/lit/ - Literature

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:)

>>914912
Oh, forgot to add my recent book review:
Currently I'm reading Arno Schmidt's Leviathan / Black Mirrors, and I'm thrilled by his style. I was warned that he was going to be hard to grasp at first but I didn't have any problems with it, in fact I enjoyed it a lot. I'm about to finish it, 100 or so pages left, and I don't really want it to end.
I'm looking for something similar or at least recommendations on his works, I noticed he mentioned Schoppenhauer and Nietzsche a lot.

http://www.amazon.com/wishlist/SGCZ7AIRY318

There's only one really on the literature list, Oblomov. The rest is College stuff. I'm not really looking for anyone to buy anything, I kinda want to see other's lists more, because my list is like one item.

I picked Oblomov because I already read Notes from Underground by Dostoevsky, and it's supposedly similar.

Tl;Dr Buy something for someone else, I'm just here to look. But I won't stop you.

http://amzn.com/w/31DSEN1KC2UMC

I believe you are the person who got me a book in the last thread, but I'll be reading The Unconsoled as soon as it gets to me.


>>914912
Get this person some Hungarian learning books maybe?

I promise I wont be a whore like that whore

http://amzn.com/w/1EP9H1FMQTA4S

http://www.amazon.ca/registry/wishlist/37CDNEYGX1PL4

I just finished Paradise Lost and really enjoyed it. Having read the Inferno before, it's even more interesting. I'm now working through an anthology of Poe. After that, I'd like to read something French, depending on availability.

>>914933
Yes please, I'm looking forward to start learning :)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/BBVTEMI0ZE4N

Finishing the Conformist by Moravia, it was an interesting read but not a favourite. I'd love the Broken Goddess, I think Hans Bemman is a truly underrated author!

I'd love to pay this forward one day soon :)

>>914931

I'm this guy.
Don't think badly if you see me add a lot of shit today, I'm not really asking for handouts, just making a list.

>>914945
Wow. We really are a small community. I've seen yours and some other people here's wishlists a lot.

>>914933

nah, I'm pretty sure that was me

>>914945

At least, if you're that gal from Texas. So you haven't received the book yet?

It says it shipped.

>>914951

I have no life :(

>>914862
http://www.amazon.com/wishlist/1OZSU82XDRT0T

Just got done reading:
A Study in Scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle, first Sherlock Holmes novel
This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald (well, 90% done)

Sherlock Holmes was an excellently fun read. I loved reading about the actual meeting between Holmes and Watson. Occasionally the writing style kind of nagged on me, but it could just be British English...
Does Doyle dislike Mormons?

This Side of Paradise....you can definitely see how it's a Fitzgerald book -- it's quite similar to Gatsby. You've got a rich protagonist who's not very successful with women. Although, it seems like a lot of it is just Fitzgerald wanting to put in a lot of his poems and things he's written in order to showcase them somewhere; almost as if he just couldn't get them published elsewhere.

The reason I want Basker of Basil street so much is because of how much I love Sherlock Holmes, AND the Great Mouse Detective. God, Basil is such a badass in that movie. Favorite children's movie since I was like 4.

>>914961
It said it was delivered? I may have to go check the mail again, but it wasn't there this morning.

I'm working on a list, because I want copy everyone else's ideas, but I haven't even entered a shipping address yet, so I don't think anyone could buy me anything even if they wanted to!

Last time jp had a thread I thought, "gee, I should really make a wishlist too!" but then we had all those terrible troll threads and begwhoring threads, so I got discouraged, because I didn't want to seem like one of those people.

http://amzn.com/w/17TO1JD5Y4J5W

I'm still blown away by how amazing and wonderful The Secret History was. Few books could be so funny, epic, and tragic at the same time. All of the characters were awesome and the dialogue was gold. I don't think I've ever read a book more intense, amusing or perfectly crafted. /fanwalk

Anyway, now that I'm done with that I'm about to embark on the Foundation trilogy. :)

Anyway, since this is also wish list thread, here goes:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3LYPXH2FG1E9F/ref=lst_llp_wl-head

>>914977

It's no longer an open order which means it's shipped. Not sure if that means it's supposed to have arrived, but I'd expect it fairly soon. Patience young padawan, heh.

I love you /lit/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/wishlist/3MUYE87TU7P4U

>>914970

Arthur Conan Doyle's writing = awesome. Have you read The Lost World or The White Company?

Also, you do realize there's a book series of The Great Mouse Detective, right? I think it's out of print though. :(

http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/4GHE10Z1E7VE

Currently reading Animal Farm and Moby-Dick. Just finished The Enchanter by Nabokov.
I'm planning on reading everything on my list plus much more, in no particular order.

>>914990

"HARIBO Giant Sour Suckers 60 Pieces "

haha, ha.....

>>914990
Sorry, I forgot as well...
Currently reading The War of the Worlds which I'm enjoying immensely though I'm noticing an overuse of the word 'tumult' which is a bit grinding. Did my dissertation on Surrealism (1920s movement) and now I just have an immense passion for Artaud, Breton, Aragon and the gang.

>>915015
"Giant sour suckers"

So everyone posting in this thread

I try not to discriminate but when it tags me with 12 dollars for s/h, I'd rather just spend that for someone else.

http://amzn.com/w/2A7D2PQ5250JC

Apparently I'm the only one here who enjoys some sleazy-ass genre fiction. Anyway, lately I've really been interested in noir as a literary and film genre and since multiple /lit/ charts suggest The Big Sleep and The Maltese Falcon, I'd be really interested in checking those out.

>>914970
enjoy sherlock

OP, are you ordering for americans only?

>>915026
No, I've gotten stuff for people out of the US but sometimes depending on the location it might burn too much money to get a book. I just hope someone from there will step up and share.

A wish list consisting entirely of McCarthy and Medical textbooks? I'm not expecting a lot still rollan.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/wishlist/39NMZY28BQGB5

Last book i read was a pharmacology text
I need some good /lit/ in my life before i go insane. anyone got any suggestions for additions to my list?

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Just finished Origins and History of Consciousness by Erich Neumann. Summer reading for World Mythology next semester.

Up next: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl because my girlfriend wants me to.

>>915037
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart by Jesse Bullington

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

Paris in the Twentieth Century by Jules Verne

>>915037
>wish list consisting of mccarthy

are you now or have you ever been a card carrying member of the communist party?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/wishlist/2KERE2J0NV8BE

Recently read Orwell's two best books, Animal Farm and 1984. Would really love to get hold of Fagle's translation of the Iliad.

>>915036

Good to know, kind anon. Canadafag here starting to feel quite unloved after no joy on several of these threads.

>>915051
Actually, Homage to Catalonia was Orwell's best book. Animal Farm was good too, but 1984 was vastly overrated and suffers from being overused as an ad hominem talking point in political arguments.

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hanks!

>>915052

I feel you. No love for the Eurofags either. Damned shipping rates!

>>915055
i don't think you know what "ad hominem" means.

>>915060

It actually doesn't cost that much to ship to Canada. But Europe is another matter. :/

>>915067
>mah political opponent is a SOSHULIST liek in 1984!! OBAMA IS BIG BRUTHR LOLOLOL

>>915072
does it not allow people from different regions to purchase wishlist items in the recipients area?

DILDOS

Woops. I posted my list without talking about what I'm reading. I'm still powering through "The Corner" by: David Simon. Does anyone watch "The Wire?" It's written by the same two dudes that created that show.

>>915072
Last book I got for a eurofag was free shipping. Canada fucks me up with shipping fees though.

>>915076
>DILDOS

what you were born from two lesbians shit-screwing each other with

>>915076

You can log into amazon.ca with your amazon.com login, I think.

>>915080
Yeah I finished The Wire recently, loved it.

>>915081

I guess it depends on which European country the books are shipped to. There is no way to get free shipping to my country from Amazon.

Hope some other people chip in but I have absolutely no money now, probably won't buy so much in so short a time frame from now on. I'll stick with 2 a week or some shit.

>>915085
That was a great series. If you liked The Wire and The Corner check out Homicide (also by the creators of both, similar themes etc. but more of a straight-out police procedural)

>>915094
Well, I'll get you something one day bro.

>>914862
well?

>>915100
yes?

uh how can you tell if you had something buyed for you?

>>915103

That would be nice, but I can definitely understand why you feel you get more for your money when half of the amount doesn't go to shipping.

>>915117

It disappears from your wishlist.

>>915117
Check "Purchased" and click in Go, you'll see there.

I'm curious. What did people get?

>>915140
Lumps of coal and a spanking from Santy Claus

>>915099

Yeah, I read "Homicide" before "the Corner." It was fucking hilarious and rather insightful. Awesome to see how cops really act behind closed doors.

>>915156

Bummer.

>>915158
*"read"

I think you mean "watched."

>>915170
subtitles bro

>>915182
Oh, so you are deaf!

>>914862
http://amzn.com/w/1YZQ6UIRIEW3M

Recently read King of Torts. Was predictable but entertaining/easy read. Wish list is a tad more interesting than King of Torts though lol.

>>915170

No I meant read. Both "Homicide" and "the Corner" were books before they were television shows. They were written by: David Simon who later went on to write both those television shows and "The Wire."

repostofficing:

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I recently read Ham on Rye, and I thought it was hilarious. Also, it was very thought provoking about how it was for shitty it was for children back in the day. I think I'll enjoy reading some more Hardy Boys, though.

>how it was for shitty it was

Whoops...

>>915266
I have a bunch of Hardy Boys that I bought from the library when I was a kid.

>>915290
I wish I owned 'em.

Looks like this is over :(

>>915296
Man I loved that shit when I was a kid, I should go back and reread them.

>>915311
no one really gifted except one person, not surprising though.

>>915354
Consider this whole thing like a lottery contest that may or may not be staged.

>>915058
WOW this got fucked up. I didn't know that my phone would screw it up so much

Anyway, I was just expressing my gratitude towards >915028 for getting me Sherlock Holmes.
Just 1 question, why did you choose Vol 2 instead of Vol 1? Not a complaint, just a legit question...

>>915441

It's not staged. I received a couple of my books today. Someone definitely bought them for me.

>>915444
Probably because I'm blind since I thought I picked the first one.

>>915441
Well I guess it has to work like a lottery because I cant get books for everyone and I assumed it would get others motivated but I was mistaken

>>915447
sure ya did

(Canadafag here so take that for what you will)
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Currently reading Picture of Dorian Gray. Read an abridged/adapted version (for children) years ago and never realized how awesome Wilde's writing style is. Reminds me of Austen's dialogue except the plot actually moves forward. Wilde was a lot more chauvinistic than I thought (I mean, I knew he liked dudes but...)

Also halfway through Study in Scarlet and about 1/3 of the way through Bayard Taylor's translation of Faust Part II (Not liking it anywhere near as much as part one, does it get better?)

>>915503
here's my list of the Sherlock Holmes purchase that we're discussing.
I didn't think it was real, but I can guarantee it is.

>>915536
Sorry I mixed up the volumes bro, though I don't think it will matter much.

>>915006
I have a radio play of Lost World. It was a lot of fun and the characters are pretty classy (Malone is a bro) but listening to the plot I didn't really see it as something that would offer as much of a chance for the neat little philosophical discussions that Holmes and Watson share.

Semi related note: Another radio play of The Three Garridebs (spelling?) is a great rendition of a pretty good Sherlock Holmes story. One of the last if I'm not mistaken (ie: after Holme's intended death by Doyle)

I wish that I had more time to discover books. Basically I kind of cling to one captivating book to the next with some childish fantasy novels in between, but I really like them. Recently I have been a big fan of Diana Wynn Jones, sparked by Howl's Moving castle I'll admit. I really like anything about discovery, either never finding it or finding something unexpected. Books like Peter Pan or The Secret Garden stir something in me that I can't explain. I wish I knew what I was looking for so that I could read things that went to a deeper level, such as Sleep Pale Sister, or The Wasp Factory, Ada or Ardor, House of Leaves... basically I want to read anything. I really enjoy books that give me an esoteric feeling.

I don't want anyone to buy me anything, but it would be nice to talk about it.

http://www.amazon.ca/wishlist/148P5E35XT15H

>>915006
Are you talking about legit "Great Mouse Detective" Books? Because I know the original books were the "Basil of Baker Street" books -- the first of which is on my wishlist

>>915557
it's been a very, very long time since I've read it (4th grade?) but what about the books that take place in Oz?
I think I read the Wizard of Oz, but I can't recall...

I'm not sure if you'd get that esoteric feeling or not, but it is one of those things in a different world of discovery.


or narnia :/

>>915557
I like a lot of the stuff you're talking about. Escapes into fantastic worlds and that sort of thing.

Have you ever read The Thief Of Always by Clive Barker? It's probably one of my favorite modern novels. It's got a lot of fantasy and though it's intended for children (I'm assuming this since all the protagonists are children and it lacks any explicit content) Barker is a horror author and it shows. It's a good read and I highly recommend it.

>>915557
Read some Murakami, yes I know his namedropping and similar books gets tiring after a while but I love the way his books have a surreal feeling to them. I really enjoyed Hard Boiled Wonderland, something about how the story is split into 2 and slowly converge was awesome.

I read HBW, Kafka on the Shore and Sputnik Sweetheart in succession and kind of kind tired of him. My favorite of his is probably Norwegian Wood, which doesn't have the crazy supernatural things his books are known for but it was great.

>>915578
I've read some of the Oz books, it's been a long time for me too! And of course I love Narnia, especially the earlier ones in the series but they're all really good. I think it's really intriguing how they get more serious as they progress, but still only children under a certain age are allowed into Narnia. I think that I'd still be able to go no matter how old I got, but when Aslan told Peter and Susan they couldn't go back it was basically like telling them they had no choice but to leave it behind and grow up... Pretty sad :<
>>915583
Thats exactly it! I think some of the best are Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials, they're so wonderful. I wish I had been able to appreciate them more when I was younger but it makes it even more fun to read them again now I think. I'll definately look into that Clive Barker title, it sounds like just the sort of thing I would like. Something I never quite finished but gave me a nice creepy feeling was City of Ember, but I think I might have been over imagining something.
>>915588
If something is a flavor I like, I never get tired of it, Murakami sounds fun... I love surreality. I reread books often, so if there is an author that kind of continues in a similar vein then I would probably get alot out of it if it turns out to be something I like after all.

Sorry it took me so long to reply I hope you're still there, I made scrambled eggs.

>>915679
No worries, I'm in and out of the thread myself.

I'm currently at a transitional point in my life and I think I'm trying far too hard to hold onto the past and refuse to accept the future. I'm revisiting a lot of my old childhood favorites because of that and honestly I'm having a blast.

Someone else mentioned The Lost World by Conan Doyle, it captures pretty much exactly the title, not sure if it's what you'd consider a fantastic escape but it's certainly a rousing adventure.

>>915690
I know it's horrible of me, but I never wanted to read The Lost World, because I thought it was just a novelization of the 2nd Jurassic Park movie.
Even when I got older and I knew that it was it's own thing (and came way before Jurassic Park) I still couldn't bring myself around to it...

you ever find that you make weird connections with things that aren't actually related? Yeah, its weird

>>915690
Sounds like something I'd enjoy, just finish Journey to the Center of the Earth, its fun to just read a good adventure book.

>>915690

I think the reason I began to read and still like these kinds of novels is because I didn't really have a childhood outside of them. I had to grow up really fast, I was always too old for something, always someone else I had to take care of. So I don't have anything but an idea to cling to. But asides from that I just really like them! One day I'll manage to write something with the perfect amount of adventure, innocence, bewilderment, wonder, and intrigue etc., but until then I'll keep reading children's novels as... research <3

And I don't think I've read The Lost World because I think I skimmed over it thinking it was "The True Confession's of Charlotte Doyle" Which was actually a pretty fun and adventurous read as well. I want to check it out though~

I'm probably too late, but I'll post anyway.

http://www.amazon.com/wishlist/3DY70H6264JM9

just read catch-22, a farewell to arms, and the metamorphosis within the past few weeks.

>>914981
He still lurks.