/lit/ - Literature

“I felt convinced the author had gone through the same situation I was going through, the abject horror of recognizing you are gay in a very anti-gay world. [. . .] I tried to find an alternative reason for Lovecraft considering himself such an extreme “outsider,” but I discovered no plausible other reason for such an extreme feeling of being an isolated monster. I didn't really care a whit about Lovecraft's sexual orientation (I am not trying to claim him as one of "us"), so at the time it occurred to me that I might be projecting a bit. Yet, as I read more about Lovecraft's life, I began to see that all the ingredients were there. [. . .] His upbringing with a dominant, overly protective mother (who dressed him as a girl for the first few years of his life) and the nearly total absence of a father is the classic formula for a male child being gay. Although he declared his distaste for homosexuals, in particular effeminate males, he was often described as effeminate himself. Plus he was a close friend with Samuel Loveman for many years and Loveman was hardly in the closet about his activities. Finally, I can come up with no other logical explanation for Lovecraft's close relationship with the teenage Barlow during the last years of his life, to the point of making Barlow his literary executor.”

what are some good resources for an essay on satire?

is attendance at an elite university a prerequisite to becoming a great writer?

best russian authors and texts

What is the difference between God "deigning" to come down to Earth and suffer like we do, and a virtue signalling celebrity who does a charity run in Darfur?

do we need to learn to be happy entirely ourselves, or are other people truly necessary for our happiest selves? it seems to be happiness and comfort from others is very unreliable and i am too afraid to continue counting on it. should i just suck it up and risk worth getting hurt or try my best to be happy all alone? also obvi recommend literature for this feel

what are some good books to learn more about sociopaths? i need to learn as much as i can

Is he art?

Redpill me on literary contest?

Should I join everyone I can?

Why do you think 95% of writers don't make money?

I feel very pumped to read a book, but when I lay my eyes on the first pages all I want to do it is finish it as fast as I can, cause I'm not enyojing it at all. I can't enjoy a book, whats wrong with me?

>basic works
>1500 pages