/lit/ - Literature

hi lit,
I used to be an avid fiction reader but I'm growing more and more apathetic towards fiction in general (both low and high brow specimens)...
where should I go next from here?

I miss the LCD-munching dude who talked in convoluted sentences and always seemingly talked for himself, also used the insomniac Wojak image. Does anyone have his threads saved?

>You will never read your favorite book for the first time again.
Books for this feel?

>look up my book's author
>he killed himself

How do I get better at writing? I'm bad at expressing myself with words. I can understand an idea very clearly in my head, but I don't know how to convey it to other people. I also have a lot of bad habits like using words like "very" or "really." And even if I do end up being able to convey my thoughts, my words read as stiff and awkward.

>Fell for the William Shirer meme and didn't realize it until now

I finished book 2 yesterday. Should I drop it?

My heart hurts, /lit/. What do you read when you're sad? Do you find it better to read sad books with characters and situations you can relate to, or happy/uplifting books to forget the sadness for a while?

>>11855350
>molested/raped as child
>debating an opponent who is titillated by the sexualization of mentally/emotionally immature young humans
>opponent is one of the most vehement opponents in a debate I have ever had
>all other debates Ive had recently have ended amicably with both parties coming to a greater understanding at the end
>pretty sure he is even more solidified in his opinions now

>tfw books only fill the emotional void for so long before the inevitable return to meaningless existence
Books for this feel?

>>11660079
>tfw you realize you bitching about people bitching about stuff made you the bitch
how did it get like this

>>11607534
>>11607535

I havent read a single book since middle school.

I'm trying several things but what books help?

What books helped you get through depression?

>>11404211
>Search book to see what its about
>About a man who is incapable of making decisions and taking significant actions
>Doesn't leave his room or bed for days on end

Fuck man, I gotta read this

>>11379839

Normaly at the city park. Hoping to be interupted by nice lady that makes a comment about the book I'm reading. But this is reality and people are more glued towards thier phone.

So..how do I deal with the trauma of my father cheating on my mom, moving from one state to another, losing my friends and family, and living with my parents who would definitely divorce if it wasn’t for our state of mind in my aunts house with a shit head little cousin. Not to mention further crawling into a downward spiral of doing nothing but going on my phone all day and blocking out my family with music, passing my classes with A’s yet feeling unsatisfied, not knowing how to connect with my moms family and having little time to connect, having few friends and feeling unmotivated to open up and not feeling any connection. I don’t know how to drive, I still don’t have a job or girlfriend, and I have little time to do what I want in an average week. I’m getting by, but now I feel like shit.

>To write something and recognize afterward that it’s bad is one of the tragedies of the soul. It’s especially terrible when we recognize that the work is the best we could do.

If Pessoa felt this way why even try, /lit/?

>tfw haven't read any fiction or philosophy since high school
>that was almost 10 years ago
>my only reading in the past decade has been technical manuals and the occasional news article

how do i quit being retarded and start reading for fun again, guys?

>tfw you realize you have no stories to tell

because im a piece of shit with no discipline or self control

>mfw can read 200 pages a day of a book a day but burn out after two days
>mfw can't finish books after starting them, especially if they're non-fiction
>mfw no commitment

How does /lit/ deal with this?

>tfw I love worldbuilding a setting that is incredibly well detailed and a perfectly realized alternate history with it's own intricacies
>tfw dont have a story interesting enough to tell to make it worth writing about

>>10456432
>As long as you're mediocre like everyone else, you haven't failed.