/lit/ - Literature

>>6367508

Ulysses is a bit of a trudge the first time around, but on rereads it is a very enjoyable experience.

The Sound and the Fury is similar.

The Scarlet Letter is often considered to be "hard" reading, but that's mostly because it's read by teeny boppers in high school against their will. Fabulous book, but not exactly difficult.

Sunset hath found that lady squatting in the grass, groaning. Every stool wast looser than the one ere, and smelled fouler. By the time the moon cameth up the lady wast shitting brown water. The more the lady drank, the more the lady shat, but the more the lady shat, the thirstier the lady hath grown, and that lady thirst hath sent that lady crawling to the stream to suck up more water.

>>6366933

> taking Latin or Greek at the university level
> going for an undergraduate business degree
> tech.startup.com

at least make it believeable

Introduction to the Devout Life was obviously written by a Catholic Saint, but the protestants generally listen to it more than the Catholics do.

>>6366494

You might want to review the board rules.

>>6366487

"I can't wait to read your stories about schoolchildren with magical powers!"

>>6366467

I think the original sentence reads a bit more breathless than your edit. Joyce was a master of prosaic tempo; his lack of commas in Dubliners are largely for effect.

>>6366352

What are your favorite books? How many books do you generally read a month? Do you read for prose? Do you mimic the styles of others? Do you experiment with your own style? Do you enjoy the process of writing itself? Do you feel as if you have an interesting new idea to contribute to literature?

>>6366137

Harmonium by Wallace Stevens. Absolutely first rate stuff. Everyone should read more Stevens.

>>6366354
>200 years from now chief keef and all these other hopstars will be studied next to shakespeare

That's why we currently study 19th century pulp erotica in the schools, right?

>>6366218

Something that makes money.

>>6360791

You'll regret that years from now.

>>6365415

Ralph Ellison would have been justified in being a douche, though.

>>6366105

Primitivism

>>6366094

He almost certainly does. Don't try to bring others down because you're insecure about your abilities.

>>6366059

I'd argue that Bernard Shaw somewhat falls along these lines.

/lit/ might not find him to be that patrician, but study some Ken Burns documentaries. There's a good reason why they're so interesting and draw viewers so easily.

>>6366000

Wonderful dub-trips mon ami

I wish I worked there. No, I just spend all of my free time there.

>>6365986

Most people here don't actually read. Most find excuses for why they don't. Most of the excuses are lame.

>>6358192

I recommend With Fire and Sword, OP. Historical Novel (part of trilogy) that won the Nobel prize for its author, takes place in 17th century Poland, a lot of military and fighting action, but also surprisingly beautifully written.

>>6365290

Here's how to read at least 5 times that number of books in a year.

1. lock yourself up in a library for AT LEAST 3 hours a day. The library will provide less distractions, and you're surrounded by books. If possible, find a University library nearby -- they're generally very well endowed with books. I personally spend 6+ hours a day in my uni library.

2. Start with an author that seems interesting. Have you ever had an urge to read more of Beckett's oeuvre than just Godot? Wanted to see why Salinger is considered one of the greatest of 20th century short story writers? Pick up a couple of books by those authors and just start reading. Try to choose works dispersed throughout their life, rather than all from within a decade (unless you're doing someone like Keats or Rimbaud, obviously)

3. If you enjoyed the author you read, either read more of them, or look up to see what works influenced them the most. Generally reading backward in influences will make you end up on some branching point like Shakespeare or Milton.

4. Look up techniques for "speed reading" online. I put quotes, because you don't have read 1000 pages an hour to get further along; if you can up your speed to around 600wpm or more, you're golden and will probably be able to run through many short books/novellas a day, or one very long book every couple of days.

Good luck. This system has currently allowed me to read and digest books at the speed of at least 300-400 pages a day, sometimes upwards of 600.

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