/lit/ - Literature

>>5917090
hey there kiddo
let me get my trusty magnifying glass and then I'll let you know

Haruhi was overrated

Ulysses isn't enjoyable. It's a book about books. It's impossible to enjoy unless you are well-read. You might see that as pointlessly elitist. There is some justification for it though: at that time (the period know as "Modernism" / "the Modernist period") authors were becoming increasingly aware of the history of literature from all cultures. One of the defining features of Modernism is its syncretism (its meshing of different beliefs and cultures). Therefore, Ulysses is seen as a great "modernist text" because of how its literary form combines so many elements of past cultures into a whole, thus it stands as a symbol for modernity.

Moby Dick
>Dick
gay
but it was alright

Lolita means you're a pervert

Animal Farm is baby's first allegory

Idk what that last one is, but it's probably lame


6/10, could be worse

>>5905354
shame about his next book though
pic related

>>4922719
and this is the height of modern literature?

And it was infinitely better because of it.