/lit/ - Literature

William T Vollmann as a youth. I find this attractive though not everyone shares my persuasion.

>>12218165
>If he were alive today he’d probably be writing for the Atlantic about how he lived with a group of Afghanistani boys who dress up in feminine clothes for a week and learned how to perform erotic dances for anti-Taliban generals “and that’s a good thing”.

Is William T. Vollmann any good?

>>11766771
He was cute as a boy

nah man just look at this crazy ass nigga

>books thicker than my pinky finger

I like his early school shooter look. Couldn't finish any of his books but his essays are a delight. Dude needs an editor.

What is the most dissatisfying reading experience you've had with a long novel? You can take "long" to mean whatever you think qualifies.

Mine was The Royal Family by William T. Vollmann. Started out good, and I kept thinking he felt some obligation to bring it all together and make it all worthwhile. He did not.

I didn't really enjoy Underworld, but some people I respect think it's the greatest novel of the last 20 years.

>>6056762
I don't know, he was adorable when he was young.