/lit/ - Literature

F#A#Infinity by Godspeed

Are there any good YouTube personalities that review or discuss books?

This is a dumb question but I'd rather ask than stay dumb. I have no knowledge of American history, are the events depicted in The Grapes of Wrath real? I'm talking about the migration of a large number of farmers' families after being evicted by banks, and them being treated like scum and put into camps. If it's real, when did it happen? How did it resolve? Any non-fiction book recommendations about that particular period of time?

>>9297062

And they're all around a high school reading level

>hurr le evil bank and le evil capitalism boogeyman

Is Steinbeck literally retarded?

Just finished pic related, what do you think of it?
I loved it and thought it was beautiful.

Not sure if its kind of shit or just pretty good.

Of Mice and Men was way better than this.

>>8938659
>Do you think you're some ubermensch?
Not at all, I'm just a simple person who gets their needs met. I have a lot of acquaintances and most seem happy, if often stressed. There aren't two categories of people, like winners and losers, most of the population is somewhere in the middle.
>If you talk to people it becomes evident that nearly everyone has incredibly deep insecurities and gnawing problems/regrets.
While many are insecure they have little reason to be, their problems are mostly non-existent but the world we live in promotes competitiveness and misery over happiness so they often feel inadequate. It sounds like you project your own problems onto others, you might need help.
>You are on 4chan, you're probably worse than the average person.
4chan is just a method for communication. I'm on here talking to people and not trying to trick them into thinking they are miserable.

Is this book actually simplistic or am I just coming off of Faulkner?

Is it true that /lit/ doesn't like spelling changes in the portrayal of regional accents?

Translated titles that sound better than the original
>Pic Related is "Vinhas da Ira" in portuguese.
Translated titles that are absolute shit
>The count of Monte Cristo

What books did you read as an adolescent/when you were younger, and either disliked and/or didn't understand, only to later in life re-read them and find out how great they are?

Pic related is a major example for me. We had to read parts of it in high school, and I remember feeling confused and bored. I never finished it. I'm 27 now and I re-read it early in 2016, and it's now one of my favorite books. I can understand why my high school teacher wanted to teach it, but I don't think young students can summon the necessary appreciation for a book like The Grapes of Wrath.

More or less the same thing happened with To Kill a Mockingbird. Tried it in high school, failed, re-read later and was impressed.

So I just finished Grapes of Wrath and I really liked it but I need to decide what to read next.

I have: Don Juan, 100 years of Solitude, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Wuthering Heights for literature.

I also have some history books, economics, and political philosophy books but I would need a compelling reason to read them.

Does anyone want to make a suggestion out of these choices? I'm leaning towards Don Juan since it's not that long and I can probably finish reading it by midday tomorrow and I've heard a lot of praise for Byron so I'm curious to read something by him.

>>7562934
L oving
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ITT= Overrated books

>>7295827
By far this. Absolutely worst book I've ever read in my life by an absolutely massive margin.

Anyone else get a boner at the ending?

boobs

>muh bourgeoisie

Are there any more authors as comfy as this?