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Hey /lit/ friends lets discuss how father/son relationships are portrayed throughout this novel

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short but with a punch

This is another favorite of mine. You get to see a much darker side of trains here than in Rand's future train utopia.

jew bump

How much of this is pure, made-up fiction, /lit/?

Why are you made to read this crap in school?

>About people you knew? "Yes, about people I might have known." About things that happened? "Yes, about things that happened or could have happened." But they did not? "No, not all of them did. In fact, some were invented from almost the beginning to almost the end." The Rebbe leaned forward as if to measure me up and said with more sorrow than anger: That means you are writing lies! I did not answer immediately. The scolded child within me had nothing to say in his defense. Yet, I had to justify myself: "Things are not that simple, Rebbe. Some events do take place but are not true; others are—although they never occurred.

There are rational arguments both for and against the existence of a god of religion. Both have the element of doubt at their core. Faith is belief through doubt, while reason is belief from doubt.

But there can be no doubt left after reading Night. The existence of a god of religion is simply untenable after the experience. One can only have quiet reason and perhaps an insincere nod of the head to religion. Faith however is no longer an option.

While the events may be stylised the reality of the book is the narrator's internal journey. A journey where what is human reveals itself for what it truly is: animal nature in a cold and uncaring universe.

its short, but will ingrain a lifetime of thought in you

Is it me, or did this have a little bit of bullshit in it?

Have you guys ever read Night?

ITT: the funniest book you evar read
Pic related

How do you feel about censorship?


pic unrelated, its just a crappy book.

Recent Reads.

I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did.

I didn't have a whole lot of good required reading books in high school.

This was probably one of the better ones.