/lit/ - Literature

>neither this nor that

>"What's your favorite book?"
Nobody who actually reads can answer this question.

I have a few favorite books when it comes to the style, a few when it comes to characterization, a few when it comes to the ideas expressed, a few that might not be technically amazing but really resonate with me and so I really love them, etc. And in each of these categories, the top book can shift depending on the day and current mood. There isn't just one clear cut answer.

If you can actually answer that question, you don't read. You're somebody who memorized an answer (one you think sounds cool) so you can look like you read.

>talking with friend.
>having fun, shooting the shit, no problems.
>somebody else arrives.
>now that he has an audience, friend starts "subtly" putting me down with "jokes".
>audience pretends not to notice what he's doing and to laugh at innocent jokes, even though they know that it's not innocent and they must also know that I know that they know it.

Books about how life is a nauseating, pointless, endless little theather?

Alternatively, books about how normies need to die?

>It's a Bran chapter.

>>20164189
to the latter or former?

>I dedicate this book to my wife and my children for their help, encouragement and love

>>20017446
>There's much more to life beyond our bodies and possessions
except this "much more" becomes completely meaningless when you have neither money and/or health

>>19990307
>we cant see the church because its underground
Very funny

>>19978974

>>19975021
An example of a trait which statistically almost all humans share is an aversion to having someone stab you with sharp stuff until you die

>>19863688
>The party is figuring out new ways to get control of the private sector, dialectically.
I'm sure that will work out any day and private companies and markets will stop existing

>want to read german philosophy
>introduction is 60+ pages of explaining the translation and how as English speakers you will never truly understand the wordplay and word choice of the German language and how the wordplay is essential to understanding the ideology of the philosopher

Do I really need to know German to understand philosophy?

>tv show writers need a way of conveying to the audience that a character is smart
>scene where that character is casually reading ulysses

>>19487738
Actually, I spit out my drink when I read that part. Do you hate having fun or something, anon?

>>19453776
>moral nihilist and an atheist obsessed with the idea of progress

Why do schools teach literature in a way that almost completely dissuades any students that don't already regularly read from delving into books? Critical thinking is important and all but it sucks out the fun of reading when it's all you're ever given to do

>fantasy book has "Chronicles" in the title

>inb4 Plato
fuck Plato. Plato can go suck that greek twink dick he was so fond of.

>>19174352
The idea is that people always think they understand things better than they do and get killed by it you pathetic fucking reddit ideologue.
Its true in all facets of humanity. Really not that hard to understand. dont @ me. Im tired of spoonfeeding faggots like you who think theyre smarter than they are because they took an IQ test online once

>book has a pseudo-secular urbanite jewish character that is either a main character or an important and sympathetic side-character
mods don't delete this thread. books this has happened in and made me frustrated because i otherwise liked the works were:

>V (several pynchon works have this but this is the my favorite one)
>hyperion cantos
>ulysses

I'm not even anti-semetic, but its such a trope at this point. Western intellectuals are either anti or philo-semetic. Its trite boring and tiresome.

don't use the socratic method on your family.

>>19129061
>Evil spirits who taught Guenon his heresies might become attracted to the book.

>>19084317
>descendants of the Romans

Why are ESLs always saying Shakespeare is overrated? I’ve seen 3 ESLs say this.