/lit/ - Literature

>About twenty pages in so far, hasn't really sparked any interest in continuing it.
That's normal.
>Is this book as good as a lot of literature enthusiasts say it is?
Do you really like postmodernism? Dark humor? Absurdism? Cynicism?
>And is it worth trying to finish?
Do you want to read a really long postmodern novel? It's considered a classic, but a classic of a certain class of literature that doesn't appeal to everyone. There's a solid chance that you won't get very much out of it if this is your first experience with this sort of novel. It isn't very friendly to less experienced readers.

>>2508891
what exactly does 'postmodernism' embody and what kind of other literature is there out there that would be a friendly start to it?

No, it's not good.

If DFW was so "aware," why wasn't he aware that characters are all supposed to think, speak, and act differently from each other?

>>2508891
not OP but will experience with other post-modern literature help with comprehension of IJ, or just a fair ground in literature all together?

>>2508897
Postmodernism is a bit complicated. It's a reaction to the modernist movement, so it's more a rejection of their ideas than anything else. It's abstract, usually surreal, and usually involves a rejection of absolute truths. Take a look at the wiki article for a better idea. It's pretty diverse.

My introduction was The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon, which I think is a good place to start. It's not too "out there" for your average reader to understand, but it's still a very postmodern novel. /lit/ loves postmodernism, so I'm sure you'll get better advice from other people here. I can't promise they'll all be super-nice about it, though.

>>2508902
Yes to both.

>>2508899
>why wasn't he aware that characters are all supposed to think, speak, and act differently from each other?
>Mfw I imagine a film version where ALL the actors have a DFW CGed in face

>>2508916
That's actually a pretty neat idea.

>>2508916
is that really your face :) you look like you might be 14 honestly

lol the butterfly was a 14 year old girl the entire time

this is the best twist ending ever on 4chan

>>2508926
Welcome to /lit/

>>2508939

IS THAT AN ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPH OF HER FACE?

I DO NOT KNOW AND I AM NOT "NEW" HERE.

i took a creative writing course with dfw the semester before the one he hung himself...
ask me anything

>>2508926
No, that's not me. That's from my reactions folder. She does look 14-ish.

>>2508936
You haven't been watching closely enough.

>>2508953
alright no one cares. forget it. im going to do something else

>>2508957
wait so is that picture you??? you would be a lot more interesting as a 14 yr. old weirdo than a good looking hipster-type

>>2508978
wow you're as touchy as DFW don't go killin yourself man

>>2508953
What diameter anal plugs do you prefer to train on before a big date?

>>2508953
>took a creative writing course
>tell me what to write

>>2508953
Yeah, don't go killing yourself man.

>>2508982
What kind of 14 year old holds down a job and has 200+ book to their credit?
And there's no such thing as hipsters.

>>2509005
hipster denial ain't just a river in Egypt, honey...anyway i am just saying what if it was you, everything about you, but instead you were a weird looking 14 year old girl..that would really be humorous

>>2509005
Mr Butterfly do you actually live in the forest

are you actually a doll

>>2509033
Truly the truth is stranger than fiction.

>>2509033
Shhh I want that to be true so badly that I don't want to hear that it isn't true.

>>2509033
I was actually looking for a picture of these guys dressed in pink knitted outfits, one had hung himself. But I losted it.

Me on the left.

>>2509045
for some reason that picture seems surreal..like there is a spider's body on the bottom half