/lit/ do you need to read a book to criticize it?
What if my friend told me what happened in the book?
Play dead immediately.
>>9997609
Of course not. I just read Wikipedia summaries of books and then talk about how bad they are
>>9997609
Yes, at least partially. Otherwise, what would you be talking about?
A retelling of a book conveys far too little of the original effect, so no.
Also, that's a stupid picture, trying to turn games into some pretentious interactive storytelling instead of letting them be games.
>>9998135
we know, this is /lit/
>>9997609
>fetishizes skill
Don't literally all worthwhile pursuits do this?
>art fetishizes skill in painting
>literature fetishizes skill in writing
>sports fetishizes skill
Is this seriously just a cop out argument for talentless hacks to justify their existence?