/lit/ - Literature

>>1554015
Sure thing, man.

Had a quick idea of my own. I'll do Infinite Jest next, since somebody asked.

4/4

New shit coming up.

3/4

Come on, I want suggestions of other books I should do this to.

2/4

Other suggestions?

1/4

>>1553907
RAGE AND SAGE!!!

9/10

>being intelligent is pseudo-intellectual sobbery
>a vibrant personality is attention whoring

Alright then, I present you with a challenge. Maybe we do misapply the above terms on this board. But are you honestly arguing that pseudo-intellectual sobbery and attention whoring don't exist here on /lit/? Or, if you agree that they still do exist, how can we identify them when we see them, as not to confuse these traits with their benign and positive counterparts?

It's only snobbery/attention whoring when somebody else does it, right?

are you fucking kidding me...?

>this thread will now list every major Stephen King book once, and the Dark Tower series will be mentioned 10 times. Then a flame war will start.

>I'm really starting to fucking hate /lit/

>>1547898
I don't know if I would count Philip Roth, but the rest of those are very good examples.

>>1540266
Insulted by Stags? That's like being blessed on by the pope!

>>1540286
Correct, sir!

Also, sage fail.

>incite

10/10. Now go to fucking hell. This is not a homework board.

>>1540037
Thank you for taking the time to politely explain yourself (sorry, I don't know how to say that without sounding patronizing). I still enjoy TED talks quite a bit, but I do agree that they don't really go into any depth. I'd argue that they are best used for introducing you to new topics. For example, I know have the book "Sergio: One Man's Fight to Save the World" on my reading list because I learned about it in a TED talk.

Anyway, let's not fight.

>>1539981
Your claim in non-falsifiable!! I call shenanagins!!

>>1539927
>I swear to god, you'd benefit so much more if you read one non-fiction book rather than watching a hundred TED talks.

>implying that non-fiction books can't also be about science-illiterate garbage.

I'm sorry that I recommended you a source of information that requires the viewer to be discerning and critical. Next time I'll recommend something easier so you don't waste your precious time flying off the handle.

Tits on a worksafe board, and ignoring the sticky.

Fuck you. Reported and saged.

Yes, I know how saging works. I just did it so I wouldn't bump the thread

The Odyssey

Academic Earth is great. You should also try iTunes U and TED talks. TED talks don't have the same amount of depth, but they're fascinating, and often times cover topics that you won't find elsewhere.

Most of the stuff is wrong. Don't build a bomb or make acid using the instructions in this book, or you will kill yourself. I am not exaggerating. Also, the guy who wrote it is now a devout Christian, and sincerely regrets ever having written it. Get a copy of Steal This Book, by Abby Hoffman instead. It's much better.

Besides, now that you can find out how to build a bomb, smuggle drugs, etc. online, this book is sort of irrelevant. Especially since if they ever search-warrented your house, and found it, you'd be in deep shit.

World War Z is pretty soft reading, it's a ton of fun, and you don't feel stupid when you're done. At least I didn't...

Believe it or not, Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk helped me work past all of my sexual frustration and confusion that was caused my going through puberty with a strongly Catholic upbringing.

Have you read The Chocolate War, by Cormier?

It's young adult, but similar themes.