Why do you read, /lit/ ?

for the bitches

It makes me happy.

Because I enjoy it and helps me to refine my own writing.

i don't though

if thats really pynchon, i just have to say, thats the profile of a genius. this is a man who sat down at the typewriter one day and asked himself 'where is the character in my novel going to go today?' normal literature writers might have said 'to the old shoppe' or 'to the castle to pay tribute to the king.' but not this guy. this guy said, 'today, my character is going straight down the freeekin toilet.' his wife probably heard him say it and was like 'what did you say?' her voice shaking and he probably whipped around in his chair and said it again. 'no!' his wife shouted. 'no! you cant do this! its serious literature! you cant have a man go down the toilet in literature!' thats when pynchon shouted at the heavens 'im doin it!!' overflowing with the ecstasy of liberation, he whipped back around and started to type madly like a man possessed.

I want to forget about the piece of ugly shit I am in real life

Because it temporarily shuts down the autistic part of my brain and is the only thing that gives me focus

To have some direction in life and >>8873456

>>8873453
Why do you make your heart beat?

>>8874024
damn...

Also fuck you.

>>8873453
Societal pressure led me to believe its classy and sophisticated, and I want to be classy and sophisticated.

>>8873453
It is a hobby that I enjoy and don't have to feel guilty about in the slightest. This year I kept a list on my desktop of every book I completed. I'm quite proud of it and hope to read more books in 2017.

>>8874049
This >>8874047 also, I get off to building up this image I have of myself that I'm better than other people.

Because it's entertaining, duh

>>8873973
Its probably not

I want to improve myself, reading makes me feel smarter, I hope it also actually makes me smarter.

Also, It's interesting.

>>8873453
I enjoy it of course. It also feels like it helps me think more clearly and have a better disposition in general.

>>8874085
We'll never know

>>8873453
Helps with memory