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This beast is coming in the mail tomorrow. I’m excited. It’s my first Powys

>> No.20609075

Then read it.

>> No.20609085

>>20609075
I will

>> No.20609108

>>20609056
Ok?

>> No.20609135

>>20609108
Sorry for bringing up a book. I forgot where I am

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>>20609135
Read it well before you. You’re thread is just retarded like you

>> No.20609166

>>20609135
You aren’t even discussing the book. Why even make this thread?

>> No.20609176

>>20609056
>>20609108
>>20609135
>>20609156
>>20609166
>OP discovers /lit/ doesn't read
My heart broke reading your post

>> No.20609201

>>20609166
Go police other threads that are blatantly off topic. Rest assured I’ll make posts threads about it as I make my way through
>>20609176
I have no fear of standing by myself as the last reader in /lit/. I’ll always read and let readers know that they aren’t alone in the sea of shitposting here

>> No.20609211

>>20609156
So we are dick sizing now over who read a book first?

>> No.20609315

>>20609156
Purchasing a book doesn't mean you've read it. Your picture does not back up your claim.

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>>20609315
> Purchasing a book doesn't mean you've read it. Your picture does not back up your claim

>> No.20609329

>>20609156
Kind of weird you'd prove ownership of a book by posting an easily faked screenshot than the actual book. Want to tell us something kiddo?

>> No.20609339

>>20609329
Holy cope, batman

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>>20609319
>>20609339
Keep coping, chud. You've been debunked.

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> Keep coping, chud. You've been debunked

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>>20609319
>>20609354
>he puts a space after the >
Oops. Gotcha Mr. Tranny Redditor.

>> No.20609365

>>20609156
I’m the op and this is me >>20609211
I’m not one of the ones saying you’ve never read it. What are your thoughts without giving anything away? I decided to give Powys a shot because many of my favorites like him. Anything I should keep in mind?

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>>20609361
> Oops. Gotcha Mr. Tranny Redditor
Nope. Just phoneposting (the inherently superior posting method) :)

>> No.20609437

I bought this last year and threw it away almost immediately along with Wolf Soilent and three different translations of Rabelais. Enjoy the money, Mr. BEZOS.

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>> No.20609461

>>20609437
Why?

>> No.20609479

>>20609461
Because I'm a pleb who gets daunted by anything over 379 pages.

>> No.20609494

I remember talking to an anon who loved Powys when I made a Henry Miller thread. I’m going to keep this thread alive as a bat signal for him

>> No.20609518

>>20609176
People actually believe /lit/ reads?

>> No.20609526

>>20609518
Make Lit Great Again

>> No.20609866

This is still my favorite novel. I've very fond memories of reading it last summer, I believe it marked the end of my "meme reading".

>> No.20610049

>>20609156
>>20609166
>>20609315
>>20609349
>>20609361
Seethe more

>> No.20610068

>>20609056
Going by goodreads this guys is almost forgotten. What happened? It can't only be page number related.

>> No.20610096

>>20610068
He was never particularly popular at any point, he's purely a cult figure. He wrote long, eccentric meandering books with limited appeal to the general reader. And although his most important works were giant tomes they're not the sort of barely readable pomo "Final Boss" books that the sort of people who generally like giant tomes adore. And despite all their eccentricity and psychological depth, structurally they're traditional novels in the 19th century tradition. Additionally a few of the books were abridged by publishers and only recently released in full.
Here's the transcript of a talk George Steiner gave called "The Difficulties of Reading John Cowper Powys"
>https://www.powys-society.org/steinerpr1.html