/lit/ - Literature

How do you read books with sus cover art or titles in public?

How do I rectify my belief in my talent and desire to write a novel with the fact that I generally hate novels and only read non-fiction?

>>18350592
People say that this book is depressing, but from a determinist standpoint, I found it terrifying. Despite being born into a wealthy aristocratic family, handsome, and intelligent, Yozo still ended up absolutely miserable. Goes to show the extent to which we are slaves to our own minds

Do you feel weird reading in public?

>>15519337

Brian Froud's "Faeries"
"A Brief History of Time" with underlining that ends after the third chapter
Eckhart Tolle
"Girls are Pretty" by Stuntkid
Freakonomics
"Capital" by Thomas Piketty, with the receipt from Out of Town News still under the front cover
Robert Mapplethorpe coffee table books
A copy of "Infinite Jest" hollowed out and with drugs stuffed inside

>>13906531
This is the driving factor in most book fads. The plebs is satisfied with name-dropping and/or dust jackets on a shelf. In the Ivy League they will silently mark you as a poser if you can't quote anything past the first chapter of a book doesn't matter if you understoodd it though.

Some people have discussed putting two screens on the Kindle so "readers" can show off their dust jacket when in public.

>>13427008
>How to best go about describing the beauty of a naked woman
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What books should I read in public?

Why is reading in public seen as weird? I was reading my copy of Lolita on bench at a playground near a school (you know, where academics supposedly go) and I got strange looks from a few people, like I was doing something crazy