Is it worth it to read a translated version of this, /lit/? I

>>9842613
How the fuck should I know I don't even know what language you speak

>>9842623
Portuguese.

>>9842626
Read it in English if you are fluent. Wait until you can order one online or something. Use the time to get introduced to some of his easier work.

>>9842647
>use the time to get introduced to some of his easier work

Such as? I can find the English version of Mason & Dixon. Is it easier thank Gravity's?

>>9842626
>someone who speaks portuguese
Oi meu lindo anão.

>>9842657
Olá, anão. Como vai?

>>9842626
are you some kind of Brazilian?

>>9842626
UMA

>>9842652
>Is it easier thank Gravity's?
Eh, in some ways. Overall though, they're pretty much on the same level difficulty-wise. Get your hands on V. or Inherent Vice if you can.

But still buy M&D, simply because it's a fantastic book.

>>9842613
I suggest you get an e-reader. You wont worry about not being able to find books in their original languages.

You can get it on bookdepository and amazon

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>>9842613
>I can't find the English version for an affordable price where I live
>A guide for book piracy is /lit/erally STICKIED on /lit
Fucking idiot.

>>9843455
maybe OP doesn't have a screen to read ebooks on and is browsing the internet on paper

>>9842652
NO, especially if you're not American.

Porra, OP, pirateia esse e-book e ponha no teu Kindle

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>>9843462
>browsing the internet on paper
Fuck you, I got snot in my beard

that book in english is like $15 on amazon, is that too much?

>>9845037
thriftbooks is your friend

>>9842613
There's some slang involved where parodying American films of a certain age that I think many English readers won't even pick up on. It's a challenging book but highly rewarding. Read it in translation if it helps you read the whole thing.

Mason & Dixon, on the other hand would be a lot harder to translate.

>>9842652
M&D is a lot easier than GR, imo. M&D is cozy and confusing but won't nearly exasperate you as much as GR.

I immediately loved M&D, but my first read of GR was very mixed emotionally. M&D is also a lot less disgusting.

>>9845911
how bout AtD?

>>9842613
no
any book that focuses on style above all else is not worth reading in translation, unless its a faithless but good trNslation of poetry

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>>9846237
>implying poetry doesn't focus on style above all else

>>9846247
>being retarded
congrats

>>9846247
>i don't understand poetry

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>>9846261
>>9846274
>poetry isn't style over substance

>>9846300
>look mom i posted it again

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>>9846304
>an entire method of writing devoted to rhythm, imagery, emotion, instead of sending a message in the most concise way possible can't easily fall under the description of style over function
my mom has read more books than your entire family.

>>9846321
*substance

>>9846321
>all poetry is written the same way
>that's not all your mom's done more of than my entire family

>>9846333
>implying poetry's versatility doesn't betray its lack of conciseness
yes, she's also crafted more worthwhile intellects in her womb.

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>>9842626
>>9842657
>>9842705
>>9842732
>>9843520

>me interesso pelo livro 3 anos atrás
>descubro que ele saiu de impressão
>cópia usada 300 fodendo temers
>começo a olhar a versão em inglês do Penguin
>sinto vontade de comprar mas não consumo o ato
>um mês atrás a versão em português volta a ser impressa
>mcq

Mas que caralhos, anões. O que a foda fazer agora.