/lit/ - Literature

>>2776920

Stephen Fry's books are OK. But in general you're right - there seems to be some kind of idea that a stand-up comedian can automatically write.

Les Dawson wrote a pretty good novel, long before celebrity novels were a big deal. Then again, Fat Les was way more of an intellectual than he ever let on. Britain doesn't trust the brainy ones.

>>1904970

>The Catcher in The Rye.

I have no words - is it possible to have one thread without this piece of shit coming up? Do Americans genuinely venerate this book so highly, or just the children?

You haven't got ADD, you're just a cunt. Fucking concentrate a bit.

mfw i had to put up with this shit from a girlfriend for nearly a year "it's not my fault anon, I have add" OH YEAH, AND THAT'S WHY YOU CAN MAKE FIFTEEN CAKES IN ONE WEEK BUT YOU CAN'T REMEMBER I TOLD YOU I'M GOING OUT TONIGHT, LIKE A HUNDRED TIMES?

ADD = excuses.

>>1837087

Les Dawson was a half-decent poet and writer, actually. And he played piano in a parisian brothel, and he was a boxer. He was a pretty cool guy - I've always thought it would have been interesting to meet him.