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*crack*
*sip*
What are you reading right now, /lit/?

>> No.11840572

>>11840133
this pic is amazing, saved

>> No.11840587

>>11840133
did you honestly buy a monster just to make this thread?

>> No.11840590

>>11840133
Great pic OP

>>11840572
Same

Reading De Sanctis- Schopenhauer e Leopardi

>> No.11840636

Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
Kant seems like a really nice man who was willing to go out of his way to explain even some of the most basic concepts, and would readily approach all opposition to it without dismissing it for being "irrational".

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>>11840587

>> No.11840699
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>>11840133
I'm always reading Homer but besides that I'm reading A Tear and a Smile by Kahlil Gibran.

>> No.11840714

I don’t drink Monster they are terrible for you.

I’m reading Abu Kamil’s Algebra. I’ll be reading Von Neumann’s Game Theory for the rest of the day most likely.

>> No.11840722

>>11840133
> psk
>srrp

The Interpretation of Dreams by Freud at like a 2 page per day rate.

>> No.11840725

>>11840133
The Greeks... now THAT was a civilization.

Anyone have a Nietzsche-boomer?

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i've read Bellow before, always impressed but never captivated, but this time I'm in love.

And Willbur was the greatest American poet of his generation, but I'm done convincing people of that.

>> No.11840973

>>11840587
I buy that can like every day so it wasn't much of a chore.

>> No.11840991

Is the boomer meme the worst meme on the planet? its basically an advertimsent for monster energy drink and at the same time promotes ageism

>> No.11841052

>>11840133
I'm reading complete pleb trash to take a break from serious literature for a little while (the last serious book I've read was Gravity's Rainbow). I've kinda memed myself back into UFOs/aliens stuff so I'm reading John Mack's "Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens" (which is pretty hilarious with all those anal probes and the obvious naivete of Mack himself) and Tom DeLonge's (yes, that guy from Blink-182) "Sekret Machines" (a thriller based on "real life" whose main thesis seems to be that UFOs are actually advanced secret aircraft; I've read 60% of the thing and I'm still waiting for aliens and shit) after watching his interview with Joe Rogan (the guy - DeLonge - seems completely crazy but apparently some of the bullshit he said on the interview was actually legit, e.g., a couple of declassified UFOs videos and the existence of an US agency which studied UFOs and analyzed their potential threat to the US). The only "serious" thing I'm reading is Ray Monk's "Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius", a biography of, you guessed it, Wittgenstein, which is frankly pretty boring because it's completely biased towards W.'s intellectual activities, i.e. I can't "feel" the real W. reading this book.

>> No.11841054

>>11840991
>Ageism
Get back on your lawnmower

>> No.11841229
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just bought it

>> No.11841402

>>11840973
>every day
Jesus Christ anon, it's maybe understandable if you have to stay up all night to complete an essay or something, but that shit is not good

>> No.11841420

>>11840133
Quality pic. Currently I'm reading Beowulf

>> No.11841433

>>11841402
>100kcal per can
>~160 mg caffeine
I mean that doesn't seem that bad. Most people get way more sugar and caffeine in their daily cups of coffee.

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>>11840133
Lunar Landscapes

>> No.11841458

>>11841433
It's not so much the caffeine as it is the sugar. I don't really drink any fizzy drinks/soft drinks.

The combination of the two probably isn't great for you either, though.

>> No.11841478

>>11841458
It's like 20g of sugar per can. That's nothing. Bread has more. There are many energy drinks with literally zero grams of sugar. That said, sugar can not be the issue unless you're getting fat from drinking more highly sugarized energy drinks. I'm sure energy drinks are unhealthy for a million reasons other than sugar though.

>> No.11841482

>>11841458
The other assorted chemicals in typical energy drinks are terrible for you too.

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*crack*
*srrrrp*
Yeap...
They don't keep library books in the condition they used to

>> No.11841630

>>11841478
They are. In particular, they are terrible for your kidneys

>> No.11841667

>>11840764
>Bellow

You're alright anon

>> No.11841948

>>11841630
Which ingredients cause that? I've been drinking these for about six years now almost every sigle day

>> No.11841953

>>11840133
The Guns of August. 10/10 would recommend especially if you like history.

>> No.11843962

>>11841667
Thanks man.
Means a lot.

>> No.11843973

I'm reading Alexander William Kinglake's "Eothen"

Unfortunately I have no meme drinks to take a photo of

>> No.11843977

>>11841497
Loved this. How are you liking it?

>> No.11843985

>>11840699
>I'm always reading Homer
Are you from Thebes c. 450BC? Explain.

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Terry always makes me laugh

>> No.11844088

>>11844049
why not in english tho

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>> No.11844100

>>11840133
did you honestly buy the book just to make this thread?

>> No.11844239

>>11844088
Czech translation is actually great. Also Jan Kantůrek (translator) added his own notes which sometimes help to understand some cultural things we don't normally come by, in a funny way. He loved Discworld and even played a role of librarian in a few plays.

Generally speaking we have really great translators so in most of cases (not all) you can read in czech knowing professionals translated it.

>> No.11844257

>>11844239
yeah we have good translations too
but its a translation

>> No.11844258

>>11841229
Terrible

>> No.11844274

>>11840133
aesthetic as fuck

>> No.11844281

>>11841482
>chemicals
that's just a word, everything is chemicals anon, just because it has a radioactive color doesn't mean it's bad

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>> No.11844574

>>11844568
Hit send before typing

This book is really interesting to me. I think the places where it shines best are where it describes how a technology succeeded or failed at widespread adoption due to mostly economic reasons. Also it has wild anecdotes, like how an early 20th century scientist who was studying putting lead in gasoline got some lead in his eyes in a lab explosion; he rinsed his eyes out with mercury, because it would coagulate with the lead.

>> No.11844575

>>11844568
I like that cover. Are you enjoying the book?

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>>11840133
Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig.

>> No.11844589

>>11844575
I am. I have learned that in the early 1900's, there were many different kinds of cars on American roads, including steam powered ones. They were great for long distance trips because the water tank could be refilled at public watering troughs dotting the country side. But an outbreak of hoof and mouth disease among livestock led to the destruction of these troughs, which essentially killed the use of that power source for automobiles. Electric cars were popular with women because they did not need to be crank-started, but those vehicles suffered more extreme versions of the problems plaguing electric vehicles today.

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Pretty enjoyable read so far.

>> No.11844594

>>11844049
Seeing Death is more human light was nice. And meeting the founder of the university was quite amusing.

>> No.11844596

>>11844591
sounds comfy, is it just extracts or commentary

>> No.11844616

>>11844596
how the fuck do you not know what Hamilton's mythology consists of? it's the second most famous greek myth compendium in existence

>> No.11844640

>>11840133
The doctor's better tho

>> No.11844645

>>11844616
i don't know about the greeks

>> No.11844653

>>11840133
> people actually spend upwards of £4 for a single can of rusty water

why do people fall for the energy drink meme?

>> No.11844656

>>11844653
>4 britbux

wtf

>> No.11844661

Just bought Beyond Good and Evil

What can I expect?

>> No.11844662

>>11844596
It's a bit of both, it gives an overview of the Gods first, then it covers the most important Greek & Roman myths, heroes and families, then some lesser known myths, and finally some Norse mythology too.

>>11844653
Where the fuck are you buying energy drinks for £4, I don't even drink them but you can get Monster for like £1

>> No.11844666

>>11844661
a bit of good and a bit of evil

>> No.11844673

>>11844666
I'd expect a bit more than that to be honest

>> No.11844680

>>11844662
£1 wasted, the amount of water you'll need to drink to get rid of that shit wew boy

>> No.11844682

>>11843977

not that anon but is John Le Carre generally good? I always assumed he was a british Grandfather's equivalent of Tom Clancy.

>> No.11844685

>>11844680
I agree it's £1 wasted, I don't drink them, only water and tea. I just think £4 is a bit of an outlandish claim.

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>>11840133
Is that book related to pic or are the titles just a coincidence?

>> No.11844688

>>11840133
lmao based

>> No.11844690

>>11844686
It's the novelization of the video game

>> No.11844775

>>11844673
there's not much beyond that

>> No.11844785

>>11844690

are you rusing me anon?

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La razza bapaty bupity è la meglio razza

>> No.11845853

Updike's Rabbit Run

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>> No.11845905

>>11844645
>he didnt start with the greeks

>> No.11846235

>>11841630
Who needs kidneys anyway?

>> No.11846310

>>11840133
Just now finished Siddharta while at work. Wondering what to start next on my quest for betterment.

>> No.11846336
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A collection of essays by the venerable GK Chesterton. I feel so lucky that I finally got around to discovering this beautiful soul and beautiful mind. If I could aspire to be half as good as he I would still feel accomplished.

>> No.11846373

Reflections of a Russian Statesman by Konstantin Pobedonostsev

absolutely based so far

>> No.11846375

>>11844682

more like Graham Greene desu. The karla vs smiley books are his strongest and are genuinely very good.

>> No.11846409

>>11841402
I take oral methamphetamine every day and I still wouldn't touch that shit b/c health concerns.

>> No.11847429

>>11846235
Is there a book about this subject?

>> No.11848178

I don't fucking read nerd

>> No.11848222
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Reading Odyssey Fagles translation. Kind of challenging for non native english speaker. A lot of unfamiliar words.

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>>11840133

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>>11840133
Just now finishing up Foundation by Asimov. So fucking good, I hate that I waited so long to read it. After I finish it, I'm either gonna read some Arthur C Clarke or Dan Simmons' Hyperion. I've been on a sci fi kick for a bit now.

>> No.11849023

>>11840699
Hello there young Werther

>> No.11849163

>>11848954
is it good? I was gonna steal my dad's copy, then I decided against and took some Morgenthau instead

>> No.11849175

>>11849006
Arthur C Clarke
Arthur C Clarke
Arthur C Clarke
Arthur C Clarke

>> No.11849287

The Aeneid, after Iliad & Odyssey.
By far the worst of the three.

Odyssey >> Iliad >>>> Aeneid

>> No.11849308

>>11844258
why?

>> No.11849409

>>11844662
>>11844685
>>11844656
4 pounds is like $8 Australian.
and fuck energy drinks heart and adrenaline levels kaput

>> No.11849467

>>11846235
Everyone

>> No.11849477

>>11849175
I live in the house he used to live in.

>> No.11849486

>>11849477
OWO NICE

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>>11849477
this?

>> No.11849689

>>11846375
Cool, will check him out, thanks anon

>> No.11849748

>>11840133
>Australian
Fuukken har harhar

>> No.11849848

>>11849287
What translation of them?

>> No.11850031

>>11849748
I'm not though

>> No.11850168

The Plague
I like Camus, he's the one Frenchman I don't hate reading