/lit/ - Literature

>>8051521
For law, they've found that LSAT scores track well with IQ, and the score that serves as essentially the cut off for whether you have acceptable odds of passing the bar later or not tracks to an IQ or just a little over 115.

I don't remember what it's called, but there's a good bit of evidence that something in the 115-120 range is where diminishing returns come in for success in intellectually demanding professions. People with lower than that get in, but they're not getting into Harvard Law or Medical. However, plenty of people at Harvard Law and medical are going to be right around 120.

>>8045409
Marlon James is the real fucking deal. I think A Brief History of Seven Killings will be on some "Literature from 2000-2050 syllabi in the future.

What's most impressive about his writing is that he builds aesthetic prose out of numerous voices and dialects. That's serious talent and not something many authors can do.