/lit/ - Literature

POST YOUR LAST THREE READS, WHAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY READING, AND NEXT THREE

LAST THREE:
THE SECRET SHARER - CONRAD
BORIS GODUNOV - PUSHKIN
IVANOV - CHEKHOV

CURRENT:
THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS - BUCHAN

NEXT THREE:
PIERRE AND JEAN - MAUPASSANT
THE ASPERN PAPERS - JAMES
AN EPISODE UNDER THE TERROR - BALZAC

RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ALWAYS GOOD IN THREADS LIKE THESE TOO

THINKING WE SHOULD HAVE A HISTORICAL FICTION CHART, WHERE IT IS SEGMENTED BY PERIODS OF TIME, OR REGIONS ETC. SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING COMMONLY ASKED FOR.

HERE'S SOME TO START OFF:
WAR AND PEACE - TOLSTOY (NAPOLEON WAR)
MUSASHI - YOSHIKAWA (EDO PERIOD, JAPAN)
SHOGUN - CLAVELL (17TH CENTURY, JAPAN. EVEN THOUGH I WOULDN'T PERSONALLY RECOMMEND THIS)
SALAMMBO - FLAUBERT (FIRST PUNIC WAR, CARTAGE)

IF YOU THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA, ADD YOUR OWN SUGGESTIONS GUYS, AND THROUGHOUT THE THREAD WE CAN DETERMINE HOW WE'RE GOING TO SPLIT THE CHART UP ETC.

LET'S PLAY A GAME.

COME UP WITH TWO NOVEL NAMES AND JOIN THEM TO SEE IF /LIT/ CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY ARE INDIVIDUALLY. I'LL START EASY

THE OLD MAN AND THE TOILERS OF THE SEA

OBVIOUSLY THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA BY HEMINGWAY AND THE TOILERS OF THE SEA BY HUGO.

YOU CAN BE MORE IMAGINATIVE WITH IT AND REARRANGE THE WORDS MORE, OR EVEN ADD A WORD HERE OR THERE IF NECESSARY.


I'M OFF TO BED, G'NIGHT /LIT/

TO ALL THE TROLLS CURRENTLY IN /LIT/.

WELCOME

YOU MIGHT YET BE UNTAINTED BY /LIT/'S STANDARDS FOR READING, SO WHY NOT POST SOME BOOKS THAT YOU'VE ENJOYED OR WOULD RECOMMEND.

POST YOURS OF THE FOLLOWING, AND WE CAN DISCUSS WORKS OR RECOMMEND AS WELL IF YOU LIKE

LAST FIVE READS:
DEATH OF A SALESMAN - MILLER (1949) 4/5
THE RAVEN - POE (1845) 3/5
THE MYSTERY OF MARIE ROGET - POE (1842) 3/5
ZADIG - VOLTAIRE (1749) 2/5
A WRITER AT WAR - GROSSMAN (2005) 3/5

CURRENTLY READING:
MANALIVE - CHESTERON (1912)
LADY WINDEREMERE'S FAN - WILDE (1893)
AUGUST 1914 - SOLZHENITSYN (1972)
THE LITTLE PRINCE - SAINT-EXUPERY (1943)
THE PURLOINED LETTER - POE (1844)

I'LL BE READING SOME MORE TOLSTOY IN THE NEARBY FUTURE TOO (THE FIRST DISTILLER, RESURRECTION).

>>1704740

brofist for descent into the maelstrom. read it last year. poe is such a boss.

signed,
the guy who first posted <<<this pic

>>1695238
you must be new here

HEY /LIT/, IT'S BEEN QUITE SOME TIME SINCE I LAST READ A 'DOOR-STOPPER', IT BEING MOBY-DICK ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, SO I DECIDED IT'S TIME TO READ SOME MORE.

NOW, WHAT I'M GOING TO BE READING SOON IS (FOR DOORSTOPPERS THAT IS):

IN THE FIRST CIRCLE - SOLZHENITSYN (741 PAGES, IF YOU HAVE THE UNCENSORED EDITION) 1968

THE GOOD SOLDIER SVEJK: AND HIS FORTUNES IN THE WORLD WAR - HASEK (784 PAGES) 1923

YEAH I KNOW, SOLZHENITSYN IS OBVIOUSLY POST WW-II, BUT I HAVE MY SMALL HANDFUL OF EXCEPTIONS.

SO IF ANYONE ELSE IS INTERESTED IN READING THE TWO, OR EITHER OF THEM, PLEASE POST AND MAYBE IN A WEEK OR SO WE CAN HAVE STARTED!

PEOPLE POST LAST TEN BOOKS READ AND CURRENTLY READING, ANONS AND TRIPS POST RECOMMENDATIONS PRIOR TO POSTING THEIR OWN LIST OF TEN.

ON THE EVE - TURGENEV
MISS LONELYHEARTS - WEST
THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS - CAMUS
CANNERY ROW - STEINBECK
A HUNGER ARTIST - KAFKA
DARKNESS AT NOON - KOESTLER
AGAINST NATURE - HUYSMANS
THE NIGGER OF THE NARCISSUS - CONRAD
THE WHITE GUARD - BULGAKOV
THE STREET OF CROCODILES - SCHULZ
MOBY-DICK - MELVILLE

CURRENTLY READING:
THE FIERCE AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD - PLATONOV
BILLY BUDD, SAILOR - MELVILLE

PRE WW-II ONLY FOR ME GENTLEMEN, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT.

ALRIGHT /LIT/, LET'S SEE IF WE'RE READING SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE SAME SHIT FOR ONCE, POST YOURS OF THE FOLLOWING:

LAST FIVE READS:
THE STREET OF CROCODILES - SCHULZ
MOBY-DICK - MELVILLE
CHILDHOOD, BOYHOOD, YOUTH - TOLSTOY
HOW MUCH LAND DOES A MAN NEED? - TOLSTOY
OLD-FASHIONED FARMERS - GOGOL

CURRENTLY READING:
THE WHITE GUARD - BULGAKOV

NEXT FIVE READS (PROBABLY NOT IN ORDER):
THE FORGED COUPON - TOLSTOY
THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV - DOSTOEVSKY
ON THE EVE - TURGENEV
FATHER SERGIUS - TOLSTOY
THE NIGGER OF THE NARCISSUS - CONRAD


I AM AWARE THAT SOME OF MY BOOKS (MOBY-DICK AND THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV) ARE INDEED OFTEN MENTIONED IN /LIT/, BUT I ONLY REALLY STARTED READING PROPERLY LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, AND I AM NOT AMERICAN. ALSO, I READ ALMOST ALL OF DOSTOEVSKY'S NOVELLAS, SHORT STORIES, AND MOST OF HIS OTHER MAJOR WORKS PRIOR TO THIS, SO I HAVE A NICE EXCUSE.

>>1590833
They all know how to evade bans.

HEY /LIT/, SOMEWHAT NOT RELATED, BUT HERE GOES.

I OFTEN READ IN PUBLIC PLACES; IN THE CITY, ON THE BUS ETC.

PEOPLE CAN BE LOUD AND ANNOYING, BUT THE MUSIC I HAVE ISN'T MUCH BETTER THAN LISTENING TO OTHERS' CONVERSATIONS.

I AM WONDERING IF YOU COULD RECOMMEND SOME MUSIC THAT YOU ENJOY LISTENING TO WHILE READING. AT THE MOMENT ALL I HAVE IS 'GLOBAL COMMUNICATION', HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THEY'RE LIKE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAMjHbcWAyM

BECAUSE OF OTHER NOISES, I NEED SOMETHING WITH PRETTY MUCH CONSTANT SOUND.

IN RETURN, JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU'VE BEEN READING AS OF LATE, AND IF I'VE READ IT, I'LL DO MY BEST TO RECOMMEND YOU ANOTHER WORK.

SINCE THE REMOVAL OF /NEW/, ALL THE /NEW/TARDS SEEM TO BELIEVE /LIT/ IS THE NEXT BEST BET FOR SPREADING THEIR BULLSHIT.

IF YOU SEE THREADS THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY SPAWNED FROM /NEW/TARDS THAT AREN'T RELATED TO /LIT/, DO NOT RESPOND TO THEM, REPORT THEM.

IF YOU ENCOURAGE THEM, MORE WILL COME, AND IT WILL BE THIS BOARD THAT WILL BE NEXT TO BE CANNED.

ANYONE ELSE USING THE HOLIDAY SEASON TO READ MASSIVE WORKS? FOLLOWING UP WAR AND PEACE WITH DON QUIXOTE. YEAH.

I MISSED YOU /LIT/

What ever happened to capsguy? I haven't seen him around in days. Honorary recommendations thread.

LAST THREE BOOKS READ:
CURRENTLY READING:
NEXT THREE BOOKS TO READ:

SO /LIT/, IT'S TIME FOR SOME ACTUAL FUCKING RECOMMENDATIONS. YOU POST YOUR LIST, WITH THE TEMPLATE BELOW, BUT PRIOR, AND I INSIST PRIOR TO THAT, YOU RECOMMEND AT LEAST ONE BOOK TO ONE OTHER ANON, BASED OFF OF THEIR LIST.

LAST THREE READS: THE CASTLE (KAFKA), LAZARUS (ANDREYEV), THE RED PONY (STEINBECK)
CURRENTLY READING: THE DUEL AND OTHER STORIES (CHEKHOV)
NEXT THREE: FAMILY HAPPINESS (TOLSTOY), STRIDER: THE STORY OF A HORSE (TOLSTOY), EXILE AND THE KINGDOM (CAMUS)

HEY /LIT/ BROS, I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE HERE WAS A FAN OF LEONID ANDREYEV.

I'VE READ 'SEVEN WHO WERE HANGED', 'THE RED LAUGH' AND AM NOW READING 'LAZARUS' BY HIM, AND I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE WOULD SUGGEST WHICH OF HIS OTHER WORKS I SHOULD CHECK OUT NEXT, SINCE HE WROTE QUITE A FEW SHORT WORKS, AND IS IN MY VIEW UNDER APPRECIATED OR AT LEAST LEFT WITHOUT ENOUGH MENTION HERE ON /LIT/.

SO IF ANYONE ELSE HAS READ ANYTHING BY HIM, FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU READ AND WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF IT.

AFTER LAZARUS, I'LL PROBABLY READ KAFKA'S 'THE CASTLE' THOUGH, SINCE I'VE ALREADY READ 'THE METAMORPHOSIS' AND 'THE TRIAL'.

WONDERING WHAT YOU GUYS ARE READING IN THIS 'FESTIVE' PERIOD.

LAST READ: DIARY OF A SUPERFLUOUS MAN BY TURGENEV
CURRENTLY READING: KOKORO BY SOSEKI
NEXT READ: THE REMAINDER OF THE STORIES IN 'DIARY OF A SUPERFLUOUS MAN AND OTHER STORIES'

/LIT/, I'M RUNNING OUT OF RUSSIAN NOVELLAS TO READ BY THE GREATS :(

VERY SAD, VERY TOUCHING

IT IS GETTING TIME, TO READ SHIT BY OTHER AUTHORS, OR WORK MY WAY TO THE LONGER STUFF. FUCK YEAH

WAR AND PEACE

YOU RECKON CAPSGUY IS READY FOR IT? I PUMPED THROUGH THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO IN LIKE 4 DAYS, I DON'T SEE HOW THIS CAN STOP ME.

AFTER ALL, I FUCKING LOVE TOLSTOY'S SHORTIES. SO I CAN ENVISAGE THIS AS A NICE PACKAGE OF MANY TOLSTOY SHORTIES IN ONE?

WHO IS READY TO TAKE THIS JOURNEY WITH ME? WHAT TRANSLATION DO YOU RECOMMEND? OR DO YOU THINK CAPSGUY SHOULD WAIT A BIT MORE TO TACKLE THIS BEAST?

WHY DOES MY KINDLE EDITION (FROM GUTENBERG) OF DUBLINERS NOT HAVE 'THE DEAD' IN IT? AT LEAST, IT'S NOT IN THE TABLEO F CONTENTS...

HEY /LIT/, JUST POPPING IN TO ASK IF YOU COULD RECOMMEND WHAT I SHOULD READ NEXT FROM MY 'TO READ' LIST, OR IF I'VE MISSED ANYTHING THAT SHOULD BE ADDED, BASED OFF OF MY READING TRENDS

http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/4206268?shelf=to-read

THIS THREAD CAN ALSO BE USED AS A GENERAL 'RECOMMEND ME BOOK TO READ' THREAD.

NORMALLY I'VE BEEN GOOD AND JUST READING WHAT I WANT, INSTEAD OF MAKING THREADS, BUT AT THE MOMENT, I'M STUMPED.

THE 'CURRENTLY READING' IS BOOKS THAT I AM READING AND/OR HAVE ON MY KINDLE READY TO GO. I LIKE TO KEEP THAT NUMBER AT 10 BOOKS 'READY TO GO'

ITT: RECOMMEND QUALITY WORKS NOT REGULARLY DISCUSSED IN /LIT/

AS ALWAYS, I'LL GO WITH THE RED LAUGH, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LITERATURE FOCUSING ON ANTI-WAR. IT SEEMS TO BE LOOSELY BASED ON THE RUSSO-JAPANESE CONFLICT, IN WHICH YOU BEAR WITNESS TO A SOLDIER'S TORMENTS THROUGH WAR AND HIS SUBSEQUENT RETURN TO HIS FAMILY AS A MUTILATED YOUNG MAN.

THE MOST DEPRESSING THING I'VE YET TO READ, AND IT'S ONLY AROUND 100 PAGES.

READ IT.