/lit/ - Literature

>>17520928
Qr on the holotropic mind?

https://www.jonhunt.uk/library

>>17520898
Send nudes.

>>17520928
>Jensen
What's his endgame?

>>17520993
Pretty trippy book that theorizes that learning and trauma can begin when your a fetus. He talks about these four stages of embryonic development. You start as this happy being floating in space with all your food and comforts taken care of. Then things start to get a little dark, then really dark. After that, you push with all your might to break through to the light and then you are born. One of the cooler things I learned from the book is that people with a choking fetish likely had the umbilical chord wrapped around there neck. It was an alright book overall. I would recommend if you are interested in trauma and psychology

>>17521537
Haven't read that one yet. I know it's about ecological collapse though.

>>17520898

Thanks to all the lockdowns I fell back in love with reading again.

>>17521588
Will half of humanity perish?

>>17521430

Hail Hitler Cat.

>>17521604
Likely more. We could end up back to a billion people.

Should I start studying Koine Greek or Latin?

>>17521666
Incase if somebody wanted to read the titles.

posted these before, pretty much the same but with a few new additions to the mishima section and the cookbook and world history section.
I am once again asking for your best books on any country ( really into the Balkans recently)
1/4

>>17520898
This seems really impractical, anon. Won't you bend the pages trying to slide the book out? gotta go with the grain

>>17521690
2/4

>>17521695
weeb stuff and cooking shelf
3/4

>>17521697
4/4

>>17521406
What’s that on the bottom left?

>>17521593
What’s that on the bottom left? Church fathers?

>>17521764
Mein Kampf

>>17521756

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon. More specifically it's the second half of the Folio Society edition.

>>17522019
have you read J.G ballards crash?

>>17522385
It's amazing. I've disintegrated my copy of it though, what's your fav Ballard book? I'm torn between "The Crystal World" and "Concrete Island"

>>17522456
its deffinelty between crash and atrocity exhibition. Although the crystal world is really up there for me too

>>17522469
Atrocity Exhibition is something else, I feel like I can't even call it a favourite since it's incomparable to anything else I've read except maybe Kharms works

>>17521695
Was it really worth $78.50 for a book that says KINO?

>>17522512
it was actually 15 bucks and a gift form someone because i am very much into soviet photography and film

>>17522019
do you have a Goodreads?

>>17522853
No. I should make one though hey. I'll do it now.

>>17521702
>Mushishi
Based. Those dust jackets feel great in your hands.

>>17522980
I’ll add ya if you post your handle

Bump

>>17521690
Yours is one of the absolute best collections from these threads. What's the book between the last Mishima book and Ordeal by Linda Lovelance?

>>17522019
Pls tell me where you got your copy of Tomb for 500 000 Soldiers, I'm incredibly jealous

>>17523697
I grabbed it from a secondhand bookstore in my city

>>17521695
How is Araki? I was thinking about getting it, but couldn't really be convinced from the sample images on Amazon?

>>17521756
more 30 y/o bummer shit probably

>>17523687
It's Venus in furs
>>17525019
Yes araki is my favorite. This book in particular is more of him just romping about with hookers and other sex workers but it's got good shots. One of the things with his photos like these is that the models also look like they are enjoying themselves as well which is nice.
But he is mostly known for his bondage and avant garde bdsm rope pictures which I want more of, but those are a bit more rare and exspensive.

>>17521695
What is the one next to chasing tide? The one that is laying on its spine

>>17521430
Send more pussy pics

>>17525463

>>17525269
That's Phil elevrums photo art book dusk

Rate my shelf

>>17526337
kek

>>17526337
Based minimalist

Bamp for books

Are leather bound books worth it?

>>17521593
I was about to compare thee to a onions wojak until I saw the bottom shelf. Nice

>>17527862
They are so comfy

>>17526337

>want to see if that book is real and what its about
>afraid to Bing it because the FBI will knock down my door

>>17521593
This is extremely cringeworthy. I just puked all over myself.

>>17525263
Clean your room, Anon.

>>17529234
>Clean your room, Anon.
You haven't seen much, have you?

>>17521593
>that copy of The Bell Curve right next to Why Race Matters
hmm

>>17521818
>not Stalag edition

>>17529557
not OP but why is that an issue?

>>17525720
Based. Ive wanted that so much

>>17528924
Its real. 7/10

>>17529791
its a racist joke
black people = dumb

>>17526337
>Rate my shelf
Superv

Mess shelf plus some mangas 1/5

2/5

3/5

4/5

>>17520928
How believable do you personally feel Qanon is.

5/5

>>17525205

What gave it away?

Incomplete mangas

>>17529050

Why?

>>17530382
Basado muy buena collecion

>>17530592
Thanks my friend

>>17530601
What books would you reccomend that are written in spanish? As in havent been translated? Apart from Borges, Neruda and Marquez which I already have.

Shelf threads seem to always be people who own like 10-30 books or that one guy who owns literally thousands of books he has never read.

These threads are a good reminder not to trust anyone's opinion on this fucking board.

>>17530703
Shelf-size can often be deceiving though. A friend of mine used to have a really small library but that's because when he bought a book and read it, if he didn't think he'd read it again he'd sell it and buy another one, and so on. The end result was a small library of about 50 books or so, but he had read probably hundreds of books in reality

>>17530703
I have read 150/300 books i have, so fuck off illiterate mutt

>>17530636
Short stories and poetry (Cuentos y poesia)
- Leopoldo Lugones ( "Las estatuas de sal and "Yzur" are short stories you can read in minutes, after that yyou should try "la guerra gaucha" and "Antologia Poetica")
- Oliverio Girondo (Obras completas).
- Mamerto Menapace (he writes short stories and parables)

If you want to dig latinas then you can read poetry from:
- Mario Benedetti
- Gabriela Mistral
- Pablo Neruda

Also, Roberto Arlt. He has some few of his books in English but most of his work is untranslated. "El juguete rabioso", "El amor brujo", "Los siete locos" are pretty good.

>>17530636
That's a hard one, I can recommend all the Rodolfo Walsh works and tales, Roberto Arlt (siete locos, lanzallamas, juguete rabioso), all Alberto Laiseca works, Arturo Jauretche and Roberto Bolaño works.

>>17530703
>he has never read

A baseless assumption most of the time.

>>17530851
Sorry anon, the other anon was asking me, your selection is boring though, but don't worry, the question was answered, thanks anyways.

>>17530703
>that one guy who owns literally thousands of books he has never read

I don't have a problem with that because I find well-stocked study rooms really pleasant to look at, and gives me motivation to build up my own collection more. I know it's shallow but I don't care, so long as he takes decent care of any rare ones. Ideally a home study should be a multi-generational family collection, in which case it'll be larger than any one member of the household could read by themselves, but I realise when talking about /lit/ that's usually not the case.

>>17531047
2/5

>>17531056
>>17531047
3/5

>>17531063
>>17531056
>>17531047
4/5

>>17531047

What is the most profound philosophy book you've read?

>>17531081
>>17531063
>>17531056
>>17531047
5/5

>>17531086
The guy can't answer because it's a pseud showoff book hoarder

>>17531086
I feel like I'd belying if I were to say anything other than The Critique of Pure Reason, but reading Descartes' Meditations when I was young probably did more to make me a more thoughtful person than any other book.
>>17531159
That's true, but I can still answer in spite of it.

>>17531190
Sorry, but that's bull philosophy, Descartes and Kan't can be ditched after reading more philosophers. Please read more for the beauty of your shelfs.

>>17526337
I didn't knew it's physical copies were sold. Can I get one somehow?

>>17528924
https://1lib.in/dl/5325790/99febf

>>17531219
>Sorry, but that's bull philosophy, Descartes and Kan't can be ditched after reading more philosophers.
How many of those later philosophers would agree with this?

>>17530703
>what is minimalism
See >>17526337
You should always consider how Americans are regarding moving out every time they get a new job opportunity, so they don't always get to keep all of their books, which is always tragic.

>>17530875
>>17530851
Thank you frens

>>17531262
will I be on a list if I download it? is it actually about pizza?

>>17530409
>ivrea

>>17520928
Unironically a decent shelf here bud,

>>17532085
They got a good translation and introduction into the japanese culture.

>>17531159
What books do you read that are superior faggot?

>>17520898
materialist heathens

>>17521406

Nice conservative/humanities collection. A lot of those titles you have there such as Harold Bloom's Western Canon and Lovecraft complete compilations are scarce in my home country.

Rate my Library /lit/

>>17533347
nice table

>>17533347
>Fat
>Pedo looking face
>Different socks
>Dying plants
>Bars at the window
>Dirty ground and carpet
>Cheap bookshelves
>Books not straight and not organized

10/10 A pure degenerate and a great asylum reading room.

>>17533347
Is that a carpet on top of a carpet? Americans truly are tasteless retards

>>17533347
>a rug on a carpet

>>17533347
that big book makes you look ridiculous, like you're in a doll house

>>17520898
If you search "book shelf" on amazon you get a bunch of things that shouldn't be defined as book shelves

I settled on the reality that I will have to build my own book shelf

>>17520898
Gentlemen, take this opportunity to gaze upon the most based shelf on this website. You're welcome.

>>17534251
Good job retard

>>17534362
shit.

>>17530367

Back in my country I also have those El Libertador editions of classics. Quite terrible but cheap af.

>>17534251
You're definitely no older than 18.

>>17531159
>cant comprehend that people BOTH own AND read books

pleb filth confirmed.

>>17521691
++

>>17533347

>Replace book shelves with custom ones reaching ceiling height
>Add a side table by the arm chair, where the plant is currently - ideally large enough for a small lamp and a glass/mug
>Wallpaper on at least 1 wall
>Add some pictures on the wall where there's space

Rug on carpet is fine, a personal study room should be comfy or it's not worth having, and there's nothing less comfy than wooden flooring, but most Americans won't understand that because they never take off their shoes except to sleep and shower. They're in a perpetual wagecuck mode basically, there's no difference in their home and the office in terms of feet comfort.

>>17521691
>>17535121
Yeah this is probably a stock photo, and they probably did that to avoid having copyrighted materials in shot...

>>17535127
big if true

>>17534251
>no ij, no evola, no current meme book

>>17530386
I've honestly only heard about Qanon in passing and have never followed or seen anything from it so I don't know how to answer your question.

>>17533870
>not knowing the difference between a carpet and a rug
You’re the retard

>>17535341
>Thinks the whole world speaks american

Amurrican confirmed. Go back to your mud pit and play with tires.

>>17535045
They are not bad actually, I don't see any problem with the edition or translation with this publisher, maybe you are referring to another publisher.

>>17535518
Maybe to save money, they print in fonts for ants, but the translation and quality is really really good.

>>17533347
I too have that book on Cathedrals. Nice.

>>17525694
wtf man

>>17520898
Well frens how is my shelf?

>>17521674
Not bad.
>>17521666
I would suggest latin, it's easier and gives you a good grounding in grammar.
Plus you can have access to many more works.
Especially ancient (as most surviving copies of greek stuff is in latin) and the greatly undervalued medieval works.

>>17521406
hows the chaos magic going

>>17536066
Looks like a comfy child's book shelf.

How is mine, frens?

>>17520928
>Revolt Against the Modern World
Is this a reasonable place to start with Evola?

>>17535429
>>17533870
brown hands typed these posts

>>17536340
Not him but yes, it’s pretty easy to get through, the meta historical aspect is really interesting and holds your attention. Second half is better IMO, it’s more concrete.

Do NOT start with ride the tiger, it’s a difficult work. You could consider reading some Guenon before you read Revolt but it’s not super necessary.

>>17537045
thank you

>>17521406
what is going on with this blog? is it just for you to list your small library?

>>17532752
Thank you, Harold Bloom's western canon is one of my most recent additions. Are you not able to get the books online?

>>17536297

Truthfully it went over my head. It was an interesting read though.

>>17537735

On principle I don't like social networks and think the internet would be a better place if more people started having personal websites instead, so I created it as doing my part in that regard, and hope to encourage others to do the same.

I intend to make blog posts on various topics in the future (mostly on technology and politics probably) but for now I've just used it as a place to bring together various things would be too long to fit in a single post. My book collection is one example, but I also have my emacs configuration file (https://www.jonhunt.uk/config)) and current pc setup (https://jonhunt.uk/computing-setup)) for /g/ and a film watchlist for tv (https://jonhunt.uk/films-towatch).). I also have the resources page of things I find interesting.

I've not set up a means of contacting me yet but my intention is also to have it as a way to receive questions, recommendations, requests etc.

>>17533347
oh hey rapture, long time no see

>>17539019
not i, said the walrus

thanks for the shoutout, though

>>17537996
You need these books too
>>17530375

>>17520928
Where might I find a publisher that sells a wide selection of leather (or imitation) bound classics similar to your copies of The Divine Comedy and Edgar Allan Poe collection.

It's a long term list of classics I want to acquire (not all at once dear god I don't have that kind of money) and an incomplete list at that but

>Gilgamesh & Enuma Elish
>The Iliad and The Odyssey
>Beowulf
>The Divine Comedy
>Paradise Lost
>The Bible
>Great Expectations
>War and Peace
>A collection on the Knights of Charlemagne
>A collection on Arthurian Legend

>>17537996
I really like this idea of having a personal website rather than using social media. I may build one at some point and post my thoughts that way.

>>17521702
based moomins

>>17533347
please look after your plant, it's dying.

>>17533347
There's a big, fat, ugly guy pretending to read in it.

>>17520898
here OP

>>17521430
cute kitty

>>17526337
pervert/10

>>17530395
king shit

>>17531121
do you agree with me that 20th century philosophy is a waste of time

>>17541929
> king shit

Don't know exactly what you mean, but yeah, it's the most shittier part of my bookshelf, maybe I must gift or throw away those books.

>>17542862
it's a complement

>>17542875
Really?, thank you my friend

>>17542899
yes it means your taste in books is kingly and you're welcome

>>17521818
What edition is this? Care to posts more pictures of the book? I'm not american but I get the feeling it's super hard to get one of these copies

>>17530356
SOS ARGENTINO Y ZURDO!

ASCO

>>17540731

Glad to hear it and good luck, I look forward to seeing it.

>>17544295
Nop, so get fucked fgt, illiterate degenerated cuck, I have Ayn Rand too, learn to read and see better, blind moron.

>>17541929
>do you agree with me that 20th century philosophy is a waste of time
I like reading analytic philosophy of language. Don't bother with any continentals after after Husserl for anything other than political theory.

>>17520898
I own about five physical books and the rest is pirated from libgen.

>>17544901
Analytic philosophy of language?, do you like Noam Chomsky, Saussure, Jackobson, Todorov, or linguistics in general?

>>17544951
More like Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Austin, etc. I tend to avoid anything influenced by Saussure. Other than Chomsky, I haven't really bothered with linguistics as a field. I probably should.

my shelf is very close to my bed so I keep my alarm clock and some stuff on it.

>>17545004
Why you should avoid Saussure?, his general course of linguistics are the foundations to understand the signs of a language. And it puts the semiotics as a science, yes you should read it, maybe is dense but it will be very worthy.

>>17545009
Good shelf, I recommend you T.C Boyle Tooth and Claw, I have it (and read it) and is really good.

>>17545009
That edition of Kafka's Complete Stories is that? Been looking for a good collection

>>17545265
It's pretty cool seeing a shelf that's so different from everything else posted here.

>>17545244
it's the one from schocken

>>17545239
thanks, bro.

>>17545585
I have this from Kafka and I think it has his complete works.

>>17521406
Nice shelf

i own a kindle

>>17546677
Does Kindle have a digital shelf?

>>17546677
Me too, so? It's not the same as having a book in your hands.

>>17544927
based gang

>>17544295

>SOS ARGENTINO Y ZURDO!

ASCO

>>17544868

>Nop, so get fucked fgt, illiterate degenerated cuck, I have Ayn Rand too, learn to read and see better, blind moron.

>>17544927
Me too, anon

can I ask what five books you have?

>>17521406
Based Kenneth Clark and Michael Wood watcher.
Have you seen his series about the illiad??

>>17545265
>beautyful
This bothers me, even as an ETL person

>>17521666
I'm studying Koine Greek in my undergraduate in preparation for Seminary, but honestly it's up to you. I've found that Greek has really improved my understand of grammar, even if I was already good at it. Declensions are fun. Latin would probably do the same for you.

Hey, I just reorganized some of my shelves into fiction and non fiction, took out the books I had read, but I have all these big ass books that I’m too lazy to organize.

>>17547299
> declensions

Declination.

And greek ≠ latin nor latin vulgaris

>>17531159
>projecting
Can you?

>>17533347
Just to let you guys know this picture is from the twitter of Rev Marcus Walker

>>17533870
Original Pic is English btw

>>17547189
No me cerró nada gordo puerco

>>17547260
It's quite good, bleak view of a corrupt post-colonial Ghana. How one is expected to act when all those around have accepted corruption as a part of life.

>>17525694
Do you people not wipe your cat's ass?

>>17548087
Learn to read and make no assumptions about me, jealous degenerate subnormal retard. Go chimp out somewhere else...fgt.

>>17521697
faggot

>>17548501
clearly a girl's shelf, anon.

>>17548565
Maybe he is jealous.

>>17547426
They're literally called declensions what are you on about
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declension

>>17535087

"Jeeves, please retrieve this volume from Row 18, the top shelf. Unfortunately the fancy wooden ladder, spiral staircase and scissor lift are all out for maintenance so you'll have to free-climb using the columnar supports."

"No, not THAT one Jeeves, the THIRD edition. SECOND volume, thank you."

"Why did I ever acquire this thing? Please replace it Jeevesy old boy, I've wearied of it."

>>17545265
what did you thought of Sleepwalking Land? it used to be one of my favorite books when I was younger.

>>17545009
I feel like we would be friends if we met irl, anon.

>>17548860
The term is the same, but greek and latin are not the same.

>>17548920
is this a reference to something

>>17549150
I never said that. I said that the improvement in my awareness of grammar with Greek is something that the anon might find if they learn Latin.

>>17549131
you want to befriend an anon who can't phonepost?

>>17539817
>>A collection on the Knights of Charlemagne
>>A collection on Arthurian Legend
bulfinch

>>17549175

The conceit was primarily meant to humorously illustrate the danger of dealing with such an absurdly tall bookshelf. I had no one reference in mind, but cobbled several together, in a pastiche. Since you ask, I will give a very dull explanation of everthing I had in mind.

-"Jeeves" refers to the idea of a butler or servant, from the Jeeves and Wooster series.
-fancy wooden ladders are well known in older bookstores and libraries. The room would require a much taller one.
-spiral staircases are associated with tryhard library and gentleman's study rooms. In particular, The Haunting depicted an unstable spiral staircase in a library.
-I saw a scissor-lift at work the other day. I've been in several workplaces with them, but never got to operate one.
-Free-climbing refers to indoor climbing gyms with knobby-things on the walls, a bit like those columns.
-"Jeevesy" is a pure reference to Jack's addressing of Grady in The Shining.

>>17549478
Of course!

>>17535087
Imagine owning that big Library and you choose to make the bookshelves out of rotting rail sleepers, money really cant buy taste

Bump

>>17552701
good

Hello sirs. Based shelves on please sirs.

>>17552788
I have a few more Junger books on my floor lol. See pic rel

>>17522548
Getting really in movies, is soviet film any good?

>>17552788
Hiiiiii :)
Whats your favorite book

>>17553417
Storm of steel probably, or the forgotten soldier

>>17553417
What's with the homo smiley face

>>17552701
based fenchposter