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Hey /lit/, I really enjoyed the stream of consciousness style in To the Lighthouse. I'm thinking of getting Hunger by Knut Hamsun next. I know they're completely different, but I was wondering if Hunger is also a stream of consciousness novel? What other stream of conciousness should I read? (I'm a bit intimidated by Ulysess... I think I might save that for when I'm older and more scholarly.)

Thanks for the help /lit/.

>> No.2184326

Read Ulysses now. Even if you read it when you're more 'scholarly', it'll still be a struggle. Attempting to understand Ulysses is a lifetime's work, but it's still hilariously beautiful whether most of it whizzes past your head or not.

>> No.2184805

>>2184326
Oh right, fair enough. I've read little extracts that I found incredibly beautiful (Scylla And Charybdis) and others that I did not enjoy (Oxen of the Sun). I'm 18 by the way. Thanks for the advice.

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>> No.2184838

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>> No.2184845

SoC strikes me as one of two things

1) A lazy attempt at being 2deep4u, while putting no work or thought into your work
2) a beautiful and poetic style that resonates strongly with readers

Finnegan's wake falls into category one, and turned me off the idea. If i like it, its category 2, if its bad its category one.

>> No.2184871

>>2184845
I thought it was simply following the thought process of a character. It doesn't need to be abstruse like Ulysses - from what I've read, Hunger is a first person interior monologue and it seems to be written in a very accessible way. I'm just wondering, does the fact that it's an interior monologue make it stream of consciousness?

Also, Finnegans Wake took about 17 years to write. To call it inaccessible and a step too far seems like a reasonable criticism, but it strikes me as lazy to dismiss it as having no thought put into it. I think it's the opposite problem - the thought is so intricate as to be beyond most people's comprehension.

But whatever... the questions are, is Hunger stream of consciousness, and what else should I read other than Ulysses?

>> No.2184880

>>2184845
>implying no thought was put into Finnegans Wake
I never say this seriously, but for you I'll make an exception. 2deep4u.

>> No.2184906

Yes read Hunger. Lots of stream of consciousness if that's what you're "into" and it's just a great read.

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>>2184906
That's what I'm looking to find out. Thanks anon.

>> No.2184932

>>2184845

Fuck off, Deist.

>> No.2184933

how can this narrative mode engage you in any way? i despise 'stream of consciousness', it always makes me feel that i'm stuck in the character's head

>> No.2185020

>>2184933
It reveals the beauty of everyday experience.

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