/lit/ - Literature

>author's name is bigger than book's title

>the edition ordered isn't the one you recieved

>book is bound in skin but not written in blood

>the mc has a dark past they thought they'd left behind them

>mc has recurring moral scrupples

>mc doesn't express affection for women by constantly kissing their feet

>>7442858
>the cover is tastefully minimalist but has a tacky font
>the cover doesn't adhere to Goethe's aesthetic theories
>>the cover adheres to Goethe's earlier aesthetic theories
>the cover isn't in itself a Kafka ice axe
>the cover isn't an abstract interpretation of the number of pages in the book
>the cover doesn't smell like reindeer
>the cover doesn't have a proof for whether N=NP
>the cover isn't like a page in a pop up book that turns into a kaleidoscope when you pop it up
>the cover doesn't love you
>the cover only loves you platonically

>mc is a grizzled private detective

looking through bargain books
90% Clive Cussler, VC Andrews, Grisham
Feels bad man.

>>7443124
>the cover isn't like a page in a pop up book that turns into a kaleidoscope when you pop it up

>>7443124
naw, none of those things are as bad as Dr. Oz/Deepak/Dr.Phil/Trump's huckstering countenances staring numbly at you unread, unreadable from last minute gift books that nobody asked for, whose pages will remain cold and white, until they are delivered to landfills and rot with dirty diapers, dead batteries and coffee grounds.

>wordsworth

>10 stacks hardcover biographies of that guy who did something on the news last night

>penguin

>>7443104
>>7443105
>>7443111
>>7443117
>>7443125
>using the abbreviation "mc"

>>7443196
>mc posts a reply to a stranger mocking his use of the abbreviation "mc".

>greentext thread

>>7443071
>reviewer blurb is bigger than both the author's name and the book's title

>>7443222
>greentext summarizing greentext
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>the book has no synopsis, only reviews that say absolutely nothing about the book

>>7443222
Nice trips and cat

>Shaq wrote a book, and you didn't ,A.non.

>>7443237
>oh no, i'm gonna have to actually read the book to be able to pretend that i've read the book

>"tour de force"

>>7443249
>buys a book without knowing anything about it
WHAT SAY THAT TO MY FACE FUCKO

>>7443249
You forget the majority of people on /lit/ don't actually like to read

>>7443254
>doesn't have lit friends with impeccable taste to recommend books for him
>pays for books
>probably has syphilis
>definitely thinks Jesus was left handed

>>7443248
Yes, I'm sure his fame as a basketball legend had nothing to do with it getting published. Nope, only pure literary talent.

Also, I'm sure he wrote it himself and didn't just hire a ghostwriter.

>>7443233
>sick dubs
good show old sport

>>7443268
to
>>7443260

>>7443274
>HAHAHAHA
>IMPLYING MY FRIENDS READ
help me it's killing me[/spoilers]

>>7443283
>>IMPLYING MY FRIENDS READ
Um, I was not ...

>>7443283
How to people fuck up spoilers in this manner? I see it happen that exact way all the time -- ie, the second half of the code is spoilered itself.

Testing:
intentionally messed up[/spoilers]

>>7443287
YOU WEREN'T?
But then... if I weren't and you weren't tHEN WHOSE FLYING THE PLANE?

>>7443295
>>>/reddit.com/

>>7443283
>>7443292
Public Service Announcement: Highlight any text you want covered in spoilers and hit ctrl+s. Never fuck up spoilers again! Pass it on!

>>7443301
You're a dull sack of shit.

>>7443305
Are you fucking with me? OOOOHHHHHH SHIT! Thanks man!

>>7443320
>You're a dull sack of shit.
>MOMMY!! THE MEAN MAN DIDN'T LET ME BE A PLEEBEBEBEBEEBB!!!!! *cries*
>Don't be upset son, go out there and show him! Be proud, be the biggest pleb there ever was.
>I will. Thanks mom!

>>7443328

>>7443248
But I did.

>>7443628
I stand corrected,now gotobed

>no synopsis on the back cover
>gushing reviews from the jew york times and balitmurder sun instead

>>7442858
>>7443071
>>7443187
>>7443724

>the cover mentions the introduction and who wrote it

>>7443759
>My Struggle:3
>:3

>>7443913
>:3

>>7443222
You need to clean his eyes.

>cover has a FUCKING HYPHEN IN IT

FUCK.

>>7443305
testing testing, 123

>>7444831
Fuck

>the cover fucking disappears after normal use

Fuck you, Penguin, you fucking cunts. I actually liked the cover for this book, and it's fucking disappearing.

>>7444903
>mfw brazilian editions of Against the Day and Infinite Meme are from delicate papers who will inevitably look like shit after a week
>mfw IJ's cover is also white

what goes on on these fucks heads? "oooh let's make a huge fucking doorstopper out of the most fragile material we have"

>>7444935
God damn, that IJ cover looks good.

>>7444944
It is, and at least it's from cardboard, which is a little more resistant than AtD. I don't know the name of the paper, but it's pretty much the same material as Penguin's infamous GR (mine looks like shit as well, and I'm pretty autistic when it comes to preserving my books)

>>7443196
>>7443196

That may be the single most disgusting image I have ever seen on this website. What the fuck is it? Why the shitty font? Why the guy? What the fuck is he wearing? Fuck this image. It seems like a boiled down, 9gag interpretation of "le pleb meme XD". Goddamn the SHITHEAD that posted it. This shit is retarded.

>>7443305

I'll bite.
If this doesn't work, I just want you all to know that I miss discussing philosophy with you guys

>>7443301
The bible is the only book worth reading

>>7443305

You magnificent bastard

>the book has pages

penis

>>7443124
It's P=NP

"Polynomial" = "Non-Polynomial"

>>7445046
Wow, that was really bad of me. I'm gonna pretend to be an English major to save face.

>>7443153
Oh come on, don't be that pessimistic. They will get recycled and turned into toilet paper. One might even say that they have been toilet paper all along.

>>7445046
>"Non-Polynomial"

That's not what "NP" means.

>>7445066
yeah I dun goofed

>>7444831

>>7443095
WINRAR

>>7444935
The whatever team doesn't know shit and regularly fuck up amazing books
>a design book about foods
>amazing layout
>amazing pictures
>absolutely awesome
>some unbelievable fuckwit decided it would be hip and cool to put a cartoonish bite cut out in the corner
>ruined the entire book.
FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU

>>7444903
>>7444935
>>7445468
>people get this upset over the books COVER
top plebs

>>7445520
Mate, if I'm paying a bunch of money for a book, I expect that shit to be top fucking quality. Why the fuck would Penguin make the white parts come off? Why would it not be the same material or whatever as the blue?

It's just fucking stupid.

>>7445527
>I'm paying a bunch of money for a book
that is on your own accord. Dont for one second pretend you cant find moby dick (one of the most popular books ever) at a cheaper price or pre-owned.

You're completely missing the point. the cover is irrelevant, the only important part of the book is the words. To complain the entire book is ruined by the cover is unbelievably shallow and retarded

>>7445542
But I want a book that I can keep with me for years without having to buy copies in the future just because a paperback deteriorates over time.

>>7445520
Aesthetics is one of the most important things in life. Beauty is a spiritual and intellectual cornerstone. Keep your pleb mouth shut.

Look at this. Look at this fucking thing. Someone took a beautiful, exhaustively designed book and said- wouldn't it be clever if we put a bite in it? DURR-A-HURR!

Aesthetics is one of the most important things in life. Beauty is a spiritual and intellectual cornerstone. Keep your pleb mouth shut.

Look at this. Look at this fucking thing. Someone took a beautiful, exhaustively designed book and said- wouldn't it be clever if we put a bite in it? DURR-A-HURR!

>>7445549
now im hungry

>>7445544
>paperback deteriorates over time
do the words become illegible. if not then no deterioration has occurred. I own numerous paperbacks some over 50 years old and i can assure you the words don't magically fade away.

>>7445545
>>7445549
>Aesthetics is one of the most important things in life
sure, but not when it comes to literature you shallow cunt.

>>7442858
>The book is too obscure to have a decent Wikipedia page so I can't just that and say I've read the whole book.

>>7445559
>sure, but not when it comes to literature you shallow cunt.
I don't have the time or patience to argue with an idiot.

>>7445572
way to move the goal posts. as I recall we were talking about contemporary book covers not Medieval manuscripts

>>7445520
>>7445559
One of the reasons for purchasing a physical book rather than just borrowing it or reading a digital edition is aesthetics tbqh.

>>7445576
Way to fucking back-paddle, faggot. No we weren't. We're talking about books.

>>7445549
Theres something incredibly funny about you posting about this immaculate book and then when you post it it looks like a giant chocolate cookie

>>7445585
>Wahh the entire book is ruined, its symbolism defunct, its metaphors destroyed, its prose smashed, its prose abolished. its sense of literary significance lost, all because someone placed a fake bite mark on the cover.
you are a sniveling child. Grow up lad

>>7445596
>OH SHIT, I'M CORNERED! I'VE PROVEN MYSELF A COMPLETE MORON! WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW?
>I KNOW!
>I'LL CALL HIM A BABY AND EXAGGERATE HIS OPINION UNTIL IT'S UNRECOGNIZABLE!
>I'LL ACT LIKE I DIDN'T ACTUALLY CARE AT ALL!
>I'LL ACT LIKE I DIDN'T START IT!
>THAT'LL THROW HIM OFF!
Good job, fuckface. You sure showed me.

>>7443759
Fucking Americans making everything look like a fucking Hollywood poster. Jesus Christ, guys.

Here's the original Norwegian cover. "Boyhood Island" is a fucking crap subtitle as well, fuck whatever anglo prick came up with that clichéd shit.

>>7445628
I'm literally correct and you just did what you accused me of?

>>7445652
Not him but are you just pretending to be stupid?

>>7443305
I've been here since 2008 and I never heard of this.
sheeeeeeeeeeit

>>7445667
not the guy you're replying to but where is he wrong

>>7445679
The other guy obviously "did what he accused that other guy of" to underline his point, I'm not sure how other guy could possibly miss what what he did and why he did it and felt like he had to point it out

>>7445682
i think you're giving him too much credit

>It's an unfinished yet published story

>>7443172
Isn't that the collection of classics for a cheap price?
I like that they've done that, easy way to make the classics more accessible, but for the longer stuff, i prefer hardcover

>>7443913
>>7443997
kek
>>7444831
go fuck yourself

>>7445839
>go fuck yourself

Why?

>>7444831
I think that cover looks nice, but than the one with the painting at least.

>>7445846
It's definitely better than the one with the painting, but that fucking hyphen is annoying as fuck.

>>7445846
>but
*better

>>7445651
I agree but 1) i'd venture to guess he wrote the subtitle and 2) >>7443759 better reflects the book, which is awful

>>7445842
because I love covers that have hyphens, when effectively used

>>7445761
yes but they look like shit

>>7444935
sai daqui

>>7443245
nice newsom

>>7443260
thats what people who read do

>>7443305
Well friend my pull and seventeen me a pollywog!

thankyou my friend