/lit/ - Literature

>>22248209
Any shelf with the Bible has everything it needs.

I keep my books in totes in my closet that I smoke cigarettes in

dude this is actually a lit ass bookshelf, i fuck with it

>>22248228
Dude what? That sounds terrible. Post pic.

Later. I'm reading.

i like ur bookshelf :3 me and my boyfriend have a similar one, did u get it off amazon bychance?

>>22249372
I did, yeah
Very affordable and convenient :))

>>22248783
Oh look, it's the pretty-boy. Show us your cock, pretty-boy!

>>22249695
Give me a month I'm cutting rn

>>22250134
big books, buddy.

>>22250138
How's Negrophobia?

>>22250138
>>22250134
>translations
big yikes

Non-existant. I exclusively read free PDFs

>>22250797
sorry i don’t have the time to learn a new language every time i want to read a book

>>22248209

>>22250797
>>22250840
Philistine.

>>22250138
First I've ever seen a copy of Frog by Stephen Dixon on this board, albeit unread. Mine is unread too but I'm starting it tonight :P

>>22250138
Nice

1/5

>>22252347
2/5

>>22252347
>>22252351
3/5

>>22252347
>>22252351
>>22252354
4/5

>>22252347
>>22252351
>>22252354
>>22252355
5/5

The closet books. I’ve added a few books since the pics too

>>22250134
>>22250138
So what are some good recs from here? This is the shelf of a 2010 litizen

>>22250134
>Bottom's Dream
Did you actually read that fucking murder weapon? Is it good?

>>22252362
one contains multitudes, the 2010 litizen resides in all of us & im infact a zoomer (who pastoralizes the 2010 litizen?). Divine Days, Prae, the Alphabet are all extremely patrician unspoken of literature; true hidden gems of 20th c. masterpiece-consciousness that never got the same treatment from the masses.

>>22252373
it's a German's take on Finnegan's Wake. it's as mind-expanding syntactically but I wouldn't say as mind-expanding conceptually as the Wake. the play is musical, but another genre of music, deeply embedded in the fun of manuscripts and typography, whereas the Wake has very whimsical limericky (obviously Irish) undertone to its' musicality. but also obviously straddles the line between a 'read' and a 'cypher.' (I see as fun not burden so it becomes liberating.)

>>22250797
all language is translation

>>22250792
amusing

>>22250138
Yawn. Reeks of terminally-online, milquetoast book-twitter loser who uploads a picture of a book a day

>>22252398
your snark's a mirror

>>22252402
Maybe develop actual taste instead of what book twittwr tells you to buy.
>>22252373
No, just like they haven’t read Proust or Musil. Think of upper-middle class dork who became jaded with some shitty hobby then decided to go all-in in making books their entire personality

>>22252389
I’d love to get into Schmidt but he’s too expensive for most of his work. How is Miss Macintosh, My Darling? I was going to get it when Dalkley releases it later this year. How about Uwe Johnson? I always love seeing someone who has read The USA Trilogy, and The Journal of Albion Moonlight. Great collection. What are some other books you’d rec? I’m always looking for more

You can always tell who has a good shelf by the responses by sour grapes anons

>>22252389
> it's a German's take on Finnegan's Wake. it's as mind-expanding syntactically but I wouldn't say as mind-expanding conceptually as the Wake. the play is musical, but another genre of music, deeply embedded in the fun of manuscripts and typography, whereas the Wake has very whimsical limericky (obviously Irish) undertone to its' musicality. but also obviously straddles the line between a 'read' and a 'cypher.' (I see as fun not burden so it becomes liberating.)
This is not an answer to what I asked.

>>22252424
Getting called out for your perfectly curated and approved r/truelit taste does not constitute sour grapes.

>>22252429
That wasn’t me you called out. I’ve just noticed anons tend to seethe at better collections

>>22252477
they are just angry people anon don't try to fix them. anons tend to seethe at everything.

>>22252484
True

>>22252427
anyone who's read anything knows why that question's naive. the yes/no is 1 dimensional convo-fodder to the 4 dimensional crystal of the book.

>>22252407
>maybe do x instead of y.
>think of [attempt at scathing description]
note how templated your mind is.

>>22252421
miss macintosh is charming. uwe is nothing prosaically spectacular; Sebald but drier.
books I'd recommend: the Pound Era, the Melancholy of Resistance, Fragments of Lichtenberg. Recognitions I read recently and am still reeling from. litkino

>>22252506
So, that’s a yes, you have not read it. Thanks for confirmation.

>>22252514
like clockwork

>>22248223
Fpbp. God bless, anon.

>>22252516
Don’t forget to upload your daily picture of ZT to twitter so WASTE Mailing List can like your picture and let everyone know you’re a big serious reader

>>22252506
>The Recognitions
Now I’m skeptical of your recs, Kek. I found it to largely be a slog. This was like 10 years ago though so maybe it would be different on a reread with more books under my belt. I don’t really have the slightest desire to revisit it though. The Melancholy of Resistance piques my interest. I’ve been on a bit of a New Directions kick lately and feel they have a high batting average. Any insight into the book you can offer? And ignore the bitter anons

>>22252566
Based Dragon Quest enjoyer.

>>22252601
I forgot to post this one because I was emulating a Monsters game.

some new additions

>>22252682
Those old books look gross

>>22252690
Some of them are in pretty rough shape, yeah.

>>22252347
nice

my to read stack

>>22252571
Why did you frame a pepe?

>>22253656
he is an 4chan incel. pepe is something like a god to him

>>22250138
Go back

>>22253656
Where?

>>22253759
Sorry, wrong anon, I was talking about him >>22252682

Shelves are finished. I'm probably going to start collecting from scratch, as I was going through most of my books, which I just keep shoving under my bed, and most of them are in pretty bad condition. I think I'll slowly fill this thing up with Folios and Eastons.

>>22253897
>low ceiling
you'll feel trapped for years.

>>22253935
I think I will have it vaulted eventually, but that will be years off. Lots more home improvement to do first.

behold
been meaning to slide them back under my bed for about three weeks at this point. too lazy

>>22253947
I've lived in apartments with low ceilings. I noticed they influenced my mood and thoughts. It was subtle most of the time noticeable went into other spaces with higher ceilings

"Low ceilings and tiny rooms cramp the soul and the mind." — Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment

>>22253962
How much space should be between the top of my head (while standing) and the ceiling?

>>22253962
I've only ever lived in houses with low ceilings. I can't say it bothers me. I'm also a 5'9" manlet.

>>22253982
means you've comported your mind to the low-ceiling consciousness, now you always think in low-ceiling mode brain. what about when you go to a library with a particularly tall ceiling? do you note the thoughts move around more freely?

>>22253977
not sure, may be more of an intuitive thing but I assume more than 2x your height.

>>22253990
>not sure, may be more of an intuitive thing but I assume more than 2x your height.

Nigger you trippin? 6 meter high ceilings?

>>22254008

>>22252566
I was going to say how much nice stuff you have but instead.. based HBK tin

>>22252566
>censoring your dragon dildo collection
Why?

>>22254061
Personal shit lol dead family

>>22254181
You have dead family on your bookshelf? You should bury them.

>>22252566
Saved, based military history enjoyer

>>22253935
>>22253947
>>22253962


We have an old house with less than 8ft ceilings downstairs and in one bed and one bathroom, it's cozy. Heating and cooling are cheaper and working on things is a bit easier.

>>22253990
>>22253977
Go outside. I built a huge deck and patio (also low ceiling to keep the rain off!

>>22254774

>>22253897
There are few Easton's I would buy, get better books for less

>>22254785
Are there any modern publishers that make minimalist edition of books like that? Most modern books are fucking monstronsities with loud cover artwork that's either AI generated, or artwork that is a poster of some tv/film adaptation.

>>22250840
That's a nice bookshelf.

>>22252682
I liked fire in the streets :3 don't see that one too often

>>22254803
Everyman’s Library
Library of America
Modern Library

>>22252630
do those paperback harper collins published of Tolkiens books have the illustrations as well or only the hardcovers? I want to read all of Tolkien and I have the harper collins paperbacks for the hobbit & LOTR but nothing of the other works yet.

>>22250134
I recognise this as the shelf of that self-serving faggot on goodreads who imitates the syntax of Arno Schmidt.

>>22255489
yup, that's me

>>22255522
Where did you find the Schmidt books? Bottom’s Dream, and Evenings are hundreds of dollars from what I’ve seen but I would like to check him out

>>22255522
All performative animosity aside, your macho dick-measuring fetishisation of maximalist fiction is everything wrong with the postmodern community. And this coming from someone who has read and enjoyed Women and Men, Gravity’s Rainbow, etc.

>>22255533
just bought them right off eBay the rare times they do show up. i'd recommend a PDF if you aren't a huge fan. i've uploaded the Zettel's Traum pdf on archive. just look up Arno Schmidt Bottom's Dream, soulseek has evening edged in gold.

>>22255552
Yeah, I’m a physical book guy. My ereader hasn’t been touched in 7 years. Also doesn’t help that I only buy new books. I guess best I can hope for is Dalkey or someone reissuing them

>>22255570
there's always the Wake.

>>22255549
why. culture needs snobs.

>>22255576
If I hated Ulysses will I hate BD, and FW?

>>22255522
No it’s not, retard

>>22255586
not one bit. its for having ones limits be pushed to the extremes and if thats at all grating or unrewarding (or youve never had a glimpse of what the reward feels like) then it'll be an uphill climb, which is completely fine unless a pent-up frustration overtakes that mindset and turns it into a bitterness to the subset of book as a whole. its liberating, fun, enlightening: from the mundane geographical to the play of theology.

"when a part so ptee does duty for a holos, we soon grow to use for an allforabit"

>>22255608
you're right haha just goofing off a little on a fine Wednesday afternoon

>>22255576
Why am I able to read so many of your reviews (Bleeding Edge or Actress in the House as example) without learning a single thing about the novel itself? Why are these reviews so self-obsessed? Surely it can’t be that you imagine yourself more interesting then the very text you purport to write about.

>>22255576
You’re not even a snob. Even if we are to entertain the idea that it’s you and not larping as some online e-loser whose identity is posting pics of books on twatter, yet you refuse to post a timestamp, you’re incapable of even articulating anything remotely substantive regarding any book ITT.

Posted without comment

>>22255616
Because that’s not him, m8. Follow the thread

>>22248209
Just picked up World War Z. Thought I was gonna hate it, but ended up loving the aftermath perspective of a zombie apocalypse. Feels very grounded and real. How is Survival Guide?

Kek at the jelly anons itt

>retarded pseud gets called out for using photos from twitter and goodreads
>gets called out for larping
>hehehe I was just pretending to be retarded
>Kek at the jelly anons itt

>>22255784
I’m the anon above you and not the maximalist fiction anon

I need really to tidy my room but I have so much books and old ones, a pretty collection from Switzerland of the The Accursed Kings. I was 20 a week ago, I deserve a boyfriend.

>>22254803
Yes, what this guy said. >>22255184

>>22253897
Clean work fren. Like the window and the view is comfy. I’d glue myself to the seal.

>>22252359
Nice collection dude, especially like the McCarthy.

>>22253656
It was a gift from my sister.

>>22255184
What about NYRB classics

>>22248209
>the martian
>world war z
>sapkowski
so much bonfire fodder on this shelf

>>22256541
They’re paperbacks, I thought anon wanted hardcovers. Anyway, they are mostly good, and I like them but I wouldn’t describe them as minimalistic.

>>22255642
The great books are an excellent place to start, and even though I've spent decades studying I still haven't gone through the whole cannon. The only problem is that they're like the pleiades (pic here), they're on bible paper and double columned 8pt font. So it can be a slog.

A fuller photo, red is Henry James, blue French, green is ancients

Nonesuch is a press

>>22255642
but do you have enough versions of the iliad and oddyssey?

>>22255400
No they don't have any illustrations. I believe only the hardcovers do.

>>22255685
Survival guide is pretty cool, yeah
It’s nothing that’ll blow your socks off, World War Z I think is better, but it’s certainly still an enjoyable read.

>>22252682
sovl

>>22252682
where do I find that N.E.E.T. thing?

>>22252682
>afraid of being doxxed in the year of our lord 2023

Can’t remember the last time it happened

>>22256366
Thanks. It’s about time to get another book of his, with his recent passing. I think it will be Outer Dark. I’ve never been let down by one of his books. Idk why he gets so much hate here

>>22252355
i need to finish lonesome dove. i have maybe 50 pages left but for some reason i stopped reading it like 8 years ago.

>>22248209
How can I expect to take a guy seriously and even scan my eyes over the books themselves, when the shelves aren't even right way 'round on the crummy particle board bookshelf. Let alone other glaring issues, like the entrance pass for some presumably Anime pedo expo.

>>22257147
something we call 'literary constipation'

>>22250138
Why having the best spanish novel ever written and a fraud writer like Bolaño? kinda unsettling

>>22258102
Retard

>>22258102
what are you assuming as a given is the best spanish novel ever written?

>>22258117
A book xhe has never read, but some dyel w/ a shitty beard on twatter told xim is the best book

>>22258105
Every one who reads real spanish literature knows Bolaño is a 3/10 at best.

Salvador Elizondo, Alejo Carpentier, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Julieta Campos, Orlando Ortiz, Macedonio Fernandez, Roberto Arlt, Emiliano González, Francisco Tario, León Felipe, José Lezama Lima, Andrés Caicedo, Augusto Monterroso, Vicente Huidobro, and specially Gonzalo Torrente Ballester wrote far better pieces of fiction than Bolaño ever did in his whole life.

The only think Bolaño did was having an abusive knowledge of Mexico City and his relationship with this «infra» movement and his later death catapulted him into mainstraim literature, just because it pleases others into thinking they're reading spanish literature (Same with Carmen Laforet) even worse Latin American literature (Same with García Marquez, Julio Cortázar)

Everyone who thinks Bolaño was some sort of «Genius» loose his time, yet alone his money.

>>22258117
>La Saga/Fuga de JB Bach- Gonzalo Torrente Ballester.

Good contenders: Farabeuf- Salvador Elizondo, Three trapped tigers- Cabrera infante, En caso de duda-Orlando Ortiz, El obsceno pájaro de la noche-José Donoso.

>>22258175
And Los pasos perdidos-Alejo Carpentier

>>22258175
cool, seems like you know a lot about spanish lit. Cortazar is also looked down upon as overhyped?

>>22258175
>calls Bolano a fraud
>Donoso
Hahahahahahahhaha

>>22258168
Arlt is a hack and shows that you’re a milquetoast pseud and no wonder Bolano makes you seethe

>>22258216
Yes. Not a bad author, but beyond overhyped.

Writing three novels (Rayuela being the worst and most famous one) he wrote many books of short stories, but really quickly you realize his best works were his first (Bestiario, Todos los fuegos el fuego, Final de juego-masterpiece)

In his later books you can tell he wrote knowing he was famous, so he wrote whatever stuff without substance he could come up with. (That short story where a girl vomits rabbits and instructions for going up the stairs)

Cortázar had an interesting life, his books stopped being so.

>>22258225
>>22258221
You both wroto Bolaño without «ñ» which clearly points out how little you care for Spanish. Nothing out of value can come up from discussing with you

>>22258251
Wrote*
Funny irony

>>22258251
…without the without «ñ»,*

>>22258262
Funny irony again. What a surprise

RDFGHM

>>22248209
Dilettantes wwa?

>>22256866
It was on one of /k/'s hundreds of now defunct patch websites.
>>22256869
Just the minimum amount of effort (My address on a shipping label and company memorabilia from my job.

>>22256803
thanks anon :)

>>22248223
cringe

>>22248209
>two copies of Angels'a Ashes

>>22250907
>beyond order
Confirmed.

>>22248209
This shelf gives me anxiety, there's no rhyme or reason.

>>22248209
1/3

>>22260581
2/3; not sure why it rotated

>>22260092
Yeah. An author’s books should be grouped together at the minimum

>>22248209
fucking bookshelviks itt

>>22260586
3/3; here goes nothing

>>22252566
Holy shit finally some fucking personality on a shelf.

>>22260899
you're not talking about the retarded ass toy scooter and the rubiks cube right... because the books are shit aswell...

>>22260899
>samefagging

Seems like he is just into history. Not exactly a lot of personality

>>22261926
>because the books are shit aswell
What do you mean you don't like Charlemagne's practice of Empire

>>22261926
Oh no the toys are pretty cringe, but the guys above him just look like generic /lit/ shit.

>>22252237

>>22263791
more reference works than works to reference

>>22248209
this has to be bait

>>22250138
>>22250134
Wonderful

>>22253577
Not a stack thread but nice books

>>22252682
repulsive. nice white noise maker by the way you fucking faggot

>>22263791
boring
you have autism