/lit/ - Literature

Everything I own by Kurt Vonnegut (everything he ever wrote).

>>1097741

Marianne*

>>1097734

Not me.

>>1097737

I would hang with her, and Emily Dickinson, and Marianna Moore and it would be pretty fly.

Authors who would be cool dudes (or dames) and authors you think would be dicks to know in real life.

The Good

The Bronte Sisters - Make a good addition to any modern day hipster crew

Kurt Vonnegut - I don't like his writing, but I think he would make a good bud

Rudyard Kipling - Not even joking. I'd like to travel with him.

Franz Kafka - Cool guy

The Bad

J.D Salinger - Pretentious cock zombie

Truman Capote - I might like being around the guy for five minutes, but anything past that

Ivan Turgenev - Seems all around dickish

Ayn Rand - lawl

I have another one;

>On literature based forum
>Argument about essential reading ensues
>In one corner you have an older, discerning, well read gentleman who happens to be a distinguished professor at some University backing Catch 22
>In the next you have a 17 some, teen girl talking smack about Catch 22 for not being old enough to have stood the test of time and backing Don Quixote (pronounced don quiks oat for our purposes) as it's probably the only serious book she's ever read
>Refuses to acknowledge Yossarian as being an amusing character
>Refuses to admit Catch 22 is funny
>Don Quixote is funnier
>Don Quixote is more timeless
>Says generally stupid things I can't really remember

This is what Don Quixote fans who are seventeen year old girls actually believe.

>>1097571

Misclicking myself onto /fit/ instead of /lit/ is bad enough, but then I have to come back to this!

BABIES BE KIND!

>>1097551

I DIDN'T SAY I DON'T LIKE NIETZSCHE YOU FUCKING COCK

On the next episode of 'Talking with Nietzsche fans'

>Darnielle, thread starter, entrepreneur and Don Juan makes a delightful thread about a run in with a girl and Nietzsche's motorbike
>Mentions I don't love his writing style in said post
>Suddenly ravenous anonymous poster (hiding behind the crutch of anonymity) appear and it's "boo, hiss, you don't like Nietzsche boooo, because you don't like his writing style, reear"

>>1097515

*unintelligible sobbing*

>>1097506

Shaaaawdup.

>>1097490

No he would probably just beat you up and then me and him would bro fist and talk about how much we both probably like Capote or something.

>>1097479

awwwww :D

>>1097467

A small used bookstore.

>>1097434

D:

>>1097415

Nope, and she even asked me for a student discount.

>>1097388

Writing bad poetry is easier than writing a bad novel.

ITT fans of certain authors fulfill your own biased and often ridiculous stereotypes regarding themselves.

>Working in bookstore, sitting reading
>Girl comes in, "hi do you have any Nietzsche"?
>Me - "Probably. If we do it will be over in the 'philosophy and religion' section"
>Girl - Makes a noticeable grimace at the word "religion" . "I can't find it".
>I look for her, there isn't any. I sold it all last week (used bookstore)
>Me - "Well I own 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' and 'Human all too Human' and I could bring them in for you if you wanted tomorrow"
>Her - "Oh, why? You didn't like them"?
>Me - No not really, it... (interrupted)
>Her - Oh so you don't agree with him or something?
>Me - No I just don't love the writing style, I mean I've also read them and don't plan on rereading them
>Her - Well okay then, bring them for me *proceeds to buy Atlas Shrugged*
*looks at me like I understand nothing*
*welliguessthat'sobjectivism*

>Never comes back for my books

Your turn.

>>1097366

Oh well, we cant all have good taste.

>>1097089

I don't, no.

>>1097360

Oh take a hike.

READ HAM ON RYE YOU... YOU... *SPUTTER*

I enjoyed it, and it's a quick read. You won't have wasted too much time if you hate it.

No and shut up.

>No substance
>Along the lines of Bukowski

You had better not be implying what I'm hastily assuming you're implying, buddy.