/lit/ - Literature

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>Why avoid Dhalgren?
It's an incompetent postmodern wankfest, in the guise of science fiction so it doesn't have to compete against Actually Good postmodern wankfests like Gravity's Rainbow or The Recognitions.

>Why avoid A Princess of Mars?
It's basically the textual equivalent of an action B-movie from the 1980s.

>Why avoid Lord of The Rings?
You don't have the attention span to understand what makes it good beyond what you've already absorbed through derivative works and the general culture.

>Why avoid Gormenghast?
It's intensely involuted and the author is more concerned with showing you how sensitive and clever he is than telling an interesting story.

>Why avoid A Game of Thrones?
This fat fuck has lost the thread of the narrative and is going to die before he gets it back together. Also, you've already watched the show.