/lit/ - Literature

Crashing this thread with no survivors

>>17703148
Hello Rabbi

>>17703148

Not bad. Found my love for reading again, so making good progress. At least 30 minutes a day heals the soul.

Not a Jew btw

>>17703148
good

>>17704164
what's that in the middle of the top shelf?

>>17703148
I'm now only like two decent sized books off from having my bookshelf half-filled. So in about another year and a half you lads can expect a thread asking about where you can get the cheapest bookshelves.

>>17703148
>Alter’s Hebrew Bible
Best translation

>>17703148
bump

>>17704167
>>17704276
Based fellow Alter readers.

>>17704066
I wish. Being a Rabbi would probably be quite a nice life.

Lmao fucking retards

>>17703148
Why do people here always have so few books?

>>17703287
moderately to severely based

>>17704261
Very nice collection of fiction, anon. I'm jelly.

>>17704223
Some old German picture book. It's two parts.

>>17705943
This is only one of my shelves

college shelf. missing a lot of books from home.

>>17703148

>>17703148
Best translation of the Aeneid?

>>17706190
anon, are those DVDs hiding behind those books

'fess up, what are you hiding back there

>>17706190
Based and self-sufficient-pilled

>>17706200
yeah buddy slowly purging them as i find good pirated copies

>>17706198
I use the Rhoades translation

>>17706190
Look at fucking Mcgiver over here

>>17706190
Answer me honestly anon, are you a terrorist?

>>17706515
Yes

>>17706460
>>17706515
not really just trying to gain the general competence that my grandfathers generation had

>>17706190
What is your favorite kind of chicken?

>>17706124
I long for the day I can put my college und home shelf together

>>17706960
IRA or bastard child of Uncle Ted?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX3sI0q5iMI

>>17707728
why is this shelf so depressing

>>17707793
What? The wood? Or the lost civilization that is the glory days of EU?

>>17707728
Is your name Olivia?

>>17707728
Back in my early days (ages 12-16ish) I had probably half of those books (the Star Wars ones). Grew out of it though.

>>17707822
Is that someone I should have heard of?

>>17706190
What's REE?

>>17707935
Looks like it says pocket ref.

Filling them up, slowly but surely

>>17707958
Shelf 1 - fiction

>>17707958
Shelf 2 - Fiction, Academic, Poetry

>>17707958
Shelf 3 - Philosophy, Theology, Misc.

>>17704164
Clown man

>>17707967
Autistic question, why don't you arrange them by publisher? I tend to do it.

>>17708037
Honestly I've considered it, but I prefer alphabetically. It would be a pain having multiple editions of madame bovary peppered about, etc.

>>17707967
>>17707974
>>17707980
Cute shelves anon. Excellent taste. I didnt see enough Henry James though

>>17707793
star wars books are actually cool

>>17704261
Bro I have the same crease in The Last Days of Socrates

>>17704261
>Cheapest bookshelves
The cheapest shelves I've found are from Walmart. They're particle board and take maybe 20-30 minutes to build. If you screw them to the wall using an l bracket (or two) attached to the top, they're decent, otherwise you run the risk of the bookshelf falling apart if you put too much stress on the sides. However, for $30 and the price of some L brackets, they're a decent bargain.

>>17707974
Which edition of the Trivium is that? great shelves btw

>>17704261
Honestly build your own. You can make it very easy

>>17708073
>>17708152
Thanks anons. I do need more Henry James. I usually get a couple new books a month on my meagre teacher's salary.

Trivium is from Wooden Books, they have a nice Quadrivium too. It's not as detailed as some other books on the Liberal arts - sister Miriam Joseph's is the most comprehensive - but works really well as an overview, and the book quality is fantastic.

Oh those shelves are coming and going

>>17708193
fuck me, now rotated

>>17707728

I just finished Thrawn trilogy. Most of my reading is non-fiction and I really enjoyed it as a break.

>>17708302
>The Last Man
>The Monk
Based

Just got the landmark histories (Arrian also on the way), wew a few of them are expensive. I just got them all because I figure price for the hardcovers in good condition is probably only going up unless they do a reprint. I'm going to start the Herodotus tonight

>>17708193
>>17708302
Excellent selection

>>17708376
>Just got the landmark histories
They really are wonderful books, anon. I'm sure you'll get much enjoyment out of them.

>>17708376
I've had my eyes on that book about Japan for a while. Is it Worth reading?

>>17703287
Asuka fig ruins the shelf, get misato.
Where’d you cop journey to the west set? Also how is gravity rainbow?

>>17708344
That's a fan favorite, and landmark classic that created tremendous interest in further EU stories at the time. It has a fun follow-up later in the series with the Thrawn duology, starting with "Specter of the Past." The collections of short stories are also great, "Tales from ...", expanding background information behind the scenes of the films, exploring the universe in interesting and authentic print. What was Greedo's life before he ran into Han, and what happened to his shot second corpse? Etc. There are a lot of great stories there, the Jedi Academy Trilogy (which could have been adapted into a decent film trilogy), the X-wing series. Just plain fun reading!

>>17708591
Is that a Ralph McQuarrie?

>>17708591
Which ones do you reckon I should buy now?

Also, I love Mara Jade

>>17708628
Who else man?

>>17708712
Love his stuff

>>17703287
Best shelf I've ever seen in one of these threads. Great mix of based, meme, and based meme.

>>17708706
That's a tall order, the ones I mentioned above aren't bad at all, you might also like the Bounty Hunter Wars Trilogy that covers a certain Mandalorian's fight against old nemeses, the guild of bounty hunters, and forces pulling strings in the criminal corners of the galaxy.

"Shadows of the Empire" is a stand alone classic that takes place between the time of the 5th and 6th film, it was released as a media onslaught with a video game, comic and the novel. It features another look into the galaxy's criminal networks as our heroes face Star Wars's equivalent to Ming the Merciless.

>>17708376
Wtf is going on here? cooking books, philosophy and fiction

>>17708820
>he doesn't cook for himself
shiggydiggy.

>>17708419
the cookbook? desu I've only made 2-3 things out of it. I was kind of hoping it would be broader than it was -- like The Silver Spoon and The Nordic Cookbook, which are both pretty comprehensive coverages of Italian / Nordic cuisines respectively, but the Japan one seemed kind of limited.
>>17708394
I can't wait to read Herodotus's account of Egypt, just thinking about it is making me excited like a kid
>>17708820
yeh you pretty much summed it up. maybe my lower half will clear things up?

>>17708820
Maybe he just doesn't have shelf space elsewhere. I keep my cookbooks clearly visible on shelves in kitchen to intimidate and shame girls who know fuckall about cooking, but keeping them w other books is fine for people who aren't constantly thinking in terms of dumb mindgames

I don't trust people who have too many books by same author from same publisher, or every series w perfectly matching editions. All with spines which don't even look bent. If a bookshelf is aesthetically pleasing and not a mismatched scramble of colors, conditions, publishers, etc. I am filled with a deep sense of unease.

>>17708872
are you sub(You)ing me about my vonnegut? >>17708850

>>17704199
Based epub hoarder

THREAD DEMOLISHED. TAKE THIS CHADGONBALLZ FULL COLLECTION MISHIMA SHRINE ONLY CHAD LITERATURE ON MY SHELF

>>17708872
There is no need to feel distrust for those more wealthy than yourself

>>17708931
You didn't even finish the Sea of Fertility series

>>17708952
To be fair to him those two are the only good books in the tetralogy

>>17703148
https://discord.com/invite/baMD76mMT5

https://discord.com/invite/X3xujhKfNJ

>>17703148
aye

>>17708952
I’ll read what I want.
Let’s see all of the sea of fertility on your shelf go ahead and show us

>>17709042
There ya go

>>17708376
Based Dog's Heart. Funny book.

>>17709106
Nice!

>>17709106
What’s your favorite book on the shelf?

>>17708468
>get misato.
how can a man have such shit taste

>>17709230
I haven't read anything on those shelves

>>17709230
Ohh, I don't think I could pick a favourite book.
I probably think about Kobo Abe the most though, just such confusing and bizarre stories - Kangaroo Notebook and The Boxman are two others by him that fall exactly into dreamy mess.
Banana Yoshimoto I've also been thinking about quite a bit lately too, but also she's the one I most recently read. Despondency, loss but also cute at the same time and fun.

>>17709295
I bought them all for show. Gotta impress /lit/ with my Japanese picks

>>17708938
I absolutely distrust every person wealthier than me, but this is a separate thing. You've outed yourself as very middle class or a parvenu, not inheriting the bulk of your books.

>>17709320
real

>>17709314
Abe I’ve heard good things about. I could talk more if you are actually interested in this literature.

>>17707958
Based Oxford collector

>>17705943

They hide their meme books. Everyone here would be afraid to show their whole collection.

>>17708151
I live in England though.

>>17707728

You're the only person in this thread without venom in their soul.

>>17708037
i arrange them by size of course

>>17703287
Holy fucking based

>>17703287
HE'S TOO POWERFUL

>>17707728
Based. You—or whoever this shelf belongs to—probably actually read these too, which is far superior to the majority of /lit/ posters carefully curated shelves of untouched books.

>>17703148
This is sung to the tune of Phil Collins's Sussudio.

Pseudo

There're these books have been on my shelf
For some time, Pseu-pseu-pseudo
Oh oh
Now I don't even know their plots
But I can just Wiki up some thoughts
Pseu-pseu-pseudo
Woah oh
Ah I only bought them for cred
Pretending to be well-read
They’re all I need, my false life
I feel so good when I buy one more
Pseu-pseu-pseudo
Just buy some more, oh
Pseu-pseu-pseudo

Now I cannot discuss them
I'll just take a photo
Pseu-pseu-pseudo
Oh oh
Ooh, God bless stack threads, I’ll just post there
I won’t need any words
Pseu-pseu-pseudo
Oh oh

Ah! I’ve got to buy some more, buy more now
I’ve got to avoid talk, and I know just how
It makes me worldly and makes me wise
And I feel so good when I buy just one more
Pseu-pseu-pseudo
Just buy one more, oh
Pseu-pseu-pseudo
Oh

Ah! I hope no one asks about them
I feel so good if I just buy some more
Pseu-pseu-pseudo
I just buy one more oh
Pseu-pseu-pseudo
I just buy one more oh
Pseu-pseu-pseudo
I just buy one more oh
Pseu-pseu-pseudo oh-oh
Oh, oh

Just buy one more

Would love to see a shelf here without all the fucking usual suspects. Do you guys ever develop a taste of your own, or do you just buy whatever you see on those meme charts?

>>17707967
Is Goethe part 1 good in english?

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>>17707980
v good taste, but you should read more history

>>17707967
>>17707974
>>17707980

Shelves of a dilettante. Could immediately identify you frequent /lit/. Has disparate collection of mostly classics and well-regarded 20th century lit, only oddities are the /lit/ favorites. Rarely more than 1-2 authors. Non-fiction/philosophy shelf are broad overviews of a topic and typical beginner texts.

You have a big collection, stop buying things and read what you already have. Cannot identify any distinct taste or strong interests beyond a general beginners curiosity in everything.

>>17710161
not him but here
https://www.amazon.com/Faust-Part-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/019953621X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1FHGVQUYAY9Q8&dchild=1&keywords=faust+goethe+oxford&qid=1615023841&sprefix=faust+%2Caps%2C374&sr=8-1

>>17710200
and yeah id say this translation is pretty faithful to the original

>>17710099
This is not a new problem, it's as old as printing.
In fact, it was around before printing. Just think of all the kings and emperors who hoarded codexes copied by monks that they couldn't read.

>>17710190
Meant to say rarely more than 1-2 books per author. You've never felt compelled to read a writers entire oeuvre?

>>17710190
He has the entire works of Dostoevsky, Ishiguro, Hesse, and looks like most of Mann. Half the books he has I barely ever see recommended on here. Elaine Dundy? Graham Greene? Kawabata? All that Bernanos? Greene and Bernanos in particular suggest an interest in Catholic literature before even getting to the philosophy shelves, which look deliberately selected - outside the collected works it's notable he has individual copies of Plato's soul tetralogy, followed by Aristotle, Augustine and Aquinas. Supplemented with Pascal, Kierkegaard, this very clearly shows a narrow focus on Christian theology, ethics and metaphysics. I don't usually comment but you're wrong and your post seems very salty for reasons I can't fathom. Imagine being jealous of bookshelves. Or is it the other anons who all commented that they loved his taste?

>>17710672
There is always at least one or two people in shelf threads that are here simply to act outraged at anyone who posts their shelves. It seems like some kind of weird jealousy

>>17710190
Also, the 'mostly well regarded 20th century lit' clearly ignores Shakespeare, the key Greek dramatists, Spenser, Milton, Wharton, Webster, the Romantics, and all those literary textbooks. I'd wager he's a literature student, which would in any case suggest he has more knowledge of the subject than you.

>>17710683
Yes, it's bizarre. I hate it and can't stand it. Reminds me of all the people I know irl who feel compelled to find or invent negatives for every person who has or does anything praiseworthy. I knew a guy like that in college, and we all found him loathsome. People can tell when you're a fox without grapes type. I would rather share the company of a drunk

>>17707967
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>>17707980
Finally, someone who has something by Bolano other than 2666 and savage detectives. Really nice shelves

>2 tonne stack anon hasn't posted again
He died didn't he?

>>17708931
Based but I have the original Dragonball manga, the same Vizbig editions, and stopped at Z. Having all of them took up too much room. Check out the rest of dragon ball anon, it’s really fun. I end up rereading it a lot.

Borrowed most of what I read from my dad so don’t own most books I’ve read

You all have shit taste

>>17708376
is that red book at the bottom about sperm

>>17711435
that's a spoon

>>17709980
>untouched books
are you assuming that everyone who doesn't break the spines of their books doesn't read them? that seems like a better way of finding who bought their books used than who actually read them

>>17707728
>no Splinter of the Mind’s Eye
For shame

>>17711900
I suggest you look at that shelf again

>>17711294
Based KUL history student

>>17710099
Checked, I have read, or am currently reading nearly every book on this shelf, you can clearly see all the bookmarks and strips of paper sticking out which mark my annotations. I can hold a conversation on any of them to the extent which I know of their contents. The books on my shelf certainly wouldn't give me 'cred' anyway, not many of them are regularly shilled here, in fact most are probably reviled here (one anon already felt the need to call me a 'fucking jew').

>>17711294
>Vagabond
>No Musashi

Do yourself a favor and get on it.
Musashi is great, especially if you like Vagabond.

>>17710952
Yeah it’s really fun I’ve watched everything. If I had the space I would get og DB, also into other stuff atm.

>>17712095
I've been meaning to read it ever since I read vagabond.
I'll order it soon. Got a few books I want to finish first.

>>17707728
lmao
>>17707967
hasn’t read over half of those
>>17707985
based seminary student
>>17708302
Do you like the Norton Moby-Dick?

>Take meticulous care of my books
>Ensure the spines aren't cracked or creased
>Dust and protect them lovingly and with respect
>People assume this means they haven't been read

Good thing I don't read to impress literal whos online. Enjoy your dogeared yellowing pages lmao

>>17712325
Appreciate your sentiment. Would agree entirely except that I only buy hardcover books now so it's impossible to tell if the spines have been cracked or not.

>>17712325
anyone that wants to keep books that they like isn't going to stress the spines on purpose, however I do still have paperbacks develop wear on the edges of the covers

>>17712213
Norton Moby-Dick, yeah, I like it. it's pretty good!

>>17713181
I should expand a little bit more
It's a nice edition. I know that people don't like this, but I quite dig the thin bible paper, it makes the book more portable and it opens better. The font size is a tad tiny for my eyes (i use glasses) but after a while I don't mind. It has helpful footnotes and an appendix on whaling and nautical terms that help quite a lot. Good book.

I bought the LOA paperback edition to contrast it with this Norton one, but it hasn't arrived yet.

>>17713226
Based

>>17712343
Wrong

>>17712213
your shelf is book-for-book the /lit/ top 100

>>17703287
Didn't know that JK Haru got translated and published.
Interesting concept but got a bit tedious at the end.

>>17706190
The chicken book is based, I have a small collection of philosophical/sociological/practical books about pigs

>>17714821
eh?

>>17712213
Very nice.

>>17707728
onions

>>17707728
Something inside me died

>>17705943
I've just gave them away or threw them away, buying books is the biggest meme of all time.
Still, I'd like to have bookshelf of literature that has been meaningful for me or that I've truly loved, but most of the time it's a waste of money if you buy them, and what's the sense in buying them if borrow them from library or a friend?