiculous and absurd as its today?
Take a look at modern causes people are fighting for, or modern martyrs of western world (ie "victims" of "cyberbullying")