/lit/ - Literature

Is this book any good? Or is there any good science fiction in general? Like, at least on the level with 2001: A Space Odyssey (film) or Neon Genesis Evangelion (both pretty basic example I know but I'm just trying to be graphic) or something like that from some other type of medium. I mean, I've read stuff like Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World, but I wasn't too impressed. I want something truly transcendental; is there any science fiction that is truly a work of art?

/lit/ has the meme trilogy, but I never see people get into waifu arguments over who was best girl in those books the way that /tv/ does for Twin Peaks, /a/ does for Neon Genesis Evangelion, or /co/ does for Avatar: The Last Airbender.

What work of classic literature is prime fodder for waifu arguments?

>Fanged Noumena
>Cyclonopedia
>Urbanomic
>Lain
>Neon Genesis Evangelion

What's going on here exactly? What kind of mimetic phenomena is creating this autogynephilic clichéd excuse of a person?

What's the literary equivalent of Neon Genesis Evangelion?

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>What are some good books that will restore my love of philosophy and make me want to put the time into again?
>Depressing and deep existencial novels starring teenagers like Neon Genesis Evangelion. Make me sad.
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Depressing and deep existencial novels starring teenagers like Neon Genesis Evangelion. Make me sad.

Are there any books that are similar to Neon Genesis Evangelion in regards to its themes, style, and endings? I want to read something that makes me feel a similar way to the abrupt, anticlimatic ending of the show or the massive culmination of the movie.

Itt: things you enjoyed at 15 years of age that's becoming more and more relevant as you approach 30.

Dostoevsky
Kafka
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Fight club

I want books that explain the psychology laid bare in Neon Genesis Evangelion. I feel like I didn't fully grasp it, I connected a lot with the main characters.
Is it all just about loneliness and youth traumas that determine your life? Also why is the sefirot in the show? I know very little about the kabbalah, only that it has to do with consciousness.
Please guide me, I'm confused.

isnt it more likely that fantasy and scifi media, comic books and scifi like avengers, neon genesis evangelion, and star wars, the modern day shakespeare and NOT some boring literature no one cares about that wins random prizes? arent the popular quantum/science fiction entertainment telling the actual relevent and important stories of our era?

what is the literary equivalent of neon genesis evangelion

What's the book equivalent to Neon Genesis Evangelion? (Especially the last 2 episodes.)

I'm sorry if you get asked this a lot but is there a book that reads like the imagery in Neon Genesis Evangelion?

Is it, dare I say it, the Neon Genesis Evangelion of literature?

What's the Neon Genesis Evangelion of literature?

Is it wrong for me to relate passages of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit to shoujo anime like The Rose of Versailles and Revolutionary Girl Utena?
Whenever I read about Hegel describing the being-in-itself and being-for-self in opposition to being-for-another, what comes to my mind is Utena and Anthy from Revolutionary Girl Utena. Utena wants to be a prince. She wishes to assume this male role that commands respect and admiration, which is why she dresses with boy shorts and fights the Rose Duels. Yet deep inside, she accepts that she is a woman, a girl, as a matter of fact. On the other hand, Anthy is a princess. Being a princess, with witch-like powers, is what she trully is, but disguises under the façade of a normal, if somewhat meek and noticeably submissive, female high school student.
I earnestly tried to relate Hegel to anything from Western fiction or literature, but I've never seen anything like this (assertion of one's self through the rejection of others, perception of a person by themself vs by another) outside of some shoujo manga, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and bits from the Tale of Genji.

what literature is similar to neon genesis evangelion

Is it the Neon Genesis Evangelion of its medium?

Can Anime be an artform despite the fact that only Neon Genesis Evangelion so far has been good art?

>hmmmmm my favorite books are
>moby dick
>the book of disquiet
>a thousand plateaus
>anti"oedipus
>complete zhuangzi
>gravitys rainbow
>ulysses
>finnegans wake
>infinite jest
>stoner
>neon genesis evangelion manga
what type of person do you imagine?

I'm writing an anime-style novel right now, but I can't think of any new and interesting ways to do battle.

For example, here are some ways to do battle:

>hand-to-hand combat
Don't enjoy this

>medieval weapons
Overplayed

>laser rifles
Star Wars has a monopoly already

>world-relevant battle format
An example would be Pokemon, where rivals all agree to fight via their Pokemons. Beyblade is another example.

>wands
Harry Potter has a monopoly

>some kind of robotic avatar
Neon Genesis Evangelion has a monopoly already

I'm stumped, honestly. I want a form of fighting in which male and female can fight without relying on their muscles alone (which is why Pokemon and Harry Potter are so great). But I can't think of anything really. Nothing animal-related can be involved since it'll just be a more realistic Pokemon.

Any ideas?

Any novels similar to Neon Genesis Evangelion?

What is the literary equivalent of Neon Genesis Evangelion?

What is the literary equivalent of Neon Genesis Evangelion?