/lit/ - Literature

>>1490671
HONESTLY, WE ARE FINE AS WE ARE. YOU DON`T HAVE TO.

>>1490671
Y4Y.

Don't bring a bunch of fucking /b/tards here. -_-

hey

check'em

also OP is a nigger faggot

Don't worry, I doubt many of us can appeal to the rules you stated.

Though I am curious as to what literature you revere so dearly. Especially since there's an absence of sci-fi and fantasy.

Tell me more.

>
1. We do not accept people who believe Americans can write noteworthy literature.
2. Science Fiction and Fantasy lovers are to remain on /b/
3. We are not accepting those who would waste their time rotting their brains with video games.

These are OP's words... Quite a bad first impression of this board, but I'm hoping to find some sci-fi literature discussion or something, maybe not everyone is as elitist as OP seems to be.

Greetings /lit/, just came from /b/!

A few things about me...
+ I love American literature! It's so noteworthy!
+ Science Fiction and Fantasy are my favorite Genres!
+ I enjoy playing video games with a good plot.

>>1490724

>ohwaityoureseriousletmelaughevenharder.jpg

>>1490724
We're not. We discuss sci-fi. A small minority talk shit.

>mfw Taiga is so ineffectual, so undeserving of attention, it literally has to go recruit an army to get people to notice it.

A vast majority of /lit/izens see sci fi and fantasy for what it is: escapist shit. Please don't bring that mouthbreather smut with you. We don't want it. Read actual, adult literature.

We want to be here with the stuck up fuckers why?

>>1490699

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I just came with a warning, Taiga, you seemed to have pissed off royally the entire hivemind that is /b, i think you've doomed your board to a big fucking raid from newfags and cancer, if i were you i'd at least keep my head under cover for the next hour or so. I'm actually not a troll, if you look at your thread on b, then you will see it has quickly devolved into a raid plan for /Lit because they didn't accept kindly on your terms, as well as they believe your reasoning was not well Explained.

>>1490766
Oh don't be so pretentious.
Escapism, is, after all, inherent to the desire for freedom, one of mankind's foundational longings.

You sound like /a/
>stop liking what I don't like .jpg

>>1490787

Link to thread? :3

HEY GUIZ!
GUIZ!

I HAVE A GRT IDEA
GAIZ LISTEN

I'M GONNA GO ON /b/!
GAIZ LISTEN

I'M GONNA GO ON /b/
TO FIND PEOPLE WHO ARE AS PRETENTIOUS AS ME.

If you don't like our hell, stay out of it.

>>1490789

This is a typical sci fi fan. Ands this is exactly why we don't want any more of these faggots polluting /lit/. So gtfo if you read books in which elves, swords, or aliens play a major role.

inb4 Taiga is just trolling /b/tards...

Where is the line drawn from "contemporary fiction" or related work and fantasy? Are vampires considered fiction, horror, fantasy, or does it depend on the novel/work?

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Cannot emphasize this enough.

>>1490803
>>>/b/304551608

yeah it looks like a massive shitstorm is already brewing, just trying to help you folks out, because your not a bad bunch, it's just unfortunite you had to rile the Hornet's nest provacatively.

>>1490801

>call others pretentious

>Write unnecessarily obfuscatory writing like this:

>Escapism, is, after all, inherent to the desire for freedom, one of mankind's foundational longings.

GOD DAMMIT TAIGA I FUCKING HATE YOU

Don't do this to us, Taiga. Just... leave us alone, okay?

>>1490811
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>>1490811
cant inb4
>>1490812
pretentious

lolololol look at the post numbers. two consecutive posts with consecutive numbers in one therad. this board has so little activity its a wonder it hasnt been closed. the most active threads are the ones by trolls or about /b/. problem c/lit/?

>>1490812
It's a really complicated topic and there's no one answer. The first think you have to realize is that there's multiple ways to think about what constitutes fantasy - fantasy is both a genre, a collection of fiction with similar tropes - you know, elves, dragons, vampires, werewolves, whatever. On the other hand, you can also think of fantasy in literary terms - as basically a subset of literature that takes a certain stance towards reality and deals with certain themes. And there's a lot of things in the second category that I would have no qualms about calling literature. Is something like Little, Big 'contemporary fiction'? Absolutely. It's a brilliant book. But it's also clearly fantasy.

So, I suppose, it comes down to the way the book is written, the themes it deals with, the skill with which it is composed.

>>1490841
We didn't do shit, Taiga did this. Taiga isn't one of us, she's originally from /a/ and none of us can fucking stand her.

>>1490831
Actually that was a paraphrase from one of my favorite authors.

I was wondering if anyone would catch it.

>>1490866
That's the answer I was looking for.

So it is safe to assume that Taiga speaks too generally? Fantasy can be relevant :(

>>1490876
I figured as much, tI feel bad, because you guys really don't deserve it and just the tripfag should die in a fire for trolling the worst way possible on the super cancer board.

>/lit/ is for faggots that cannot write. I am an American writer that has had short stories published in 3 books, won 2 awards, and have gone to Washington D.C. on invitation. /lit/ can fuck itself.

AHAHAHAHA /b/ you are so pathetic.

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>>1490906
The thing is that what Taiga said is blatantly not true.

There's a certain segment of /lit/ that despises fantasy and science fiction - but there's a larger portion that absolutely loves it. And we talk about fantasy all the time. Personally I read a ton of fantasy - both the pulpy genre stuff and the relevant, literary incredibly awesome stuff. I love it all.

>>1490909
don't feel too bad. this board is pretty much immune to almost all manner of trolling.

/the board that was and is no longer/ had the one weakness down, but /lit/s troll themselves with it, in-joke as it is.

also, yeah, Taiga is a bit of a bitch. not /lit/s fault

>>1490939

>fantasy

>relevant

>mfw

pic related, it's your typical fantasynerd

>>1490950
actually, blame has to be laid on someone.
/lit/ is the most obvious answer.
why piss off the 14-year-olds on /b/ by posting your shit there

>We do not accept people who believe Americans can write noteworthy literature.
>implying you are in charge
Also,
* Bayard Taylor
* Chuck Palahniuk
* Edgar Allan Poe
* Emily Dickinson
* Ernest Hemingway
* F. Scott Fitzgerald
* Henry David Thoreau
* Herman Melville
* James Russell Lowell
* John Dos Passos
* John Steinbeck
* L. Frank Baum
* Louisa May Alcott
* Mark Twain
* Sinclair Lewis
* Stephen King
* Walt Whitman
* Washington Irving
* William Faulkner

>>1491006

>placed Palahniuk in that list.

gtfo I could let King pass, barely... but palahniuk? Fuck you. That's an insult to all the American greats.

>>1491006

>Stephen King
>Palahniuk

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHH

>Please, everyone, we cannot accept American literature as being worthy simply because America has yet to become a civilized nation. Now that you better understand me, perhaps we can be at peace?

Uh oh, you're just asking for a shit ton of trolling. Even Europeans will be pissed off by such an inflammatory and ignorant statement. Your trolling will be met and exceeded.

>>1491004
blanket association.

has literally nothing to do with /lit/. lurk a bit. most people here hate her more than /b/ ever could.
bitch was on /a/ a bit ago doing the same shit.

i am appalled by the lack of dubs in this thread so look at mine

>>1491018
>>1491026
>implying you could write something as awesome as Fight Club.
As for King,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Awards
The awards speak for themselves.

>>1491018 adding Koontz, inb4 shitty thriller fag

jesus you guys really like your books dont you?
I mean I love to read but shit, seriously I dont feel like I have to go on the internet and yell at people for having different opinions than me on literature.
at first glance here you guys look just like /a/, only with books, which is really sad

>>1491039

>thinks palahniuk is comparable to faulkner

>gets butthurt when people rightly call him an idiot

>>1491044

>impressionable 16 year old detected

I'm sorry but you are a class A idiot if you feel that palahniuk or King are anywhere near the level of a Fitzgerald or a Hemingway.

/b/: 1
/lit/: 0

>>1491038
Can't believe I forgot Dean Koontz.

Hey
>>1491047
Just to be clear,
>>1491039
isn't
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>>1491052
Actually, I'm really enjoying this raid

It's a nice change of pace

>>1491039
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>>1491051
>implying I said they were on the same level as Hemingway or Fitzgerald
I didn't rate them or say that they were equal.

>>1491050
Yeah, I think Dragon Tears and Watchers were my favorites by him.

>>1491047
I dont even know who either of them are, which just further proves my point that you think your opinion is so much greater than everyone elses

>>1491073
Watchers was fucking spectacular.
Never been a big fan of King, but always partial to Koontz' writing style.

/a/=non-artists judge artists
/mu/=non artists judge artists
/lit/=non artists judge artists
/b/=intentional shitstorm, one of few boards that lives up to its reputation and potential.
problem, /lit/?

>>1491069

>implying it matters

You still like Palahniuk, which makes you a certifiably impressionable ignoramus.

Who shouts out Palahniuk when asked to name a great american author???

>>1491077

Why are you even here then? If you're not interested in literature kindly gtfo.

>>1491073
Both really good.
I'd say mine are The Good Guy and By The Light of the Moon (the first one I read by him).

>>1491085
>certifiably impressionable ignoramus.
>implying that because I acknowledge him as an author I must love his work
>implying you are a better writer.

>>1491094
If you haven't noticed half of this thread is from /b/, im just here to enjoy the shitstorm and watch people like you rage
see >>1491088

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>>1491112

Enjoy your angsty teen drama.

LIFE IS MEANINGLESS BLAH BLAH BLAH CORPORATISM

>>1491125
>implying I'm a teenager
You're right, because I respect an author I MUST be full of teen angst, it's not like I can enjoy a variety of genres or anything. If someone doesn't like what YOU think is good or they like what YOU think is bad, they have to be ignorant and immature.
You're an elitist, narcissistic, hypocritical failure at life.

>>1491097
First I read was Hell's Gate from 1970, was fantastic; read over 30 of his novels now.

>>1491136
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Raging teen girl detected.

>>1491136

you guys are so stupid, Palahniuk is awesome cuz he wrote books, and books are smart and I read his books and im smart and i know he's a cool dude

>>1491157
terrible troll

You guys see that bad ass punisher movie?

/v/ here, can't you guys control your tripfags? He's making our board shittier

>>1491160
it bothered you enough to comment on it, so he obviously something right

>>1490671
Presenting a snobbish, Arnoldian approach to literature is a terrible method of recruiting new 'citizens'.

Open your mind.

Taiga I don't think this whole things gone to well for our /lit/

I think it might be a good idea not to invite /b/ or any other board They can just find this board looking for ereaders and homework trouble like the rest of us.

GET OUT OF /b/ !!

Also, who would go to /b/ for /lit/?

I came to /lit/ 2 weeks ago from /v/,
I stayed because it was full of mild mannered people.

Why would this anyone try to destroy what makes what makes this board great for the sake of more idiots?

Can someone please ban this shitface already?

dubs nao!!!!

U GOT M3 FROM /B/, /LIT/ MEAN LITERATUARE RITE?

WELL I CAN UMM READ DA COMIC BOOKZ AND SHIT

LIKE U ACCEPT?

Taiga you are a stupid fuck, even if you wanted to recruit why the fuck would you go to /b/ . You are the biggest piece of fuck, someone ban this arsehole before /lit/ goes to shit.

This Taiga person is just hurting everyone.

This isn't even trolling. This is pointless nonsense.

As a first time visitor, I can see /lit/ doesn't really want a large influx of new people. Well, at least not the people from the boards Taiga is visiting.

Someone should delete this thread.

Until then, sage into oblivion.

SO HERD YEW LAIK MUDKIPS
AND I WAS REEEEDAN AH BEWK BOUT MUDKIPS AHND EET ZAID HEE VWAS KEWL
SO WE SHUUD B FRENDZ

Sup Taiga. Enjoying being ostracized by /a/ and having to curl up on other boards that hate you even more?

thoughts?