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Mentelgen, my literacy briefcase appears to be empty when it comes to steampunk novels. What good steampunk stories can you suggest?

>> No.470080
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>> No.470079

>good
>steampunk
pick one

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>>470079
>good steampunk
good = level of quality
steampunk = a particular genre of science fiction/fantasy
I did pick one.

>>470080
Thank you. Please keep it comin'.

>> No.470095

I honestly don't think there is any genuinely good steampunk.

>> No.470096

>>470080
This one is more Dieselpunk in a strict sense, but i'll allow it.
Al Capone's 'Speakasies in the Sky' were a particularly memorable motif.

>> No.470107

According to Wikipedia, Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon counts as steampunk. Well there you go!!!

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Dieselpunk is fine too. Keep it up /lit/ and who knows, you may ease the pain that haunts me alongside the knowledge that Miley Cyrus is still alive.

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>>470107
Ugh. no thanks.

>> No.470115

>>470113
Well, I guess there's no helping you then

>> No.470116

>>470113
> Pynchon
> No thanks.

Yup, you'll love the typical steampunk novel.

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>>470115
>>470116

I don't want self-referential metareferentiality, stupid weed jokes, dumb songs, and hordes of boring, unnecessary characters. I don't care if he's a favorite of precocious ivy league elitist youngsters, i dont like the fucker. Go hang out with this guy, he looks like a pynchon fan.

>> No.470130

>>470123
2 deep for u

>> No.470131
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>>470123
So this is what you're looking to become, instead?

>> No.470132

>>470123
OK, as long as you go hang out with these guys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i9ZX10iM64

>> No.470134

>>470130
unlike your mother's vagina

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>>470130
>i eat poop

FTFY

>> No.470138

>>470136
Precisely the sort of response I'd expect from someone who can't grasp Pynchon.

>> No.470140

>>470131
You can tell the girl with the hammer gets hit on so much. God, what a splendor it must be to be her. She could rule the world, if nations were assorted fandom conventions.

>> No.470142

>>470140
It probably gets pretty old having a constant stream of poorly socialized nerds complimenting your ass/breasts/elbows out of the blue in the least tactful way possible.

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>>470138

You can grasp all the handfuls of pynchon you can handle. Enjoy the intellectual communion of campus life, bro.

>> No.470151

>>470142
That is one hell of an elbow, though, isn't?

>> No.470152

>>470145
> Some kind of thinly veiled reference to homosexuality, with the implicit assumption that it is bad.

>> No.470153

>>470142

She knew what she was getting into. She loves it.

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>>470152

The depth you've gleaned from Ruggles is on full display in this one, broseidon. Nothing escapes you. Hot damn.

>> No.470159

This thread is what's gay

>> No.470163
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people. Think of the briefcase! it must be filled!

>> No.470169

>>470163
try these
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Steampunk_novels

>> No.470180

>>470157
> Insulting others' depth, believes gay-bashing and racism is a worthwhile mode of conversation.

>> No.470181

>>470163
Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines series seems to be the one all the huge nerds go crazy over. And one of the book titles is a reference to Matthew Arnold for some reason

>> No.470184

>>470180
Hey, I'm on your side, but really, there's no need to be such a faggot nigger.

>> No.470187

>>470180
You could glean something from the context of that particular photo if you wanted. I aint racist. notice the black text