/lit/ - Literature

>>10010032

I don't know OP.

40 / 200

Feelsbadman

>>9434408

Goodreads website

My Books tab

On the left side, select stats

Then pick whatever you want, by pages, by books or by publication year

>about to enter university, several years ago
>was going through russian lit phase
>had just began reading w&p
>read something along the lines of "it's good for a man to have intelligent feminine company"
>hey, that's right, female characters are always more interesting
>first class of the day sit next to a qt
>hold conversation and try to be animated, forcing smiles frequently
>going well but I'm getting exhausted
>class finishes
>miss the rest of my classes
>never speak to anyone there again
>drop out in two months
>going to start attending community college later this year
don't fall for the women meme

>>9118830
Maudlin

>tfw you'll never have all those John Green dollars and fame for writing sob stories

It's not like it's even all that hard to write a sad story. "Any fool with steady hands and a working set of lungs can build up a house of cards and then blow it down, but it takes a genius to make people laugh." - Stevie Boy King.

>get into prestigious uni
>have to study english to get in
>british uni, subject decided on application so i can't change it
>was locked in from age of 16 pretty much
>uni is the only thing i have going for me
>constant put-downs of subject leave me horribly depressed and cynical about my future
>not excited anymore
>parents ask me why i'm not enthusiastic
>lie, say I am

fuck this.