/lit/ - Literature

I don't care for coming of age stories, the thoughts and emotions are too subject to becoming cliche'd and predictable because of the perceived universalism of the experience.

There is a weird hysteria surrounding the transition to adulthood and it perpetuates itself by creating these visions in movies and books which kids read too. I think it's unhealthy.

Dune
Childhood's End (coming of age story for the entire human race)

>>1664483
yeah. 'teenage angst' is ghey as hell too.

I don't care for coming of age stories, the thoughts and emotions are too subject to becoming cliche'd and predictable because of the perceived universalism of the experience.

There is a weird hysteria surrounding the transition to adulthood and it perpetuates itself by creating these visions in movies and books which kids read too. I think it's unhealthy.

>>1664498
forgot my trip

>>1664501
this is the second time you've been so concerned about me knowing that you agreed with me.

>>1664506
initial post was on my phone which had ran out of battery and cleared the name field. Happened 3 times to me last week.

one thing we don't have in common is I'm not a sycophant.

>>1664501

You mean writers have to stick to things like first kiss, first sex, first job, etc. and so everything is too similar? I dunno. People can do stale things with a fresh new spin on it. Authors do it all the time with different genres (although not with trashy novels, obviously, not like most chick lit books).

The Ages of Lulu - Almudena Grandes
recomended for all young girls

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

that image makes me teehee inside

>>1664574
you have a penis inside your ass

Let the Right One In.

Margaret Atwood is overrated. I'm sick of newfags praising her work. Fuck her and the idiots who respect her. Discover some good literature you irnorant puppet.

>>1664639

Can you tell me more about these 'irnorant puppets'?

At any rate, I'd say her work is mid-brow, although not really clever or sophisticated.

The Body was the first that came to mind for me. I'm not gonna pilfer through my memories to find any more.

>>1664501
really interested in this dynamic you two have. It's like... I know one of you is gonna do a rape/murder on the other, but WHO!?
>>1664514

Yeah, it's a good dy-nah-mic. I always enjoy seeing them post together. Not as much as brownbear and [insert any tripfag here], though.

>this thread is now about tripfags.

>>1664659
fucking awesome.
I love those threads.

>>1664663
>>1664663
what do you think of this one?
just made it

>>1664672
>implying that's funny
>implying Odd Future are good

>>1664672
Hey brownbear look at this one.
There are no names because obviously that you are the ni... "brown" one.

yeah Truman & Truman really have a great dynamic.

>>1664677
>>1664677

>>1664639
Dude, this is a Sunhawk thread. Bitching about him liking Oryx and Crake is like bitching about Stan liking The Marshall Mathers LP. Frankly I find whatever pro-Atwood influence might be in play on this board to be kind of refreshing on a board populated mainly by people who are not middle-aged Canadian women

Finnegans Wake, prove me wrong.

>>1664715
It's about a funeral. Your interpretation makes no sense.

>>1664738
How is a funeral NOT a coming of age story?

Would Botchan be considered a coming of age story?

>>1664752
No, weeaboos only get shota and shonen or guro or neko or something like that for stories.

>>1664757
Huh? It was written in the early 1900's. It doesn't have to do with anime.

>>1664759
Manga dates from the late 19th century.

>>1664760
It's not a manga though. It's a novel.

>>1664761
Graphic novel, manga, Japanese... I think you splitting heirs here.

>coming of age stories

For that alone, you deserve all my scorn. If you can't see beyond "coming of age", you're a moronic cuntface. Seriously.

Go fuck yourself, douchebag. Stop reading books, by the way, they're obviously not your thing.

>>1664708

I dunno why a 20 something British male would like Atwood, but I do. She's writes books that are kind of more group up, actually good versions of Catcher. Of course, for a more grown up and good version of Catcher, you could read Salinger's other books.

its called a bildungsroman, losers

Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery is a nice künstlerroman. There is an interesting dichotomy between religion and art as Emily finds her way as an artist.