/lit/ - Literature

>>2462036
What, no Pynchon's Final Form?

>>1679483

mfw you posted no face.

ITT: we talk about authors or books that arent discussed much on /lit/ or are underrated

I don't see the greatest american author discussed much here.

Which of his books is your favourite /lit/? When did he peak?

"We know the sound of two hands clapping, but what is the sound of one hand clapping?"

What do you guys think?

Is it bad that I judge people who are over the age of 18 and still have The Perks of Being a Wallflower or (to a much lesser extent) Catcher In the Rye listed as their favorite book?

>The first time I finished 1984 I screamed "fuck" and threw the book. My teacher got pissed at me until she saw what I was reading. Then she understood.
that.. that really fuckin kills me...

so... fucking.... phoney....
ugh

I think the whole thing was a social experiment by Salinger.
He was trying to make an utterly pointless novel which people would read way too deeply into and praise for its ingenuity when it's boring and Holden is unlikeable in most every respect.
The only reason I think people like it is because it's a picture of teenage angst in a psuedo elegant (read: vintage) frame that's easy to read and thus easily relateable.
I don't like it very much at all.

>>1284949
Proof.

Nabokov said that JD Salinger is one of his favorite modern writers, just wondering what you guys think about this.

Fuck tractors,

Come at me bro.

Here is some uncovered footage of J.D. Salinger taken prior to his death earlier this year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f2uQidoc_g&feature=player_embedded

Definitely.

>>1068753
fuck you guys, seriously; you all make me sick

phony story, phony

First editions, show me them.

don't mind me.

Who are some authors who have multiple works consistently recommended?

Melville has Moby Dick, but outside of that you hardly hear much about any of his other works.

I know Vonnegut has a bunch of shit. I've heard Slaughterhouse-Five & Cat's Cradle the most but I've also heard Sirens of Titan and Breakfast of Champions. Tolstoy has War and Peace & Anna Karenina, Orwell has Animal Farm & 1984, etc.

Pic definitely not related.

QUICK /lit/!

TYPE THE NAME OF YOUR FAVORITE BOOK WITH YOUR FOREHEAD

GO GO GO

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How can I become a great novelist?

My grammar is just okay but I have a creative mind.
Suggestions /lit/

brb, talking to a hooker

JD Salinger