/lit/ - Literature

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one of my favourites

>>11521667
kekkled for it is but true

OC

>>11521732
Perfect.

>>11521733
so it's even better then?

>>11521739
Yeah, it kind of is. Certainly much more relatable than The Stranger. Meursault might have autism but somehow he's an autistic "Chad" and it doesn't make a lot of sense.

>>11521754
Wasn't planning on reading Nausea this year but now I will, thanks anon.

>>11521632
Fixed that fucking alignment which was triggering my autism.

>>11521631
Another new one

Read: Gallic Wars
Expected: Lots of cool fightig
Got: African style murder and complaints about grain supplies

>>11521631

>>11521773
>>11521773
fair enough dude I didn't notice it until you mentioned it but now I see it and it's p. annoying

>>11521815
I mean, it's both

What I Got should include a daddy

>>11521667

>>11521631

>>11521634
Too true. For a while I completely forgot that Heart of Darkness was told from the perspective of someone listening to someone a lot more interesting than themselves.

>>11521631
just made this

>>11521923
on point

>>11521970
the nigga loves the word chignon

>>11521815
whats the difference

>>11521997
the before assumes that Plath was an intellectual poet rather than just a purple diary writer with uncontrollable daddy issues.

>>11522063
Damn, I really want to read this now. I love r9k memes

>>11521732
AYYYY LE MAYO

Has this meme influenced the way you read a new book?

>>11522176
I've read a few books where this exact meme has come to mind several times. The last one was Green Mars. Now that I think about it, I'm going to finish making the meme I'd thought of while reading it.

>>11521815

Add a picture of Belle Delphine in the last panel and it's perfect.

>>11522188
There. I finished it.

>>11522242

>>11521631

>>11522216
Why did you expect that after reading red mars ? The end was basically pic related.

>>11522256
I read the first one a few years ago and at the time I decided I wouldn't continue the series, but then I reckoned I'd give it a go. I think I was having a kick for hard science and wanted to see how the biological part of terraforming would unfold. I'd forgotten about the race-mixing Hiroko was doing and how much endless arguing goes on between the factions, as well as the constant talk about fucking regolith.

I was definitely dumb for assuming it would have more of an action focus, when it's actually all happening in the background.

>>11522216
recommend me some good biology themed fiction please

I've been meaning to make this for a while, I've never seen one for Anne of Green Gables.

>>11522311
Off the top of my head, all I can recommend is Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton. It's pretty good if you're interested in bacteria and virus, grumpy scientists talking to each other, and long descriptions of decontamination procedures. Also it was written in the 60s or something so it's hardly cutting-edge.

>>11522326
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>>11522250
awful, kill yourself

>>11522641

>>11521631

>>11521800
What Adam and Eve? Also, you left out all the gay sex!

>>11521667
Made me chuckle

>>11522191
I gave it my best shot

>>11522467
Huh, I should really check the entirety of the thread before posting.

>>11522911
What are some actual kino vampire books.

>>11523034
Eight O'Clock in the Morning by Ray Nelson

>>11522714
Can someone give me a rundown on this book?

>>11521634
It's actually not a frame narrative, it's oblique.
Check your terminology, bro.

>>11523191
read it silly

>>11521634
Excellent post

>>11522663
Just finished the first one. Are the others worth reading?

>>11522242
This is weird. Maybe this is why the Japanese are obsessed with AoGG

Anyone have one for Godel Escher Bach?

>>11523034
Let the Right One In

>>11522911
lmao, same

>>11522877
xDDD

>>11522117
what?

anybody got a Kerouac?

OC

>>11521732
>>11521667
Already got me to lmao

>>11522311
blood something by greg bear. could make a freaky movie,ideally the end would be the last 15-20 minutes of the movie so we could have a chance to soak the bizarre reality unfolding in front of us.

>>11521694
underrated

>>11524691
not sure i get what "you got" but i think it will be a soft pass from me for now...

>>11522911
Honestly all the “we’re such paragons of Victorian virtues, yay us!” shit is driving me up a wall.

>>11524606
The very last part of the book involves a character eating ice cream and deeply considering its history. It's a funny meme because there's no concrete closure after such a battle of a book.

t. a guy that liked 2666 but hasn't read up on it.

>>11521667
Perfect.

>>11523191

Any time.

>300 pages of "waaah why can't I have sex under an opressive regime :("
>I cannot emphasise this point enough, the protagonist hardly ever complains/reflects on the despotic regime in place but just rants how she cannot have sex
>50 pages follow of shallow background characters and unimaginative plotline
>NO FUCKING PUNCTUATION MARKS
>Literally the last 30 pages *attempt* to explain how the regime was set up

It is read by normies for a reason. Stay away from the book

>>11522298
fuck, this actually sort of makes sense

>>11522911
lmao

>>11525924
Thanks, that's all I wanted to hear.
I still remember when a literary professor I had talked about how she feared that that book was predicting accurately how the world would turn out in a few years "considering how society is right now".

>>11526066
I haven't read the book, but here's something to think about.

Do you think that asking for opinions on feminist literature on the same website that fucking /b/ and /pol/ are on is a constructive way to approach a text? I mean, it's pretty clear that you seem to take a lot of stock in this stranger's opinion.

Maybe just read it?

>>11526168
triggered

>>11526168
more importantly consider why you're so quick to dispel these perspectives.
When I read it what I got was just some bitch using Catholicism as a cover for Islam and endless venting under the pretense of a novel.

>>11526066

Thankfully most people in my literary department agree with the fact that the book is 98% horse shit. Only the plebs like it.

>>11526168

>I haven't read the book BUT

Kill yourself.

>>11526316
I'm not saying it's good or that anybody should read it pal, just pointing out that this is a shitty fucking forum for confirmation bias.

Also, I bet you're fun at parties ;)

>>11525924
No punctuation marks is almost an instant drop for me. Even pisses me off with McCarthy.

>>11526332

Water is wet and gras is green, friendo. If it bothers you that much you could go outside you know? It's lovely weather.

Also, pic related.

>>11526340


The weird thing is that sometimes during a dialogue they simply fall away, only to return three pages later. In addition, the register also changes drammatically depending on the chapter. One moment you could basically be reading a fucking thesaurus, turn the page and then read "he was violently fucking me."

It reads like a draft, basically.

>>11526350
It's cold and late here my friend, I've got nothing lined up but some masturbation and reading any online trash that's not a book.

Help me out of this purgatory, Mr. Intellectual. Any suggestions for books I should avoid?

>>11526374

your diary

>>11526365
Do you know if her other books are the same, or is it a stylistic choice of some sort?

>>11522250
>paradise
>greek word

>>11526398

I've read parts of Oryx and Crake and although she retains the weird paragraphing, the punctuation marks are more consistent. The former is definitely a stylistic choice but I hesitate to say the same for the latter.

h-here I goo

>>11526453
I loved the book, although I was an edgy teenager at the time
What I expected was exactly what I got

>>11526573
I read that at the top of my edginess phase and I still thought it was trying too hard, still good though.

>>11521667
Every fucking time

>>11521631

Still liked it though.

>>11521694
Good one.

>>11521631

fresh oc hot off the presses

>>11525951
Holy shit I wanted to do exactly the same REG. Anyway I was expecting something a bit more "homoerotic" from the title instead I got the tale of a mostly alone Chad. Not disappointed tho

>>11527227
ahahahaha

>>11521631
Fresh OC

>>11527886
include the blackpill in the what I got and it's complete

>>11526420
>Pandemonium

>>11524606
The book is all fluff.

>>11527486
Same goes for the Stranger.

Book One does a fairly good job of portraying Gus as he appears to the Roman public, making his eventual private downfall much more drastic than Stoner's gradual destruction.

>>11526066
>waah not having other people pay for my abortions is literally exactly the same as being chained up in a forced breeding dungeon
women were a mistake

>>11524268
The first four are. God Emperor is my personal favorite.

Artillery: The Book

>>11521732
is there any book where the picture on What i expected is What i got?

>>11527392
it's actually both

>>11523009
theres nothing wrong with posting about the same book

>>11526066
>Thanks, that's all I wanted to hear.
Then there was no chance in hell you were ever gonna read it, somehow heeding this board's advice and not really questioning the poster's "got" part

>>11527886
>not knowing Wilde is a flaming homosexual before you read his works

how did you manage this?

>>11530238
Why would you read modern Canadian litterateur written by a woman?

>>11530265
So you can trash it using meme arrows on /lit/, of course

>>11530265
>who is Alice Munro
come on now

>>11525214
not him but I second this anon's maymay. 200 pages of whining. I was screaming "Just fucking seppuku yourself already Jap" at the book by the end.

Look up Kokoro by Natsume Soseki. It was written in pre-war Japan, which im convinced was the only time they weren't all fucked in the head.

>>11528566
Where is that wirtten on the cover of paradise lost?

>>11522682
What is this new meme book I keep seeing posted here?

>>11530750
don't listen to sourballs around here. it's gud.

>>11525951
>>11527450
I actually made a similar REG months ago. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who thought that way.

>>11530896
Whats that middle image from?

>>11531875
I don't recall the exact strip, but I'm pretty sure it's a Penny Arcade thing.

>>11527237
Kusturica is the man

>>11525951
Very good.

>>11531875
>>11531932
https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/story/automata

>>11522251
kek

>>11522251
Are you that canadian girl from /int/ that speaks spanish? if you are, i read that book and i loved it! thanks for recommending it!

>>11521631

>>11521631

>>11532953
weak ass expected

>>11522063

accurate

>>11529043

>Romer

X/X

>>11521655
Good old thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Pretty funky book. I still remember the auctioneer coming down like a descending angel or something of that ilk. Certainly knew how to turn a dark note on a dime.

>>11532964
>>11527260
these are stupid because you absolutely get what you expect, retards

>>11534797
what the fuck?

>>11524268
go up to the first four. beware, they change the lore on you

This books so good

Didn't get much out of this book but found it very fun to read. Also it was from some eastern book shop so it smelt like incense which added to the vibe.

>>11521733
Is this book better in French? I read the English version by Lloyd Alexander and holy fuck this book was so boring and incomprehensible

>>11526328
Just add "TIGHT TIGHT TIGHT" and it's perfect

>>11530216
Is there anywhere online I can pirate this? I mean I'd love to buy the physical copy but everywhere I've seen it it's $30, fuck that

>>11530750
>>11530931
no, your novel is never going to be a thing mr samefag

>>11530216
because it was literally Artillery: The War

>>11535498
9/10
Needs bananas

>>11530225
48 laws of power
Also The Prince depending on how you interpret it

>>11521667
Fuckin lmao

>>11524856
is it worth reading?

>>11539082
no, it's incredibly pretentious and unsatisfying

>>11539124

kek

>>11530701
is written in Paradise Lost, imbecile.

>>11536394
zozzle

bump

>>11536563
have you read it?

>>11526420
I believe the joke is referencing Milton's use of a shit ton of allusions and references to other literary works.

>>11536501
can you explain?

>>11526328
you should add a weenie that's been cut in half.

>>11522167
It’s both of those things, really

>>11527781
Hold on. What is the context of the pic used in 'What I Expected'? Did someone actually create an advertisement for homosexuality?

>>11540592
Are you asking what is gay porn ?

>>11540453
This is actually fantastic

>>11540453
>>11540682
I don't get the comparison

>>11535498
that's a work of art

>>11536848

>>11540826
imagine ready player one except instead of video game and movie references its canon literary references
>hey, its look who's here, its homer! sup dude
>you know cleopatra and medusa right? they get a cameo in this tour of hell too
not to mention figures of wealth, political or religious status dante wants to put at certain levels of hell too. imagine if the author of ready player one wanted to lambast george bush or bill gates by featuring them in an unflattering scene. i havent read the book so im not sure if the author did something like this.

>>11540872
I agree with this.

>>11524691
>reddit
>>>/out/

>>11540480
I've read Starship Troopers, and I remember getting both

>>11540365
Constantly throughout the book drunk characters (every character is drunk 24/7) express how they're "tight" referring to their tipsy mood. It's mentioned so much it's all I could remember about the book for a while

>>11521631

>>11530490
Never thought I'd say this, but it's both

>>11540480
Spot on

>>11522117
lmao. only those who've read will understand.

>>11526057
underrated

>>11530701
>>11526420

>>11527886
nice king moz pic

>>11541368
haha damn I had forgotten about that part. My dumb fuck friend didn't know that was referring to them being tipsy, he thought they were horny or something.

>>11527479
Needs someone dropping their spaghetti and it'd be perfect

>>11540888
yes but it came at a different time with different context and purpose. the historical elements as well as the actual layout of the landscape he has created contains all of the meaning not simply having the characters there

>>11521634
needs more rivets

>>11524691
the old nlh one is good. yours is garbage

>>11534353

Op here - I'm neither Canadian, nor am I a girl. What did you think the chances of me being that exact person were? Internet's kind of big sonny.

>>11522250
I thought paradise lost was great

>>11542495
Picked up

>>11522311
Pic related. it's worth the read.

>>11522242
Is Anne of Green Gables actually good
I live near where it was written and I always thought it was local boomers memeing it

>>11530216
The descriptions of living through constant bombardment were kino

>>11522773
You didn't even read the fucking work. Imbecile.

>>11532953
Just got it in the mail today. Pretty hyped.

>>11535498
Currently reading it too and this is pretty damn accurate. What a great novel. Just after I thought IJ was my new favourite.

>>11522063
>>11534502
While this is funny, if this is what you got from the book I dont think you understood it, particularly the main character and the ending.

>>11534421
pretty much

>>11535770
I swear to god half the time it reads like those corny stories in shitty chainmail. Maybe thats just the english translation tho.

>>11521732
>address people by their name
>remember something specific about a person
>don't be a jerk
>"HAHA it's all about kissing ass"

???

>>11543205
I liked it ok. When written the setting was contemporaneous and a hundred years of changes makes it interesting. However it is the story of a young girl growing up with a dictionary stuck in her throat. So I read it before bed, because I liked it well enough, but not enough to keep me up for hours when I really should be sleeping.

>>11544249
exactly

>>11534805
This is really good

>>11521923
What book?