/lit/ - Literature

>>17321946
Phaedrus includes the first-ever "Is that a scroll in your pocket or are you just happy to see me" joke.

>>17322039
>How so? I read all five and it didn't feel like YA to me.
They're not YA. The fact that the first one includes a description of a 13-year-old's wet vagina as she's about to get fucked by her 30-year-old husband is, itself, probably enough to disqualify them as YA. Describing them as such is probably just a way for people here to admit they enjoyed the books while still remaining superior to the books' mainstream fans.

>>17322040
Have you seen it?

>>17321980
"Heavy-handed" is a good way to describe this movie. There are some things about it that are downright annoying, but the film also has some interesting qualities that keep drawing me back to it despite my misgivings. It's also what prompted me to read "Infinite Jest."

>>17321612
That's not much of a critique.

>>17321500
Ah, that makes sense.

>>17321459
Are these pronunciations accurate? The first one has a high dislike ratio, which made me skeptical.

What's the proper way to pronounce "Nausicaa"? What's the proper way to pronounce "Phaeacia"?

>>17321391
I expect something like that, but I'm still curious.

>>17321344
Agreed; I'm eventually going to read "Mein Kampf" just to see what's in it.

>>17321254
>1+1=3 WRONG
>EARTH NOT FLAT

See? You can do it with anything.

>>17321311
I like them. Brienne is as good a book waifu as any.

>>17321131
Ralph Manheim is a great translator, though I haven't read his "Mein Kampf."

>>17319292
Read this.

>>17319546
HEY!! WHO SAID YOU COULD STOP ROLLING THE ROCK UP THE HILL?? BACK TO WORK! NOW!!

>>17317952

>>17321099
My god, you may as well bitch at Goethe because he didn't invent Faust.

I was just reflecting on how unforgettable almost everything Shakespeare ever wrote is. I mean, take this bit from Hamlet; it's not even particularly famous as Shakespeare soliloquies go, but it's still nearly flawless:

Witness this army of such mass and charge
Led by a delicate and tender prince,
Whose spirit with divine ambition puff’d
Makes mouths at the invisible event,
Exposing what is mortal and unsure
To all that fortune, death and danger dare,
Even for an egg-shell.

Shakespeare's mastery of style was so absolute that even a passage like this doesn't leap out as among his most memorable work.

>>17320930
What a drab, miserable production that was. Polanski's adaptation is superior.

>>17320635
What's the best Gore Vidal book to read first?

Does this film win /lit/'s approval, or its contempt?

For those who haven't seen it, it's shot through with literary references and features (a fictionalized version of) Christopher Marlowe as a leading character. It also includes a cameo by Infinite Jest.

1,632 pages.

>>17315608
>tripfag thinks hes hot shit for pointing out an obvious typo, very impressive
I was pointing out a typo in my own post.

>>17316094
If you want to watch it, I strongly recommend the 2011 Met Opera production starring Mariusz Kwiecien. It’s available to rent from Met Opera On Demand.

>>17316094
If you want to watch it, I strongly recommend the 2011 Met Opera production starring Mariusz Kwiecien. It’s available to rent from Met Opera On Demand.