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>be me
>like books as a kid
>kinda read whatever
>get into The Classics TM at ~13
>read a lot of Serious Literature
>learn about Finnegans Wake
>"The final boss of literature"
>"but you have to read the western canon to understand it"
>challengeaccepted.jpg
>spend years reading diligently, from the greeks, working my way up to the modern day
>even read the pomo stuff just for good measure
>finally read to read finnegans wake
>find out finnegans wake is actually just an intermediate step for pic related
WHEN DOES IT END /LIT/? HAS LITERATURE GONE TOO FAR?
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>>8521557
*finally ready to read finnegans wake
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lmaoo ikr haha hard books its so funny haha my sides a re in orbit
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>>8521557
I've read Bottom's Dream in German (I'm German) and it's easier than FW (which I haven't finished yet). It's a lot stranger, but I was able to read a great deal of it without a guide book or anything, whereas when reading FW, a guidebook is pretty much necessary for any level of comprehension. Also, please don't spend your time reading just for the sake of being able to read a difficult book.
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I'm somehow beginning to like those threads. Go on, Bottom-kun. But I'm disappointed that you're only reading a translation.
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>>8521577
go back to r/books
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>>8521557
I'm honestly starting to believe the people talking about Dalkey shills are telling the truth
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It truly is the final boss
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>>8522728
People have been shilling ZT here for ages. Also, it would make sense to shill here.
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It's such a big and thick book. Frankly, it's intimidating to imagine reading it. What if I enjoy it too much? Could I go back to enjoying smaller books after this?
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>>8521557
I only know two people who've ever finished Finnigan's Wake, and I'm pretty sure one of them is lying.
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>>8522824
>Finnigan's Wake
C'mon bro, tiny bit of effort into the ol baiterino there.
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>>8522728
where else are they going to sell the newest absolute experimental garbage failure they're printing? They've probably made a thousand dollars from the people on this board alone
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>>8522844
r/books is thattaway my friend.
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>>8522844
>new
it's 46 years old you fucking mong
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>>8522844
nigga if you see the book irl you'd realize dalkey makes a fucking pittance printing this book.
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>>8521557
>Reads books for the challenge
Please kill yourself.
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>>8522947
If it's ineligible to be a classic, it's new.
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>>8522824
the first one is you, the second the other.
The Other is lying.
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>>8523261
the first one is me
the second one is you
i am lying
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>>8522964
Dalkey makes a pittance with everything they print. From what I understand, they're basically subsidized by donors who want to keep specific books in print.
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>>8524794
yea so its really pointless saying dalkey is "shilling" or wahtever. god knows dalkey isnt in the "publish obscure 1000 page european postwar novels" business to make millions lol
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