/lit/ - Literature

>live in a third world
>low standards country
>lower class poorfag
>no translations to native
>no English books in libraries
>shipping from used books websites is twice the price of the book itself
>already poor eye-sight from reading on screen
>Kindle in local shops is three times the prize of Kindles on the internet
>shipping of electronic devices is four times the prize of the product
Why has god forsaken me.

>live in a third world
>no translations to native
>no English books in libraries
>shipping from used books websites is twice the price of the book itself
>already poor eye-sight from reading on screen
Why has god forsaken me.

Memento mori.

>>12473641
>be born to greek family living in new world diaspora
>as part of their decision to integrate more into the dominant society they decide not to teach my siblings and I greek
>havent found the time / money to teach myself greek yet
>resentful for sitting on a goldmine of philosophical / theological / cultural knowledge but cannot access because my family wanted to give up its heritage

How do I keep interest in a work after the 200 page mark? Am I confined to novellas and short stories forever or are these just growing pains?

Why can’t crime & horror fiction get their own generals?

>the library gated off the crime fiction section for the Flo Rida concert