Best novels/ literature of the century so far?

All the books Reddit likes. Those are my picks.

>>8884358
>>>/r/eddit

>>8884353
a dude in my library is telling me to read it.
is it any good?

>>8884344
None. We are in a creative dark age right now.

>>8884407
How do we end it, anon?

my diary desu

>>8884395
nah

>>8884410
>>8884432
>>8884407
>>8884344

publish your diaries lads

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>>8884410
We must destroy capitalism

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>>8884410
We need to invent new values.

>>8884410
The novel I'm writing will end it. I'm not even bullshitting here lads.

>>8884444
Socialist, transhumanist, Buddhist society, when?

>>8885003
you're bullshitting my soul, so stop it thanks

>>8884458
Lo-fi is a good start

>>8885042
In 3 years when you read it you'll remember this chat.

>>8885101
And we'll know it's you how?

>>8885118
I'll put 'for 4chan' at the start.

>>8885003
Nah my novel is going to. Keep an eye out men

>>8885222
No because I bet you don't actually believe it about yourself whereas I actually do, and that's half the battle! Nice digits

>>8884395
I enjoyed it a lot. There's a couple meh sections in the sequel, but I'm really looking forward to the third. Give it a try, it's like an adult Harry Potter with a more fleshed out world. Not perfect, but quite enjoyable.

>>8885217
Save yourself, just say
>for /lit/

>>8885261
Yes good advice, thank you. That'll be amended. Look out for Chameleon Day in a few years brothers and sisters

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>>8884353
>book is literally 100% cookie cutter Mary Sue
>praised for its originality
In what possible universe?

Pic related, my pick.

>>8885825
tao lin writes fiction for people who say they're "gluten-free" and masturbate to underage girls on the internet

>>8885825
Slight spoiler ahead

Honestly, if not for the retarded fairy sex scene in the second book (Which is one of the ones I referred to in my earlier post) Kvothe certainly does have some flaws. He also gets btfo constantly in the first third of the first book. I think the Mary Sue aspects of his character are because he is fabricating the truth (For those that do not know, the story is told after the fact after the protagonist has fallen from greatness and lost his powers). So all in all, I think the issue is far less black and white then you make it out to be, and the world is probably my favorite of any recent fantasy universe.

2666 or The Childhood of Jesus

>>8884344
There hasn't been any literature written this century. Hopefully that will change in the coming years.

>>8885028

>still falling for the utopian meme

Grow up, lad.

me derriere desu

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>>8885945
>fucking a sex goddess
>golden bagpipes first try
>fucking every woman he meets including redhead criminal and master of sensuality mute monk
>never fucks autist who lives under the school even though she's the only legit 10/10
>becomes literal royalty
>prodigy in a variety of ways
>school costs a shitton and is hard to get into
>lol I'll have them pay me to go there.
"lol but le untrustworthy narrator. "

Bruh.

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This book is one of the most significant artistic achievements in literary history

>>8884407
>I don't read contemporary fiction because we're in a dark age
>knows nothing of contemporary fiction aside from /lit/ memes
Also
>doesn't realize that the majority of work published in a given era isn't great or worth remembering, only a few greats are what we discuss
>many greats aren't even widely recognized in their lifetime

>>8886255
why? what's it about? could you post a quote?

>>8886239
Say what you like, I still suggest that others try it for themselves. Half of that isn't even far-fetched, and I already agreed with you on the issue of sex. Also he definitely doesn't just go around slaying every pussy he sees, but whatever. Do you have any suggestions for modern fantasies with equal worlds and pacing that you think are better?

>>8886239
is this supposed to be the girl from Angel's Egg?