/lit/ - Literature

>How do I go about increasing my reading speed?

>pynchon thread
>philosophy thread
>are woman writers worth reading thread

>Are there any black authors worth reading /lit/?

>>4011500
those threads are fine though

>I'm new to reading, could you recommend me a book.

>Could you critique my writing /lit/
>Has literally one paragraph written

>where do I start with Murukami?

>What position do you sit in while reading? In a chair? Lying down?

>Which e-reader should I get?

>Hey /lit/, I'm having an existential crisis...

>>4011502
yeah,i guess i hate this board

>Where do I start with X?
>How do I into with Y?
>What do I need to know about Z?
>Just finished A, thoughts?

>Hey guys I want to get into philosophy who should I read?

>I'm reading le bible ad it sucks, lol

Oh look, another thread about words and grammar...

These threads are worse than the ones they lambaste.

>Hey guys, could you do my homework for me

>>4011513
>It's a psychological story about a guy who hates his everyday life
>I've only written two pages and haven't proof-read it even once, but plz give constructive criticism ^_^

>>4011539
Pretty much this.

>everyone hates most of the board's threads

Perhaps you should leave?

>/lit/: philosophy, politics and religion

Why does /lit/ hate (insert mediocre author)?

>>4011557
philosophy fags are the worst kind

>>4011562
No, you're the worst kind.

>>4011495
>It's edgy trash and anyone who likes it is pleb

>>4011565
>Hi, /lit/, /mu/ here, what is the book equivalent of [drooling specious shite]?

>>4011567
I dont' think you know what the word 'specious' means

>>4011585
It actually does make sense in that context, but nobody would use it unless they were mindbendingly pretentious. They'd have to be some kind of hipster god.

>>4011588
>anti-intellectualism

>>4011588
>They'd have to be some kind of hipster god.
My moustache wax is sub-par, it is grainy and greasy; do you have any recommendations?

>>4011604
I agree. I also think people should use their advanced vocabulary for something other than petty insults and taunting people who are not oneself.

>>4011610
Beeswax, ignoramus.

>>4011529
>>Just finished A, thoughts?

This one annoys me the most. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO JUST READ THE BOOK, YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR OWN THOUGHTS!

>>4011588

what a specious thing to say

>>4011667
It's the intellectual way to fish for compliments.

>>4011655
Thank you for the advice. I'll now reserve my advanced vocabulary (as if specious is advanced, and not a basic critical beat down) for taunting people who are myself.

>Whenever I read I always get bored and play video games. I know it's not the book's fault. Can anyone help me?

>>4011539
I saw Jeopardy last night too

>>4011502
Pynchon threads are OK at best. Other 2 are shit w/o any potential.

Doesn't being famous make it worth a read?

I feel you, OP. those are the absolute worst kind of threads

>Is this (Infinite Jest) worth a read?
srsly

>>4012831

that's what OP is implying, you sub-mental

although he should substitute famous for critically acclaimed.

>>4011588
Why you actin' specious?

>>4012826
>hating philosophy
you philistine

>>4012866
Look. At. ALL. MA. SHEEIT.

>>4012857
Would be, under one condition. Just cut out all side stuff not related to Hal and you get a decent, readable novel.

>I just fucked myself with my sister's dildo and now my ass is bleeding. Should I continue?

So is John Green legitimately bad/meh literature or do you just hate it because of le tumblr

>>4011686
It's an attempt to fish for compliments and look intelectual at the same time

>>4013001
He's a fart in the breeze.

>>4013001
Well, ask yourself this: do you think the current apparatus which brings art to the forefront of mainstream culture is a trustworthy and respectable one?

>>4013055
>hating things because they're popular
great criticism, 10/10