>Discover /lit/. >Read Infinite Jest. >Read TBK, Crime

you are entering nihilism. you must go through.

Similar story here, I also read all of those.

At the same time I was also reading non-fiction, and I think there are certain subjects that give you a reality check on the human condition. Read about evolution, psychology, economics... once you see the world from a scientific, non-sentimental perspective you'll stop sulking and become content with being a nihilist.

tbqh famalam, don't worry, it's liberating once you get used to it.
I've read most of Dostoevsky, Camus and jumped right into Kierkegaard.
I do stupid shit all the time now, it's liberating knowing you're going to die.

Now read Tolstoy op. Begin the climb back to believing life can be worth living.

>>8596423
Most of those are only depressing in how garbage they are. You're depressed most likely from a lack of exercise, lack of vitamin D, and malnutrition.

>>8596478
>I work out 4-5 times per week.
>I take a multi every day.
>I drink whey protein daily.

>>8596446
This

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>>8596478
Congratulations! You just won a premium pass to :

>>8596479
Who are you quoting?

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>>8596423
>The only gf in my life dumped me.
>Read Camus.
>Read Sartre.
>Read TBK, Crime and Punishment and Notes.
>Read Stoner.
>Went from mildly depressed to borderline suicidal.
>Wanted something new.
>Read Ulysses.
>Read Gravity's Rainbow.
>Stopped giving a fuck to life.

>>8596423
lol read nietzsche you fucking cuck

>>8596423
>discover /lit/
>read books beyond own level of comprehension
>barely absorb anything read, creating superficial, misguided interpretations

seriously, if you think camus and sarte are depressing maybe you should try rereading them

>>8596435
nihilism of what? How can you enter 'nihilism', when it literally means non-belief? Are you trying to say exisistential nihilsm?

>>8596446
>Now read Tolstoy op. Begin the climb back to believing life can be worth living.

Agreed. Read Resurrection, and do it now.

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>>8596545
>it's that guy who looks down on people on the internet to feel superior
well hey.

>>8596545
>My interpretation and response to a book is the only right one.

>>8596905

Hmm sounds really good, never heard of Resurrection before. I'll definitely buy this in my next haul.

What other of his books should I pick up - aside from War and Peace or Anna Karenina (i'm thinking of reading W&P over the summer holidays when I have a lot of free time)?

>>8596423
Maybe you should stop reading meme-lit which is existential tier books.

Read some fucking greeks or anythinge else.

>>8597613
Personally, I enjoyed his early short stories a lot. Check out The Prisoner of the Caucasus and The Cossacks, too.

>>8597613
Read his short story What Men Live By.

>>8596423
>reach bottom of page
>click on /lit/ hyperlink from the board list to refresh
>new screen pops up
>start a'scrollin' down to view some juicy threads
>instead see that raptor going nuts all over my screen

it's bad enough that we have to live nextdoor to /mlp/ and /jp/, can't we somehow be spared the indignity of clicking of /fit/ by accident

>>8596423
>window into 4chan shrunk so I can dual post
>postin' a hot ass post
>captcha comes up
>it's fucking instructions are above the scroll horizon
>try to scroll up to read them
>whole fucking reply fly out with captcha screen wide open scrolls along with me
>look at pictures
>try to guess theme
>water or mountains...
>go with water
>captcha blocks me like an argument of insidious intent

fuck this gay earth, why must I constantly catch hassle

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>>8596446
We should make a list of writers who help with overcoming the crushing nihilism that pervades /lit/ types.
Tolstoy being the main one, but I think you could include other optimist writers (I can't think of any off the top of my head; writers are a fucking miserable bunch.)
Kind of a climbing-out-the-pit-core, dig?

>>8598020
(nice reference homie)

>>8596423
>watch some sexy ass gay porn on my dual monitor
>black guy on one screen white twink on the other
>feel ravished as they segue from a harmonical 69 position into a classic grind
>the ecstasy is building up within me
>my thoughts begin ascending to god, who doesn't know exist by the way, note that I didn't use capital G
>eyes drift as I cum to my 4chan monitor
>someone posted a fucking woman
>a fucking woman
>orgasm is ruined
>I punch my wall and break my arm

god fucking damn it I don't even have health insurance how am I supposed to pay for this shit

>>8598026
I like this idea

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>>8596423
>Borderline suicidal
>Discover /lit/
>Read Infinite Jest, The Recognitinons, Siddhartha, The Tunnel, Stoner, Temple of the Golden Pavilion
>I decided to live

>>8598026
good idea i am actually going to take note of this and maybe make this

>>8598026
I need this. Any other suggestions?

>>8598026
Please do this

>>8598026
How about, instead of reading you go outside and slamn some pussy. 100% guarantee to cure that nihilism.

>>8599642
PROVE IT

>>8596423
Why would Camoo make you suicidal?

>>8599642
>Implying I can talk to girls.

>>8599656

Yeah, this. Like it works right now we'll only get more depressed.

>Read Infinite Jest.
I just finished this book... wtf

>>8598026
>Kind of a climbing-out-the-pit-core, dig?
this can only come from within

>>8598026
>see this reply has tons of replies and expecting some recommendations
>it's just a bunch of fags saying "this"

>>8601324
contribute yourself so

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>>8596423

>>8598026
optimism like pessimism is just bluepill / redpill rubbish. try not taking the pill at all.

the real problem is that people read or consume any form of entertainment in this extremely narcissistic way where they want to find something about it that says something about themselves. this perhaps has something to do with not having a strong sense of self-identity too.
they basically fail to see the writers mindset. it's always important to imagine what motivated the writer as opposed to taking it all as gospel "truth". you enjoy it a lot more too when you don't project yourself onto the pages or let the pages project onto you.

>read all of those books except sartre
>began lifting, got a full time job, and moved out of my moms house

its not what you are given but what you do with it desu senpai

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>read many of the books in OP
>read Tolstoy
>read Henry George
>read Chesterton
>read Marcus Aurelius
>read Augustine
>read the New Testament
>have a stable job, house, car, courting a lady as we speak

God is greater.

>>8601568
i agree that literature shouldn't be accepted as absolute truth. however literature can contain some truth thou one should keep in mind that it is mostly a person exposing his view from afar

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>>8596423
Read Hegel.

>>8596545
>camus
I can easily see how people grab the depressing nihilism that the Stranger offers, but at the same time Merusault ultimately comes to terms with his death and decides to live up the days until he dies.

I mean, I took the book as a "seize the day" sort of mentality.

>>8601509
Noice

>>8602652
Read the Plague though and it's a lot bleaker.

>>8596438

HEY FAGGOT
YOUR PARENTS DIDN'T RAISE YOU SO YOU COULD DIE

OUR ANCESTORS DIDN'T CRAWL OUT OF THE PRIMORDIAL SOUP JUST SO YOU COULD GO AROUND PISSING AWAY YOUR LIFE

Fucking christ /lit/ is so edgy

>>8599642
>implying I haven't tried this and found it extremely empty

>>8596539
This

Reading Hume has indirectly taught me that it's okay to be a shitty, predictable human being.

>>8602816
Kys, you've missed the point in a two sentece paragraph

>>8599642
>implying I'm not a repressed homosexual who masks my sexual insecurity behind simulated autism and vague exhortations for confirmation of my own already inflated self worth

>>8599588
How did Mishima help though?

>>8598026
Charles Dickens is always good for my depression. His stories have happy endings and are all around feel-good. Despite this they are realistic and introspective. I recommend Charles Dickens for being less depressed.

Another good one is John Steinbeck. Fairly depressing, but still a touch of hope and happiness in there.

>>8603025
Read Temple. The final line is, "I decided to live."

>>8596510
>Who are you quoting?
One would think that on a so-called lit board one would know that it's "whom"

>>8599642
>implying that being spent and smelling like tuna is life-affirming

>>8598026

Brooks D. Kubik.

>>8596423
post hoc ergo propter hoc

you were already like this, drawn to the books because of it, interpreted them according to it (TBK? C&P?)

>>8596545
People like you are why I hate reading and never talk about reading or tell anyone that I read books.

>>8597989
>/fit/
>indignant
/fit/izens are and have always been goodposters faggot

>>8596479
Are you doing cardio or just lifting?

Also simply drinking whey protein is not automatically indicative of a good diet

>>8601324
This

>>8596423

It's part of the magic of reading those types of books. They let you taste the thoughts and beliefs of others who have gone through things you will never go through.

They write so well that they instill some of their passion and knowledge into you the reader.

What you do with your newfound understanding is up to you. Maybe you can set aside the feeling of hopelessness for a bit and try re-reading the books with a fresh perspective.

Also read some less depressing books. Maybe ones that focus on the beauty of what the world has to offer?

https://youtu.be/TY41o-iZStI?t=1m2s