/lit/ - Literature

>>7194459

What else would I read it for?

>>7194459
I read books for the escapism

Of course not. I read for the Aesthetic Experience.

>>7194459
I would read 800 hundred pages of nonsensical drivel if it was aesthetically pleasing.

>>7194685
Ulysses

>>7194459
>2015
>caring about form

>>7195330
form is content fuckboy

>>7194459
Of course because I'm a normal fucking person
>inb4 reeee meme reptile

Depends on what I'm reading. Mostly, I read for characters, how they interact, how they think and so on, after that I'd place Aesthetics. I sometimes enjoy a nice page turner for some light entertainment though.

obviously. if it's written nicely that's a bonus. what do you remember and talk about when you talk about books? the plot and characters. the highest form of discussion you'll get from prose retards is "the prose was good"

I'll assume we're talking fiction, since that's the genre I identify with most in any case, so my reason will be slated in that direction. That said, there's small chance that my views on literature will match anyone else's.

First, there is the facet of escapism; who doesn't love to get lost in a book for an hour and get away from what in their life could be an otherwise dreary existence? Granted this is not a way to live, but merely a device to cope, recollect yourself, and be ready to deal with reality.

Second, there is the way a writer writes, the way they grab your attention, however it may be. Could be sentence structure, it could be that your emotions are brought into play. That leads to my next point.

Third, you can become emotionally invested in a book, if you have a liking of a character or characters, and want to see how they escape Peril A by doing Thing B, and so on.

Lastly, perhaps the book's events hold a special meaning to you, and you grow attached to it, read it cover to cover because you want to catch every nuance and cadence perfectly, hold each word and phrase and period in your mind's eye and mark it indelibly on your memory.

TL;DR, this shit is just my opinion. people read for their own reasons. Do it because you enjoy it. Period. Full stop. End of sentence. Have my favorite book.

>>7195443
Your mum was good faggot

>he doesn't distinguish between plot and fabula

>>7195443
how was the prose good

Nobody reads for plots or characters, that's fucking stupid. Fiction exists only to make philosophy more palatable.

>>7195443
I bet you subvocalize too.

iwr ite for funny jokes

>>7195806
nope. prose plebs do that.

>>7194459
>Not reading books to feel superior to others
>readings books that interests you, instead of the ones angry guys online tells you yo read

>>7194459
kek ... man this is my first time looking at /lit/ tonight and it is so much better than /b/. ... yeah, i realize the stupidity of that remark -- but still.

>>7195890
Learn to write, you retarded kid.

>>7195888
Honestly, it's thanks to angry guys online that I discovered one of my favourite books - Crime and Punishment.

I read the books I read because society pressures me to read them to seem cultured and well-rounded, otherwise I'll be outed as a philistine.

>>7196953
Is this true? What are some examples of the books you read? Do you ever actually talk about them? Does it cause you psychological distress?

If I'm reading pulp, yeah... I try not to read pulp too much anymore though. Last "pulp" book I read was Godfather.

P.S. The Godfather films, (at least the first 2, never seen the third, but heard bad things) have more substance than the novel, which is at least 1/5 pornography.

>not reading books just by looking at the beautiful arrangements of the words in the pages from a distance not even trying to decipher what the author is trying to say

>>7197393
The third Goodfather film honestly isn't that bad. The subplot with Michael's daughter isn't that great, but the rest is really good.

>>7196953
Same anon here. I've read mumbo jumbo by reed, sons and lovers by d. h. Lawrence, Jane Eyre, great expectation, master and the margarita, day of the locust by west, the leopard and modern stuff as seen in the Man Booker prize (sadly, I need the approval of the cultural establishment before deciding to read something)

I hardly ever talk about the books i've read because I don't get the opportunity to in real life. I have more conversations about politics than books. I don't really get stressed about it. I suppose what does cause me stress is that I wish I could derive more enjoyment from reading like bookworms do. Remorsefully, I'm just so indifferent to all manner of things; from the greatest films, books, tv shows, plays to music. I just consume culture to keep up appearances so I don't end up alone. With that said, I don't regret reading these books and other media as I like the idea of expanding my knowledge.

>not reading for the ideas represented in the book

>>7194459
This must be your first day here.
welcome to /lit/

>>7194459
I only read books written in languages that use alphabets that I don't understand so that my appreciation of the arrangements of the lines on the page remains pure and unmarred by semiotic comprehension.

>>7194685
MOBY DICK