/lit/ - Literature

>>18103689
if you decide to read it, which i recommend, either embrace how lost you'll get or find good notes to use with it. i had a 'guide' who helped me with the book, so i experienced it with these vague impressions of what was going on.
is it flawless? no, no 1100 page novel is flawless. but it's funny as hell, it manages to strike an emotional chord, and it presents some nuanced responses to the problems of modern america. i think it's a great way to spend your time.

>>18058815
just read it it's good

>talk with just about anyone ages 13-25 about literature
>inevitably ask why this is useful/why they're gonna need this in life
>90% of them want to go into stem/business
>haven't voluntarily read a book since they were 9
how did the enlightenment manage to poison so many minds?

>read e unibus pluram when i'm 17
>'yeah pretty good makes sense'
>reread it now
>it literally predicted everything
how did he know?

>>17701384
read it as a depressed high school junior so my view's naturally a bit clouded, but i think it's still relevant beyond the "I'm A White Guy Who Reads Book And I Am Sad" appeal. esp the reflections on tv and addiction, seem more relevant than ever with the dopamine cycle of social media.

>they don't realize that the message of infinite jest is 'just have a good time with your friends all good'

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infinite jest
seems fitting

>used to go to half price books with friend of mine all the time
>we were big history nerds when we were young
>every time would run to history section
>like 90% ww2/hitler
>the italy section is all mussolini et al
>there's one book
>il duce and his women
>we find it hilarious
>every time we come back it's still there
>go for several years and keep seeing il duce and his women there on the bottom shelf
>price progressively goes lower (philosophical failing on half-price books' part)
>finally
>go back
>it's gone
>someone bought it
whoever owns that copy of il duce and his women i wish you the best

this shit sucks