/lit/ - Literature

I will restate myself.

Written fiction is dire. How come there's no fiction equivalent of Crank, Mad Max Fury Road, The Raid? when u go searching for it you really have to dig and what comes up? fucking derivative shit. in theory, written fiction should be the top tier of imaginative shit since it allows for unlimited creative expression but everyone seems to be working within the confines of what came before. honestly, you people will say I haven't read enough but then will refuse to give examples of something you consider worth reading. it's always the same fucking shit. honestly, going by the communities based around fiction you'd think there were only 5 books worth reading out of it all.

no i dont want to read robert e howard power fantasy shit. no i dont want to read fantasy with EPIC WORLDBUILDING that always somehow manages to feel the same. no id ont want to read tom clancy GLOBE TROTTING techno thrillers filled with factoids about the CIA or whatever the FUCK. I tried 1930s pulps, and so far they're just as fucking rote as the movie serials. im not reading DETECTIVE SHIT FUCK OFF. science fiction can be alright but eh. FUCKING ZOMBIES FUCKING POST APOCALYPTIC MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION FUCK. show me something new please/

i honestly would say that most of the shit you all post about is on the same level as those erotica books about dark elves. steven erikson with his fetishistic descriptions of fat women really gives me that impression. the only thing that differentiates it is that the word vomit is by someone who's more articulate. but yeah, Beverly K says 5 stars!