/lit/ - Literature

Little, Big
Charterhouse of Parma
Women in Love
Suttree
The Magus
Go Down, Moses
Lord Jim
Titus Groan
The Wrong Case
The Violent Bear it Away

Invisible monsters - Chuck Palahniuk

Hey /lit/, I know it's summer, but maybe there are some real boys on here even now.

QUESTION: if I want to get published, do I refrain from present tense narration in my first novel? Is it one of the things that editors hate in new authors? Or has it become commonplace enough?

>>3753873
>this tumblr
>mon visage

>>3702595
I'm speechless.

Concept art for Lolita.

>Sitting on a park bench
>eyeing little girls with bad intent.

I could only think of Aqualung while reading most of that book.

That's about it.

All of them.

Back when George Plimpton was alive, the Paris Review meant something.

>>2662425
>No seriously, if you're not getting an english degree you are free to interpret a novel however you want.

OP here. That's fine and I agree, but I like to read other people's opinions too.

Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller

I want to hear from you guys: what do you do with all that knowledge you've gained from reading?

The way I see it, reading is quite simply useless. That is, unless you're absolutely fine with the self-satisfaction that comes with it. How do you apply it in a useful way?

Writing is the obvious one. But what? Essays? Fictions? Articles? Do some of you read and not write at all? Is this possible?

If I wrote novels I would probably give one a title that in no way ties to the story just to see what people would pull out of their ass when asked "Why is it called _________?"

So /lit/, I come to you with an interesting topic for discussion: my girl told me last night that she fantasizes about sucking my dick while I sit in my library and read a book (pic not entirely unrelated). I told her we could make that happen and now the date is set for Saturday.

What book should I read?

(I've considered Little Birds by Anais Nin and Lolita by Nabokov but I haven't settled on anything)

Tell me about books you were absorbed in to the point of sacrifice.

Evening /lit/

I'm working on a literature-themed porn film and I need ideas.

Current working titles:
A Tale of Two Titties
Nineteen Dirty Whores
Great Ejaculations

Cast:
Charles Dickinyourmouth
Vagina Woolf
Sylvia Fap
George Fuckwell
Enema Bronte

Any ideas welcome. Stories, characters, titles, etc.

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Help me get laid.

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Muchas gracias, mi amigos.

>wtfamIreading.jpg

Best place to get free audiobooks? I can't torrent right now. Just looking for stuff I can put on my ipod, mainly classics. I was specifically looking for To Kill A Mockingbird.

So, I assume at least a few /lit/-goers are still in college, so what are you reading for class, and how do you like it?

I just finished Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis for my American Novel class. It was pretty darn insightful for what it's worth! Got me to thinking about a few un-straightened priorities in my own life.