/lit/ - Literature

>>16481887
>not multi-tabbing your dead trees like a gentleman

>>12716208

>>12691018

>>12257620

I usually skip the few chapters before the inciting incident, skip all the chapters until the darkest hour, and then read the finale. Your brain can fill in the gaps.

I've noticed from watching anime that the Japanese seem to use a preposterous amount of loan-words from English. I'm not sure if that's just an anime thing though. But it gives me the impression the Japanese language has an exceptionally limited vocabulary and is not suited to adaptation. Whenever I hear a Japafied english word, I just assume they didn't have a word for that thing in their own language. For example, hearing a character say "ideorogy" when the caption says ideology. Is there a normal Japanese word for ideology? Why wouldn't they just use that instead? This phenomenon does not seem to apply to the chinese

/lit/, you have been tasked with creating selection committee for a new international literary prize. The appointees will be on the committee for life.
Only nations of literary significance will be represented, so you must select
1 Russian
1 Frenchman
1 Englishman
1 Irishman
1 Italian
1 Spaniard
1 Greek
1 American
1 German
1 Jew

Who do you pick?

>>11746245
>>11746214
>not owning a book wheel

Thought I'd bring it to all you book lover's attention that these incredibly useful things apparently exist. I'm having trouble figuring out how/where to buy them though, anyone know?

The book wheel

Modern hypertext systems with word and phrase-level linking offer more sophistication in connecting relevant information

those are fine books.

blood meridian was my last.
you should strive to read what makes you a better person. nothing else matters. fuck anyone who says otherwise

Sounds like someone cant handle the bantz

The best part about reading isn't enjoying the books themselves, its telling everyone online how bad their tastes are.